„Star Wars” was a drenched out franchise,
downgraded to a lavish video material for children with ADD, destined to a
neverending self-recycling in the decades to come. Or it looked like that, when
the new owners of the copyrights decided to make a spinoff serial that nobody
wanted. And not only that. The new owners decided to try to make something a
little bit different, with more creative, visual and storyline freedom, wooing
the new, young generation ofdirectors and acotrs along that way.
It can easily be said that Gareth Edwards
and „Rogue one” saved the „Star wars” franchize from extinction. They did it by
writing a real-life scenario with brutal development and outcome(s) discreetly
linked to the original movies. They did it by creating a gloomy, dark
atmosphere and „Bladerunner-like” production sets, followed by some serious
supporting cast (Mads Mikkelsen,
Forest Whitaker,
Riz Ahmed).
They did it without the trademark excessive pathetic and they did it with some
serious cynical humor. They also managed to dose up the action sequences and to
create a powerful closure without the tacky happy end.
On the other hand, they failed to
generate credible two major roles (Felicity Jones, Diego Luna)
and a they failed to create a villain capable of withstanding the tremendous
impact of Darth Vader.
Overall, „Rogue One: A Star wars story”
is a very good beginning of something that can be a great spinoff sub-franchize.
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