Rogue 1 is a great example of a well told story

Rating: 8/10 (1 April 2017)

I personally found this to be one of the better movies I've seen in a while.
I thought the Force Awakens was fine, but I can't say I really got enthusiastic about any of the characters or the story.
With Rogue One I thought it captured the magic of good story telling in which both the world and all the characters within it came alive so that you actually cared about what was happening.
Whoever played Saw Gerrera and Orson Krennic they were fantastic characters that really boosted the background of the story and made the main character's struggle more compelling.
I find the more I watch this movie, now that I have it, the more I like it while there's many other movies that have the opposite effect on me.
The acting, dialogue, and the theme were all very tight and well done with little details like hand gestures and body language that made each conversation a little story in itself and so when you reach the climax you actually get excited about the action because your emotionally invested and care about the outcome.
A really good example of classic fairy tale story telling with modern issues. Anyone who sees this movie and thought it should be more political or socially critical can go watch the Battle of Algiers instead, this is sci-fi fantasy.
PS. I had a big argument with my friend as to which movie was better and he argued Force Awakens was better. I've seen Force Awakens 3 times and now I can't watch it without getting bored and turning it off while Rogue 1 is a movie I keep getting more and more fond of each time I see it. But I guess somehow there is something about Force Awakens people like which I don't understand.