At a time when the Star Wars universe has become an unfocused, repetitive blur of whiny Chosen Ones, Jedi tragedies and tired Skywalker sagas (on the big screen, anyway), 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story remains arguably the best Star Wars movie of the last decade. (Also read: Rogue One review: This is our generation’s Star Wars story. Moments into Andor’s first episode (critics were sent the first four) it becomes instantly clear that this isn’t the flashy Star Wars fair we’ve been subjected to of late. Andor also soars because, unlike most MCU and Star Wars projects, character isn’t throttled by plot. When was the last Star Wars story which showed us a heartbroken man giving into a moment of weakness and making a costly mistake, solely because he’s insecure about the woman he loves?

Source: Hindustan Times September 22, 2022 04:17 UTC