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We had now two December's when new SW films have come out; in 2015 we get SW: The Force Awakens and now in 2016 we get Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.


And today (27.12.2016), I went to see Rogue One; what was worth to see after Christmas. And truly, this film was set before A New Hope; showing us how first Death Star get finished and who told how to destroy it. Opening was also interesting as it had normal "A long time ago in galaxy far, far away..." but it jumped right in the film. Also, we get to see battles scene what folks would see/play in new SW: Battlefront game.




Whole chain of events started with scene where Orson Krennic (who will be know as Director Krennic later on) when on Lah'mu to bring scientist Galen Erso to complete the unfinished Death Star as Galen Erso realized what he was building for the empire and went to hid with his family in Lah'mu. During the confrontation, Galen's wife gets killed but his daughter; Jyn Erso managed to escape and was taken in by Saw Gerrera.


Fifteen years later, we see Jyn Erso in Imperial prison; while former Imperial pilot name  Bodhi Rook had smuggled  holographic message from Galen what he brought to Gerrera on desert moon of Jedha what Empire was occupying and where Empire was mining  kyber crystals as power source to Death Star. After rebels get to know Bodhi Rook's defection, Cassian Andor; Rebel intelligence officer along his reprogrammed Imperial droid K-2SO went to free Jyn Erso and brought her to the Rebels as they planed extract Galen via her and learn more about Death Star (though Cassian was ordered to kill Jyn's father as he was Imperial scientist) what get it's final part during the film.


Once Cassian Andor, Jyn Erso and K-2SO arrived in Jedha and it's capital city followed after some circumstances them to make acquaintance and get aid from blind spiritual warrior named Chirrut Îmwe and mercenary named Baze Malbus; Jyn get to see Saw Gerrera who showed her father's message where he told to her that he has made sure the Death Star can be destroyed and that schematics can be found at high-security Imperial data bank from tropical planet Scarif.


Meanwhile, Grand Moff Tarkin requested Krennic to test Death Star's superlaser due Tarkin been displeased works of Death Star been late; so Krennic ordered low-powered experiment blast from the superlaser to destroy Jedha's capital, what resulted Jyn and her group to leave the planet in hurry  while Gerrera choose to remain behind to die like warrior. After complete annihilation of Jedha's capital, Moff Tarkin was pleased to see that wait may have been worth while, though Tarkin questioned Krennic's competence due Rook's defection and subsequent security leak which he used as a pretext to take control of the project and advised Krennic to go Imperial research facility in Eadu to make inspection.


On Eadu also headed Jyn and her group, where Cassian didn't make killing shoot towards Galen who confesses to Krennic only to see his colleagues executes followed by Jyn making her presence known until Rebel bombers  came to blow up Imperial research facility. After the Rebel bombing run, Jyn get to see her father only to have him die in her arms and leaving with her group on stolen Imperial cargo shuttle. After circumstances in Eadu, Director Krennic went to Mustafar at Vader's sanctum to have discussion with Vader about recent event but Vader wasn't pleased, even when Krennic asked him still been in comment of project.


After Jyn and her group returned to Yavin 4 where Rebels had base; she proposes that they steal the Death Star schematics and using the Rebel fleet but Alliance Cabinet didn't agree with her which then resulted her and her group along several other Rebels to raid the data bank themselves. Once they get to Scarif and later Rebel fleet joined, battle started at Scarif's tropical beach's and in space.


As ending of the film was coming, Rebels did get Death Star schematics but it costed Jyn and her group's life. And when Vader made his last mint attack on Rebel command ship, familiar ship escapes with plans on board.


End scene of Rogue One give hint that this is how A New Hope opening came to be. This film filled that little gap between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope.

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