Throughout the Prequel Trilogy and the Clone Wars series we see that the fabled Jedi had gotten so caught up in politics and dogma, that they lost their ability to be fully effective as keepers of the peace. Yet in the broad scenes of the Star Wars mythology, what makes this so important, isn’t just the fact that he’s blind, but that he has a better understanding of something The Jedi missed prior to their downfall. Not counting Darth Vader in his giant walking prosthetic iron lung, or for that matter Saw Gerrera, this is the first time we have seen a character in Star Wars who can truly be described as physically disabled by our standards. Not fully trained as a Jedi, he demonstrates skills and abilities on par with the greats, like Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Qui-Gon Jinn with the wisdom and serenity of Yoda. ![]() Sure one cameo or two was a little wonky but chances are that they will clean that up a bit for the DVD/Blu Ray (they’ve done it before).īut if I were to pick my favorite character of all of the new ones we met in this first stand-alone Star Wars film, it was the Guardian of the Whill, Chirrut Imwe. I felt that the space dog fights in Rogue were the best since Return of the Jedi, the “thing the heroes must destroy in space to win the day” original, the characters engaging, the story gripping, the special effects cutting edge, and Ben Mendelson’s Director Orson Krennic a more engaging villain then General Hux in The Force Awakens. ![]() In fact I may be in the minority of Star Wars fans, but I loved it more then I loved The Force Awakens.
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