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If that's the impression you're trying to impart on American audiences, how do you do it? Duh - British accents. Evidently that's why Krennic didn't have an accent. The writers wanted to emphasis that he was more of a blue-collar soldier that worked his way up and was bumping against the castes inherent in the system. He either had to knock it out of the park or things were going to go poorly for him. He wasn't a member of the club so he wasn't going to get a second chance. Mostly he just kinda came off sounding effeminate to me but I can see what they were going for there. They didn't want him to sound too ruggedly blue-collar because then he'd be mid-western relatable in a way the writers weren't looking for. Interesting line to try to walk. BUTTON! Man, entirely too few people have seen Open Range.
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Why do we love Star Wars? Because we loved it as a kid. Star Wars has always been about space ships and laser cannons and friggen light sabers; all those things that little kids love. And sure, sometimes they went a little over to top (screw you, podracers, Jar Jar and Ewoks), but the spirit of the movies was generally on point. This can't be the new normal for these movies. You can't keep making Star Wars movies that resemble Saving Private Ryan just because you and I are now old enough to enjoy them. Perhaps the one-offs are just the right spot for them; a trip back in time for nostalgia's sake that appeals directly to the generation that grew up with those characters. But when VIII comes out, I guarantee you people are going to get upset if the 'gritty realism' of Rogue One isn't there. For me, that simply misses the point. Make a movie for 9 year olds with a strong enough story to continue to attract the adults. I'd hate to see us run roughshod over the Star Wars universe and snatch it away from our kids. They should get to enjoy it as much as we did.
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Agreed. I gave this a pass because it's NOT Star Wars, it's a story from it. One that we frankly didn't need to be told, so it's just an imaginary story about what happened before Episode 4. You can literally ignore it (though I wouldn't, cuz I liked it alot) and not miss a beat in the story that is Star Wars. I do hope that Disney will treat VIII like Empire, not over the top brooding and violent and depressing but a little dark and foreboding...setting up Episode 9 for a great finish. Rouge One was great, I enjoyed it for what it was. A fun stand alone for the fans.
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Woody Harrelson is on tap to play Han Solo's mentor
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Hell, I hesitate to even call it a stand alone after watching ANH again. Those two movies flow together beautifully.
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I mean, I'm glad that it fits in for you, but for me and most viewers, Star Wars is a story about Luke Skywalker. The rest has never been heard of.
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How much have they made off merchandise and licensing so far? Seems like Lucas undersold the rights. Did people think that at the time of the sale?
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Disney also sold Star Wars to Netflix in emerging markets right after they purchased it creating hundreds of millions of new fans. They've earned their money. Eliminating George from the creative process also helped.
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