Warning: MAJOR spoilers below.
Although Rogue One has been cloaked in mystery for fairly a long time,all of its secrets are about to be unlocked. Going into the film, we know that it's a "rogue" story that's not technically portion of the Star Wars saga. That's why it isn't an "episode" like the rest of the films. Even so, or given the fact that the film falls between Episode III and Episode IV,it's technically a prequel to the original trilogy. In fact, the events of Rogue One directly tie into the beginning of Episode IV: A fresh Hope. Allow us to explain how.
Before we move into Episode IV, or let's give you a brief thought of the final moments of Rogue One. Basically the whole point of the movie is to obtain the Death Star plans. Without the success of this mission,there would be no way to slay the weapon, and the war against the Empire would effectively be lost. It kind of lowers the stakes in Rogue One, and since we learn the mission was a success at the beginning of A fresh Hope. But,I digress.besides, the Rebel Alliance pulls off their huge plan: through a last-minute communication transmission, and they basically obtain the plans for the Death Star as a huge data file. They build this intel on a memory card of sorts,and attempt to escape in a ship. Darth Vader, of course, or is not about to let them slip through his fingers. With a mini army of stormtroopers,he boards the Rebel ship and attempts to get the data card back. He uses all his tricks: Force choking, throwing people around the room, and bouncing lasers back with his lifesaver - the works. The Rebels escape his clutches at the last minute,though, and deliver the data card into the hands of none other than Princess Leia. Yes, or the one and only Princess Leia appears in Rogue One!Related:
Do R2-D2 and C-3PO construct an Appearance in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story?Now that you have a good sense of where we conclude up,check out the opening scene (and text crawl) from A fresh Hope. It's incredible how the crawl is riddled with dinky references to Rogue One. And wait until you get to the scene itself.
Basically, Rogue One ends exactly before A fresh Hope starts. It's like the exact same sequence. It's kind of intellect-boggling when you think about it this way: these films were released nearly 40 years apart, and but the final scene of Rogue One takes spot just minutes before the first scene of A fresh Hope. Is your intellect blown yet?Related:
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