The problem with prequels, with almost all of them, is the general story has already been established. You know what will happen. That was true for Ep I to III and it is true here. So you can say it is about the journey and not the destination. And the journey in Rogue One is worth every minute. I am a decade long Star Wars fan but had you asked me some years ago if I think this story needed to be told in detail I probably would have said "no". And I would have been wrong because this is one of the best SW movies ever. I don´t compare it to Force Awakens on purpose as I see Force only as part of a story that needs to be told completely whereas Rogue is in itself a closed chapter.
Beside the hated CGI characters and, yes, some negligible minor flaws, I love everything about Rogue. It has some amazing moments that had me hold my breath. The visuals are awesome. It builds up towards an end where, despite the fact you know what will be the outcome, you feel with the characters.
And for someone who never has seen any Star Wars movie (yes, those people do exist) you can watch this first or between Ep III and IV because it takes nothing away from those other movies.
Review by FinFanBlockedParent2017-05-04T20:17:14Z
The problem with prequels, with almost all of them, is the general story has already been established. You know what will happen. That was true for Ep I to III and it is true here. So you can say it is about the journey and not the destination. And the journey in Rogue One is worth every minute. I am a decade long Star Wars fan but had you asked me some years ago if I think this story needed to be told in detail I probably would have said "no". And I would have been wrong because this is one of the best SW movies ever. I don´t compare it to Force Awakens on purpose as I see Force only as part of a story that needs to be told completely whereas Rogue is in itself a closed chapter.
Beside the hated CGI characters and, yes, some negligible minor flaws, I love everything about Rogue. It has some amazing moments that had me hold my breath. The visuals are awesome. It builds up towards an end where, despite the fact you know what will be the outcome, you feel with the characters.
And for someone who never has seen any Star Wars movie (yes, those people do exist) you can watch this first or between Ep III and IV because it takes nothing away from those other movies.
And that is how you do a prequel.