December 28, 2016
We saw Rogue One, the new Star Wars spinoff. We were going to watch it right after it got out in theaters, but it was sold out. We tried again, and again with the same result. Man, this film is popular; everybody wants to see it (well, it's Star Wars, so it's understandable). We finally saw it yesterday on Steve's winter break with his friends. We saw it without Stan because he had to work, so now he has to see it himself someday, and I am here to review it.
The film was good. It's about Jyn Erso, who is detained for her crimes by the Empire. She is ordered to retrieve the Death Star schematics on the planet, Scarif.
Cassian Andor, an intelligence officer and a Rebel Alliance Caption, and K-2SO, an Imperial droid, who has some funny lines, accompany her. I swear every time that droid talked, people in the audience were laughing. It's safe to say that he was the comic relief of the movie.
The movie had some action, a guarantee in all Star Wars films. So, if you haven't seen this film, and you're a Star Wars fan, I think you'll enjoy this film.
Now, for the sad part. Not in the movie, I mean in real life. The actress that played Princess Leia, Carrie Fisher has sadly passed away yesterday. Hayley told us after we saw the movie after she saw a text from her phone. Imagine that during the movie you're seeing, someone who played a part in it, had died the same day.
We were all saddened when we heard the news. She was sixty years old, and she had suffered a heart attack on a plane. Four days later, she died.
Poor Carrie, and her family. A lot of celebrities we have lost in 2016, including Gene Wilder (The original Willy Wonka), David Bowie, Muhammad Ali, and more.
I guess this blog isn't just a Rogue One review, but also a tribute to the late Carrie Fisher. May the force always be with you Carrie, and we will miss you, as well as the other famous people we lost this year.