Assignment 17- Jackson Leach

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rogue_one_a_star_wars_story/

Rogue One blended together every element of Star Wars from the past and the future to create a movie both entertaining and emotionally stiring. Continuing with the common theme of rehashing of old franchises, Rogue One goes a step further in serving as a spin off movie set in the old movies themselves. This sounds like a recipe for disaster, but director Gareth Edwards beautifully captures the magic of old and new star wars into one fantastic movie. Beyond that, the cinematography, cast, soundtrack, and special effects were beyond superb. Particularly well discussed is the use of cgi for the faces of two deceased actors, which was done in a brilliant and unbelievable fashion, beckoning in a new era of cgi. To me at least, this use of unprecedented cgi was like magic to observe the first time, and I was left in disbelief walking out of the theatre. The writing for the script was also good, having a nice blend of comedy and drama that we expect from the classic Star Wars movies. The biggest achievement of all that Rogue One accomplished however was filing up the ancient plot hole exposed in A New Hope, and doing it in a way that leaves the original story not only untouched but refurbished and strengthened.