Rogue One

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I really enjoyed it, but my husband felt this way, I think.

I did feel the first half of the movie was a bit disjointed and drawn out.  I thought the intro scenes were gripping, I was enthralled, but honestly had a hard time with the planet hopping and story for a while, though this was partly due to my terrible vision IRL and the fact we were forced to sit pretty close to the screen as the theater was pretty packed.

As someone who has seen all of the Star Wars films so far, all the planet-hopping at the beginning with the sub-titles was confusing!  But, the recency-effect  prevailed, and the cool ending made-up for it!  I am a bit of a romantic, and so, seeing the heroine and hero die in each others arms was touching.  The line directed at them, "May the force be with you..." certainly appealed to the many theists in the audience!  As an atheist, it was touching enough to see them die together in a warm embrace.  This is one reason why I prefer Star Trek over Star Wars, as the latter has too much "woo-woo" in it.

If I had any intention of seeing this film, I would hate you for that spoiler. As it is, though, no harm, no foul.

Boru