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Saturday, December 31, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Film Review)

Rogue One is the second Star Wars film made under the ever-growing movie monopoly known as the Walt Disney Company.  There’s several comparisons to be made regarding this film and The Force Awakens: both having a female lead, an avoidance on heavy-bearing romance (two modern Disney themes also shared by the company’s latest animated features), and being an overall solid, yet flawed addition to the Star Wars universe.  Conversely, there are numerous differences between the two films: with Rogue One succeeding in areas Force Awakens fell flat, and Force Awakens’ stronger points being some of Rogue One’s weakest.  When examining both overall, however, Rogue One ends up winning as the superior Disney-Star Wars film, if only by a slight margin.