The thing that I think the movie missed out on is showing/telling more of Vader's story.


He has become such a monumental figure in the movies that it's kind of easy to forget that he was really nothing more than a goon in Ep Four. If you remember, Imperial officers talked down to him and Tarkin bossed him around like any other underling.


Then in Empire he had much more authority and sway within the Imperial Army / Navy. Ostensibly, this is because of the vacuum that was caused with the Moff's death and I can get behind that but it doesn't change what he was in Ep Four.


But Rogue One treated him as "Lord" Vader and all of the trappings that title implies which is earlier in the timeline than Ep Four. Wouldn't it have been better to see Vader grow into his new position? Maybe make HIM the rival to Crennic rather than Tarkin?


All in all, I enjoyed the movie. It was well casted, well acted and they had a sharp eye for detail and character development.


And I LOVED how they let Vader off his chain there at the end.

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