![]() ![]() It’s not until the film’s final act that we see the emergence of anything that remotely resembles a compelling story.īut even in the mess Rogue One makes of its first two acts, the most horrible scene in the entire film is the one in which we’re shown Darth Vader for the first time. Here, we see a villain that - aside from the iconic costume and James Earl Jones’ voice - is barely recognizable as the Darth Vader of the original Star Wars trilogy. It’s a feeling that persists through Rogue One‘s first hour and a half or so, as we suffer a relentless barrage of “wait, what?” moments. But something about this decision just feels off to me. I don’t want to throw composer Michael Giacchino under the bus here, because he’s a considerable talent, and following in the footsteps of a master like John Williams has to be a teeth-gnashingly daunting prospect. Perhaps this is intentional, a single-note attempt at grabbing the audience’s attention and letting them know this won’t be your typical Star Wars movie. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opens with a single blast of horns and percussion in the exact place you’d expect to see the classic Star Wars crawl. ![]()
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