Oof. 40 minutes? I'll just give you my hot take. Rogue one's actually one of my least favorite Star Wars movies. Passive protagonist. Forgettable characters. Pacing issues. Seems like there was too much studio interferences. I wish Gareth Edwards had been allowed to make the gritty, war movie he had envisioned.
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I agree, Rogue One sucked. The protagonist was unbelievably old looking for the role, the only White males of note were the beta villains, the plot was lacking, and it subverted Episode 4 bigly by undermining Leia and Tarkin.
Dunno if Gareth Edwards making a gritty war movie would have been any better as Star Wars has no background for being "Saving Private Ryan... in Space". Although, a properly gritty war movie would not have presented the Rebel Alliance as a bunch of beta males run by an imperious old hag or had a dried-up woman with daddy issues as the protagonist so maybe it would have been an improvement even though it would still have only been "Star Wars in name only"?
It’s worth it
I gave you my hot take above
It’s not so hot, this video is an in depth analysis.
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