Some are noticeable, however, it works in favour of the film. If you have seen every trailer and teaser, there is a lot of scenes and dialogue that is missing from the final film. The film never felt like it lost its way, and Edwards produced some truly striking imagery.Ī lot was made about the re-shoots and re-working of the script and editing. He felt like the right choice to take on this project, and he earns his stripes taking on a franchise film like this, albeit a spin-off movie. He is perfect at capturing size and scale, something that he put to good use in Rogue One.

This indie-darling made a big splash with Monsters, and that earned him a chance at rebooting Godzilla, which itself was a good movie. A story about taking on the Death Star was a safe place to start the anthology movies, and hopefully, the success of Rogue One ensures the security of future Star Wars stories.īefore looking at the film and its cast, let’s start with the director Gareth Edwards. Teasing early on that Darth Vader would make an appearance, along with the Death Star and X-Wings, they really tried to draw in that audience. Most people will go see one of the big movies, but would this film have the power to pull in a neutral mover goer? While Star Wars will always have a core of fans who will go see the movies, it is the wider audience that will dictate the success and future of the films outside of the main episodic movies. In the first of the planned anthology movies, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story had a lot of pressure on itself, not only to be a hit with the fans but also at the box office. It is still hard to believe that we are now at a point in time where we will get a new Star Wars movie every year. By Ben Wright ( This review is spoiler free.

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