Imagine a Star Wars film without the Jedi family drama we’ve come to know all these decades and we’ll see a grounding story about hope and resilience.
I didn’t know what to expect from this one, all I knew was Felicity Jones will be in it, and somehow a prequel to the original trilogy. I knew Alexandre Desplat will score this (supposedly), but for some reason Michael Giacchino did, and that is one thing I would like point out here, how outstanding the musical scoring for Rogue One.
It’s a visual extravagance and the most eye popping Star Wars film to date; the use of camera angles, lighting, and the gorgeous choices for location, specially the one in Maldives, just magnificent and incredibly done.
Kudos to Gareth Edwards for making this film his own, and although we still saw familiar faces, it manages to stand on its own, narrating an untold story but a very important one, this is really the best Star Wars film I’ve ever seen and probably the best film of the year.
We should just stop using the original Star Wars story and stick with the anthologies, Rogue One is the best example that a spinoff can be made, and it can be made right. Intimate, emotionally resonating and captained by a fierce performer by Felicity Jones, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is one of the best galactic, scifi movie of all time.
Grade: 5 stars