What made Rogue One so good was the fact that it was a very dark story with compelling and serious stakes.
By comparison, Phantom Menace was made for 5 year olds while Rogue One was made for fans over 18.
Well, I think Jar Jar was meant for 5 year olds not so much Phantom Menace. I mean, what do 5 year olds care about the trade wars and taxation and the political climate (which bored the adults anyway)?
What I want to know is why does everything have to happen on Tatooine, or if not, some desert planet? Soooo tired of seeing desert desert desert. They teased us with Rogue One showing the stormtroopers wading through a tropical climate, then cutting it out of the movie altogether. But hey, I'd be happy seeing more in a planet like Dagobah, or how about one like the Borg world or the Transformers' world? How about an all-ocean world?
I am surprised that no one really wondered about the title. The rise of WHICH Skywalker? They are all dead, except for Leia. So...is it her show?
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