We have two Disney Star Wars films now, each with their own director, Tony Cast. Today, and we determine which one's better. It's The Force Awakens vs. Rogue One on Movie Feud. The Force Awakens takes place a few decades after the events of episode 6. So some of the fresh faces aren't so fresh anymore. They're weathered. They're a show on their age. Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher reprise their roles as Hans Solo in Princess Leia, with Ham will hopefully get in a far more expansive role in episode 8. Chewbacca, R2D2, C3PO, and even Admiral Ackbar come back into the fold. But it's the new cast of Fresh Face Younglings that really gets me amped up for future episodes. The Captain Plucky Rage gives us our first real female lead Jedi in the new Star Wars canon. It was teased an empire that Princess Land 2 could have been a great Jedi, but that was washed, squandered needlessly, and what we're left with is the dry, brittle remains of a once-hopeful young Fresh Face woman. The internet quickly turned on Rey saying she's too perfect and used the stupid term Mary Suda to describe her. It's very obvious in the flick she has no idea why or how she's doing half the stuff thrown at her. It seems very likely that she's just powerful, and the Force comes more naturally to her. I remember conditioning in my body for many months to win a downhill skiing competition to save my grand-puzzled lodge. I lost miserably to Josh Turkin, the guy didn't study or train a lick. He just was naturally more gifted than I was. He even got the blonde cutie that I was aiming for, one or heart. He got high five smalls comrades all while an 80s song played in the background. My point is, people learn at different paces and somewhere just more naturally gifted than others. Plus we're one episode into this new trilogy, so shut the hell up. Let her have a chance to develop war. Finn and Paul were excellent additions and their interactions were some of my favorite in the movie. BB-8 steals the show for audiences by rolling into our hearts with as infectious beeps and boops. Rogue 1 takes place between episode 3 and 4, so our cast is mostly different. Jenner, so played by Felicity Jones, leads the cast. Ugh, two female leads and two Star Wars movies gross. And also hurts she was paid the most on the cast? What is happening? Disney stop ruining my Star Wars! Sarcasm aside, she was just all right for me. I thought Daisy really really brought the emotional weight to a role far better than Felicity did. Jen was a bit too bland and never really got a connection to her or any of the others in Rogue 1. She does have the sexiest overblit in the galaxy though, I'll give her that. Mmm. I'm not gonna pretend I know the name of a single other character in the flick besides the old throwbacks. They are all very one note and they have more than three letters in their name, which confuses me. I need things really dumbed down and simplified. There's a blind guy, big gun guy, sketchy past Captain Guy, the dude from Nightcrawler, and a smart-ass droid named K2SO voiced by Alan Titek. There were some fun cameos from a new hope that I won't spoil, but I have to mention the jarring use of CG for certain individuals. It wasn't the least big convincing and it was a really odd choice to have them so front and center. Why not put them in the shadows a bit or shoot over the shoulder, just give us a back shot? D'Earth Vader is in the trailer's briefly and although he only has about five minutes of screen time, director Gareth Edwards uses them superbly. I think his portion really props the whole film up. Horst Whitaker's involvement as Sogarero was a bit puzzling. He didn't bring a whole lot to the story and his accent was pretty laughable. I was also a bit let down by Ben Medelson's Orson credit. Medelson is a fantastic actor and I was looking forward to his involvement in this episode. He just doesn't have a whole lot of purpose or menace, unlike Kylo Ren episode 7. Ren is by far the most interesting new addition to the series. Aitalizing has fallen grandfather while also struggling internally with his place in the galaxy. Much like my grandma, the force has made him angry and a bit bipolar. I lastly want to address the fish race in Rogue One. I'm sure there's a technical name for him but I'm calling him Fish People. I love it. I think it's stupid as hell and fun as hell at the same time. I want to see a spin off. Just focusing on the fish people and that dumb captain spinning around in his chair. That's all white. He's pushing that box. We need reinforcement. We need to help them now. I want a whole movie. It's all of it Fish People. Namba ha new hope. I'm Namba. So does episode 7. There are tons of videos breaking down all the similarities and frankly I just don't care. The cinematography, the effects, the direction, it's all handled so well. I think the story is great too. Up until the final act where we once again land with the giant planet killing device. It's a shame because I thought everything up into that point really delivered. Rogue One did tint me with the same excitement which is understandable. It's been a long time since we had a new Star Wars on the big screen so getting Force Awakens was exciting. It was new. It was in that universe. But then only one year later getting Rogue One is just, eh, okay, we have this again. And then we have another one next year and I don't know how long the momentum is going to keep up. But I could tell you right now they're going into Rogue One. I was just thinking, okay, I know what I'm going to get. Wall-Me. Granted, it is told in a much bleaker way with a more muted color palette and far less happy protagonist. The first half suffers a lot for me in terms of pacing and all around interest. There are moments of greatness like the excellently shot blind force fight, but there's just too much dedication to needless things. If this did anything it made me appreciate even more so how well Lord of the Rings handled its characters. I fell in love with them instantly. I was on the journey. And any time one of them perished or was in peril, I was worried. I was scared. In this film I didn't have the connection with anybody. I already mentioned this before, but the final act of Rogue is a sight to behold and really makes up for the first half shortcomings. The beach battles, the grand space battles, a stupidly cool ramming ship, a thrilling hallway massacre and a final shot leading right into the events of the next film gets you pumped up. I would lie if I said I didn't miss the lightsaber battles, but thankfully I can just look back a year ago, watch Kylo Ren's terrific fight in the snow with rain. Star Wars has never come even close to looking this good before. The costumes, the sets, the CG for the most part, and the sheer scale is breathtaking. Link all things in this field it comes down to personal preference. Do you prefer the high production value polish and awakens or the more gritty, less steady cam of the midquel? This isn't a knock on what Rogue One became, but I am really getting sick and tired of seeing movie trailers that contain footage not in the final product. It's getting absurd. There's like 20% of these movie trailers that aren't even in the film. Where'd they go? Look at these clips. None of this was in the theatrical release. Enjoy. None of it. Look at this epic shit. Where is it? I know there was extensive ratio, it's Disney, but c- Get your hopes in order. I really wanted to see that shot of Jin running down the hallway and her tight little outfit. I wanted to perm on that and you took it from me. Ripped it right from my heart and soul. So now I have to hope that you come out with a blu-ray release that contains some of these extra tidbits so I can scrounge around trying to find that tight pants shot to get my perv- because that's kind of person I am, a pathetic, weak individual that needs to see that sort of thing to get fulfillment in his life. You stripped it from me. I know what, and if it's not on the blu-ray, I may not buy it. I might say no. I rebel. There's a lot of buildup for that one lame joke. Let's keep going. Maybe the first time John Williams has ever really disappointed me. Don't get me wrong, the score is still very nicely done in awakens, but it seems a lot less prevalent than the past. For the first time in forever, Williams doesn't score a new star wars with Rogue One. Actually, it's the first time ever. In his place is veteran Michael J. Aquino, taken over command. He delivers, the music isn't more riveting by any means, but it's far more noticeable. But just having it constantly there for me really worked. Really did. Let's conclude. I think these are both very well made and fun films with their own set of pros and cons, which I already told you about, so I'm not going to repeat myself. Pay attention. Ultimately, I choose episode 7 because of the terrific characters and emotional weight of it all, and I'm sure many disagree. I just hope we can keep it civil in the comments. After all, movie foods is built on hope. I don't know what I call back. Vote for the winner, comment below, and subscribe to FUNATION if you like this content. There's more than just reviews. This is MovieFoods. In my Star Wars fish story spin-off, I hope to see a young CG Harrison Ford coming in cracking wise. Just think of the potential we have now that we have this new tech that everybody knows is 100% fake. What the things, the places we can go.