Despite technically being a prequel – it’s set just before the events of the original Star Wars, telling how the Rebels won their first victory against the Empire and stole the Death Star plans – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story couldn’t feel further away in style and tone from Episodes I-III. There’s a level of practicality to Gareth Edwards’ film that Lucas’ prequels lacked and the general aesthetic is much closer to the rough-and-ready used future of the 1997 classic than the sheen of Naboo and Coruscant.
But that doesn’t mean the film will be ignoring the events of the prequel trilogy. Quite the opposite, in fact; although The Force Awakens was very much looking into the future, the franchise now seems a lot more comfortable embracing its past (no matter what some areas of the fandom may think of it). Genevieve O’Reilly ...
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