Rogue One: A Star Wars Movie in Theaters Friday, December 16th & Review

Thanks to Disney for my screening invitation. Opinions are honest, no compensation received. 

Coming to theaters this Friday, December 16th is the first of the Star Wars standalone films called "Rogue One".  My husband is the Star Wars fan in my family, so he jumped at the chance to attend the screening of this movie and below are what his thoughts are.

If you are a fan of the Star Wars movies, then I am sure you remember what the scroll reads at the beginning of Episode IV: A New Hope.  "It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon-the DEATH STAR, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet".

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is the story of those Rebel spies and their quest to get the DEATH STAR plans.  The description is that "This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves."




I of course do not want to give away any spoilers, but I will tell you this movie is a great addition to the Star Wars series.  In Rogue One, you will see a number of characters, both big and minor, that you first saw in Star Wars: A New Hope.  It definitely helps to have seen the original Star Wars movie to fully understand this one, however, it would still be enjoyed by someone who may not have seen it yet. It has a number of great battles and some very interesting new characters. There is a lot of action, some dramatic scenes and a number of laugh out loud moments. As soon as I left the theater,
I wanted to head home right away and watch A New Hope to keep the story going. 

Because this movie happens in the time period leading up to A New Hope, it feels very familiar and while some new locations are featured in Rogue One, a number of ones already shown before are featured. The new characters and some old ones intersect and work together to create this new Hope that the rebellion so desperately needs. As Jyn Erso, the new female lead of Rogue One says, "Rebellions are built on hope".

Rogue One is rated PG-13 and has a running time of 2 hours, 13 minutes but the time flew by for me. 

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