Rob Leane Dec 19, 2016
Star Wars: Rogue One’s third act is earning a lot of love. Here’s our take on why...
We’ll be discussing major spoilers from Rogue One in this article. A lot.
Rogue One has an awful lot going for it, all the way through, starting with that unsettling opening shot before transitioning into a gritty, handheld war movie unlike anything we’ve seen in a big screen Star Wars film before. It’s a movie, it seems fair to say, that a lot of people love already. I’ve already seen it overtake Return Of The Jedi in some people’s rankings of the franchise on the whole.
But, as much as the entirety of Rogue One has plenty to enjoy, one particular section of Gareth Edwards’ Death Star-centric cinematic spinoff seems to be getting the most praise: the film’s final third. Here...
Star Wars: Rogue One’s third act is earning a lot of love. Here’s our take on why...
We’ll be discussing major spoilers from Rogue One in this article. A lot.
Rogue One has an awful lot going for it, all the way through, starting with that unsettling opening shot before transitioning into a gritty, handheld war movie unlike anything we’ve seen in a big screen Star Wars film before. It’s a movie, it seems fair to say, that a lot of people love already. I’ve already seen it overtake Return Of The Jedi in some people’s rankings of the franchise on the whole.
But, as much as the entirety of Rogue One has plenty to enjoy, one particular section of Gareth Edwards’ Death Star-centric cinematic spinoff seems to be getting the most praise: the film’s final third. Here...
- 12/16/2016
- Den of Geek
With the release of the trailer for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" last week, one fan theory suddenly blossomed and scored a lot of traction on social media.
That theory was that Felicity Jones' Jyn Erso character, the lead of this spin-off, would be the mother of Daisy Ridley's Rey character from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens". The timelines of events in both films indicate that though unlikely, it would not be impossible.
Speaking with MTV this weekend though, Ridley shot down the theory, saying: "I'm not being funny you guys, but just because she's white and got brown hair… it doesn't mean she's my mom."
Ridley also says all the speculation about Rey's parentage is something people are putting too much thought into as, unlike say "The Amazing Spider-Man" films, Rey's parentage isn't a series-long story thread: "I think the amazing thing about [Episode VII] is that Finn...
That theory was that Felicity Jones' Jyn Erso character, the lead of this spin-off, would be the mother of Daisy Ridley's Rey character from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens". The timelines of events in both films indicate that though unlikely, it would not be impossible.
Speaking with MTV this weekend though, Ridley shot down the theory, saying: "I'm not being funny you guys, but just because she's white and got brown hair… it doesn't mean she's my mom."
Ridley also says all the speculation about Rey's parentage is something people are putting too much thought into as, unlike say "The Amazing Spider-Man" films, Rey's parentage isn't a series-long story thread: "I think the amazing thing about [Episode VII] is that Finn...
- 4/11/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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