tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post3892871943670728961..comments2024-03-14T10:32:29.233-05:00Comments on Blood of Prokopius: A Rogue One RantFrDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-63573892757988902982017-07-31T05:27:27.419-05:002017-07-31T05:27:27.419-05:00This kind of proves my point that Rogue One isn...This kind of proves my point that Rogue One isn't a good movie. While we can tell great stories about <i>RPGs</i> (because they exist in that self-referential world of game systems, random rolls and odd player behavior) they don't make for good <i>stories.</i> All that cool factor that the characters seem to have does scream RPG, because any depth they might have had would have existed in the players behind those characters.<br /><br />BTW (in my completely biased opinion) sans Christ, no life has meaning. Just saying...FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-64976583937126836672017-07-30T12:27:47.534-05:002017-07-30T12:27:47.534-05:00I thought it was a fine tale of a ragtag party of ...I thought it was a fine tale of a ragtag party of RPG adventurers who bonded unexpectedly over a common cause and in the end joyously chose the TPK because face it - what else where they gonna do with their lives that had any meaning? Anders Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654797360283177027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-49880400280876544262017-07-28T16:08:17.894-05:002017-07-28T16:08:17.894-05:00I suppose that argument might be imposed upon the ...I suppose that argument might be imposed upon the movie once all is said and done, but that character arc is not what this movie sets up. The frame is the story of the agent, not the rebellion. Had this story begun with the leaders of the rebellion desperately trying to figure out how they were going to find hope/survive I could readily accept this interpretation. As it stands, this sounds more like the kind of rationalization I used to try and justify why I thought I should like Episode I. I have long since stopped trying to make excuses just because it has the words "Star Wars" tacked on.<br /><br />I will grant, however, that the version I know of this story (the Radio Drama) does such an outstanding job that my view of this movie is heavily prejudiced.FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-52390285889636493522017-07-28T15:53:23.763-05:002017-07-28T15:53:23.763-05:00Normally I agree with you, but I'm not sure I ...Normally I agree with you, but I'm not sure I do in this case. In many ways, it's the Rebellion itself that goes through the story arc. As you point out, they start off fractured, schizophrenic, and borderline villainous. They are at their most ruthless because they're on the ropes, don't dare take heroic risks, and most don't see any chance of a happy ending. This is expressly spelled out in the film. Rogue One's story is how the titular group's self-sacrifice gave the Rebellion the hope and example it needed to become the heroes of the original trilogy. Michael Bugghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12196330988164511595noreply@blogger.com