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Topic	The prequels or the new trilogy? Star Wars Poll
DevsBro 12/17/19 12:19:29 PM #28:	darkphoenix181 posted... Why is Rogue One so beloved? Main thing was it recontextualized things in the Star Wars universe in ways that add depth and address existing issues while remaining true to the spirit of the thing. The monk dude was exactly the kind of worldbuilding the series needed after E1, trying to bring mystery back into the Force. I loved how they even ~~leave it ambiguous whether the Force even did anything or he just believed it did~~. Also filled in a minor plot hole (~~the opening Luke uses to kill the Death Star~~) with the OT in a surprisingly logical and believable way. Then it adds depth to Tarkin too with the backstory and the ~~feud between him and Krennek over the Death Star~~. It overall just does a lot for the Star Wars universe as a whole. But also: Tone was killer. I was skeptical af about another dark edgy SW film after 2 and 3 but RO proved it can be done and can be great. And it didn't lose sight of its parent property in the midst of it. It still had the sarcastic droid, the "Mickey Mouse operation" feel, those nervous moments of panic when the plan starts unraveling and a lot of direct callbacks and homages that were overt enough to be noticed but recontextualized enough to not feel like a total ripoff. The cinematography was pretty great. Stuff like the scale shots on the Death Star were effective af. The scales of the explosions, too, and the way they actually use that time in logical and emotionally impactful ways was really nice. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:931709070] in The preque... [t:78261969]...</cite> <quote>darkphoenix181 posted... </cite> <quote>Why is Rogue One so beloved?</quote>Main thing was it recontextualized things in the Star Wars universe in ways that add depth and address existing issues while remaining true to the spirit of the thing. The monk dude was exactly the kind of worldbuilding the series needed after E1, trying to bring mystery back into the Force. I loved how they even leave it ambiguous whether the Force even did anything or he just believed it did. Also filled in a minor plot hole (the opening Luke uses to kill the Death Star) with the OT in a surprisingly logical and believable way. Then it adds depth to Tarkin too with the backstory and the feud between him and Krennek over the Death Star. It overall just does a lot for the Star Wars universe as a whole. But also: Tone was killer. I was skeptical af about another dark edgy SW film after 2 and 3 but RO proved it can be done and can be great. And it didn't lose sight of its parent property in the midst of it. It still had the sarcastic droid, the "Mickey Mouse operation" feel, those nervous moments of panic when the plan starts unraveling and a lot of direct callbacks and homages that were overt enough to be noticed but recontextualized enough to not feel like a total ripoff. The cinematography was pretty great. Stuff like the scale shots on the Death Star were effective af. The scales of the explosions, too, and the way they actually use that time in logical and emotionally impactful ways was really nice. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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