2016 · action · sci-fi
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Directed by Gareth Edwards2h 13m2016
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
Our read: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded action · sci-fi entry — measured in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured action / sci-fi, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, epic, measured.
- sombre
- brisk
- intense
- epic-stakes
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