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<blockquote data-quote="MarkB" data-source="post: 7550970" data-attributes="member: 40176"><p>Rogue One manages to tell a story that fits perfectly within the Star Wars universe while still being self-contained. I feel like it does everything it needs to in introducing the characters, the threat and the goals that someone who'd never seen Star Wars could sit down and watch it, and it'd make perfect sense to them and not feel like they came in at the end of a story. It also retains a sense of very high stakes.</p><p></p><p>Solo doesn't feel that way to me. I'd struggle to empathise with the protagonist without knowing that he'd turn out to become Han Solo, his little heist feels poorly-supported and inconsequential, and it's hard to become invested in its success given that he's very obviously doing it for someone who doesn't need, want or particularly deserve his help. Many of the story beats rely heavily on knowing the character's backstory from the original trilogy, to the extent that it feels more like a checklist of "how will they work that detail in?" than a consistent plot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarkB, post: 7550970, member: 40176"] Rogue One manages to tell a story that fits perfectly within the Star Wars universe while still being self-contained. I feel like it does everything it needs to in introducing the characters, the threat and the goals that someone who'd never seen Star Wars could sit down and watch it, and it'd make perfect sense to them and not feel like they came in at the end of a story. It also retains a sense of very high stakes. Solo doesn't feel that way to me. I'd struggle to empathise with the protagonist without knowing that he'd turn out to become Han Solo, his little heist feels poorly-supported and inconsequential, and it's hard to become invested in its success given that he's very obviously doing it for someone who doesn't need, want or particularly deserve his help. Many of the story beats rely heavily on knowing the character's backstory from the original trilogy, to the extent that it feels more like a checklist of "how will they work that detail in?" than a consistent plot. [/QUOTE]
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