S1E45 - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - “We’ve never disagreed this much about Star Wars before”

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story


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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story just released, and we had to do
a podcast on it. Especially since we did a pre-release show last
week! What is interesting, though, is that we have never
disagreed so much about Star Wars. Despite being roughly the same
level of fan (read: fanatic), the two of us look at both the SW
universe and film/media in general in such different ways that
our takeaways from Rogue One are starkly different.

From the characters to the plot, to pacing and even whether
or not this Star Wars Story needed to be told at all, we disagree
on almost every point. We do, however, totally understand why the
other feels the way he does. We have a long discussion about the
Star Wars universe, what makes each of us love it, and why. Much
of our disagreement around Rogue One comes from its dark tone,
which influences our enjoyment on a film-viewing level, not as a
Star Wars fan.

We do, however, agree on a number of points about the movie.
We found a lot to love about Rogue One, and more than anything
else, it makes us excited for the new directions that the
franchise will take. It’s a great sign that because we disagree
about Rogue One, there will inevitably be an experimental Star
Wars Story that flips our disagreement 180 degrees. There is a
ripe future for Star Wars because of the precedent set with Rogue
One, and we both can’t wait to see what new things Disney is
going to bring us in the future.



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