Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - The Weekly Planet Commentary Track

How I'd personally fix rogue one:

  • Change the structure. Get rid of the jumbled opening. Have jyn just be part of saw's gang then she meets either cassian or bodi and that's her call to adventure. Cut out the galen rescue attempt. Have most of the movie take place on scarif. Galen is there and jyn wants to rescue him but cassian wants to get the plans.

  • Make it more of a heist movie and less of a war movie. My favorite thing in heist movies are the planning sequences and how every member of the ensemble has a part to play, and rogue one really needs that to make it's characters less boring.

  • No tarkin, or just have a hologram cameo. I don't care about imperial office power struggles.

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