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Veknoid_Outcast on 17 December 2016
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The Fury said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:

They should have just left Tarkin and Leia and others out of the equation. The technology just isn't there. They're not fooling anyone. It's completely immersion breaking, especially for someone who knows those faces and voices by heart. Leia was the worst, as it's essentially the last thing you see before the credits roll. Also, let us use our imagination. We don't need to see Leia receive the plans by hand and then blast off into hyperspace on Tantive IV. We can put two and two together.

I get that it's a prequel, but the filmmakers aren't doing themselves any favors by trading in nostalgia at the expense of the here and now. Rogue One was a chance to expand the Star Wars universe. By remaining so dependent on Episodes III and IV, it felt more like a contraction.

On the first point, I noticed that Vader's voice was deeper, as well, James Earl Jone has aged and his voice is generally deeper. It didn't quite either.

The nostalgia thing is still present sadly, they need to get over that and just make the films. You know the 2 people Obi-wan has a fight with in the Mos Eisley were in it for like 2 seconds? Why? What's the point?

Eitherway, the way they connected it to Ep4 was nice but I kind of wish they would make a Star Wars film not revolving around the rise and fall of the Empire and make a film just set in the Star Wars world.

Yeah, it was bad. The whole point of movies is to create an illusion of reality. When you try to resurrect the dead through a computer program the audience can tell. And like you say it was totally unnecessary. Use the Star Wars universe as a backdrop and tell a new story with new themes. Make us care about new faces, not pine for old ones.