Rogue One: A Star Wars Story takes its inspiration from a Disney cash grab and a line in Episode IV: A New Hope. The line has to do with the fact that people died to get the plans for the Death Star. SPOILER ALERT! EVERYBODY DIES! GEORGE LUCAS ALREADY TOLD YOU!
TRY TO ACT SURPRISED BY THE ENDING! DO IT FOR THE KIDS IN THE AUDIENCE.
But, srsly, the end is a shocker.
This is an excellent love letter to Star Wars' Generation X fans. Except for one thing. The dialog. The dialog was clunky. Very George Lucas-y. And another thing, it didn't feel like a Star Wars movie. I swear it felt more like an Apocalypse Now reboot. Even the characters had more of a war movie feel. But, why did the dialog need to sound so soaring? Why did I need to feel inspired? Which mall focus group said it needed to feel more inspiring? Why!? It made it corny! War movies aren't corny!
And, with that, I managed to get through an entire Dragon Review without a Game of Thrones reference! YEAH!!!
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