The darkest chapter in the saga

Rating: 9/10 (15 December 2016)

Rogue one is a very dark, but beautiful peace in the Star Wars saga. Telling the story of those rebels who became the rogue one group and scarified everything giving hope to other rebels. It's a tale also of the bad and the good imperial generals who built death star, Orson Krennic and Galen Erso. Rogue one is set just before episode 4 and specially the ending manages to show this greatly trough Bail and Leia organa and leaders at yavin 4.
The intro scene tells already what kind of movie it will be, full of hopeless situation and darkness. Galen Erso chooses against all odds to still help empire after they killed her wife and only in the end most will understand why he did it. His daughter Jyn Erso manages to escape and is the main character which the movie follows, not trusting rebels in the beginning but ending to be the one who leads a pack of rebels to one of the most important missions in the history saving the data file that later is the reason downfall of death star.
Rogue one introduces many interesting characters on of them being Chirrut Îmwe who clearly believes in force and also has the ability use it.
The movie is built up way better than episode 7 and makes sense. The empire is at it's glory controlling big parts of the galaxy and ruling with an iron hand. Now taking the rule in to next level with the finished death star. While episode 7 was a small group called First order who suddenly in a short time had built a much more powerful weapon. It felt like lazy writing compared to rogue one. It also makes sense now why there is so little fighters attacking death star in episode 4, so many were lost in the battle above Scarife There is still a bit cheesy feeling in some parts in rogue one, for example how are imperial stations always so badly guarded, but trough the movie you still get that feeling that rebels are badly outnumbered and just succeed to get the data file in the end because they sent all forces to Scarif. The ending is a beautiful tragedy that will make many cry as you watch one by one of the rogue one group die.
Rogue one manages perfectly to capture Tarkin's ruthlessness, twice sacrificing own men while testing death star. Krennic is an worthy competent to Tarkin, who even dares to face Vader and question him, but in the end getting a very ironical death by the death star that he built.
Imperial troops still feels weak skilled, but this time a Star Wars movie ends in tragedy and nearly all main characters are killed in the end. The movie ending in a very dark scene with Darth Vader slaughtering rebels.
Rogue one manages to be a interesting story even with giving only short scenes to classic characters as Darth Vader, Mon Mohtma, Bail Organa, General Dodonna Rogue one is in my opinion one of the best Star Wars movies.