George Lucas created the well known series, Star Wars in 1977. The series is known for Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and lightsabers. Rogue One is prequel to episodes IV,V and VI. Star Wars has been known to make backstories to the first three movies that came out in the late 70’s and early 80’s.

This story is about girl, Jyn Erso, who has a father involved with the Empire, Galen Erso. The empire comes and takes Galen Erso to finish up the super weapon named the Death Star. Death Star is a weapon for the Empire to take over the galaxy.

The movie starts out with Jyn being a child, and seeing her father being taken and her mother being killed. She grows up to become a criminal. The Rebellion helps her escape from jail, but the only way she can be let go from the Rebellion. She would have to find her father, who she hasn’t seen in many years.

She has to find the plans to the Death Star so they can destroy it. Galen put a little glitch into the Death Star, so he gave the message to a former empire pilot, Bodhi Rook. The movie focuses on Jyn Erso, but during her journey, she meets new people that become accomplices to the finding of her father.

She meets a blind man, Chirrut Imwe, a soldier, Baze Malbus, and Cassian Addor, an officer that’s affiliated with the Rebellion. They have to travel to Scarif, a paradise that holds military access for the Empire. The group and Rebellion troopers have to battle Stormtroopers to destroy the Death Star. It was a very heartfelt war, it will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Even though Rogue One is a Star Wars story, you will forget that the story is told in the same world as Star Wars. This movie was done really well by the production, Lucasfilm, who has made all of the Star Wars’. they didn’t really focus on the backstory of Star Wars. Although if you’ve seen the previous movies, you will pick up the references that they drop during the movie. The director, Gareth Edwards, does well bringing the movie to an end because the movie is taken place before Episode IV: A New Hope. Again, if you’ve seen Star Wars before you will recognize the where the ending it going.

I would suggest Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to everyone. This movie made me want to go back and watch all of the Star Wars. Rogue One takes a break from the story in the Star Wars franchise, which is about to reach episode VII on December 15, 2017. In my opinion, Rogue One will satisfy those who love Star Wars and those who haven’t gotten into the franchise.