Star Wars breaks from tradition in latest release
Story crawl disappears from beginning credits; fans are worried about changes
December 20, 2016
This winter, many Star Wars fans will be eager to see Rogue One, the latest addition to the Star Wars pantheon of films, featuring the return of Darth Vader to the big screen.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, is the first of its kind to not focus on the saga of the Skywalker family. Instead, the movie is meant as a side-story that fits into what is now called the Star Wars Anthology Series. Other films in the series are expected to focus on other well liked characters, including Han Solo and Boba Fett.
However, there are some who are concerned that the film in this series will not be as good as the original series and is just another way for Disney to squeeze money out of the wildly successful franchise.
Star Wars is a highly lucrative property as evidenced by the more than $2 billion Disney made from all kinds of related sales for The Force Awakens. While some are afraid that Disney is making these films just for the money, other fans believe it makes sense for Disney to keep expanding the Star Wars universe with these film to deepen the overall experience.
One noticeable difference fans will see right from the very beginning of Rogue One, will be the absence of the famous opening story crawl with the iconic yellow letters fading into the distance of space. Instead, it will have a more traditional movie title opening without all of the text to read, according to reports with interviews
with the top producers. Fans are also concerned about the large amount of re-shooting that took place during the filming of Rogue One. Rumors have own around the director trying to make the film more family friendly, be- cause it is meant to be for teens.However, the actors and directors have said the re- shoots are to make the film better and even more accurate.
“I admire (Lucas Film President) Kathleen (Kennedy) and Gareth and the whole team for having the guts to go, ‘Let’s reopen this. Let’s do some of this again,’” said actor Riz Ahmed, in an interview with the Los Angles Times. “I think it’s because they really care and hopefully that’s something that shows when people see the film.”
