![]() ![]() Watch how he dodges blaster fire before anyone pulls a trigger clearly he has the “Jedi trait” of “seeing” things before they happen, even if he can’t see with his eyes. ![]() Chirrut goes into action rattling off the mantra “The Force is with me, I am one with the Force.” Is there room in Star Wars for mystical warrior-monks who are devoted to the Force but aren’t Jedi? What are they then? Some sources claim that Îmwe isn’t actually a “Force sensitive.” This seems absurd. ![]() Except, of course, that this is a Star Wars movie with no Jedi, so it’s really like if The Magnificent Seven featured Toshiro Mifune and no Western gunslingers. ![]() The effect is a bit like if you were watching Seven Samurai and suddenly John Wayne strolled in. Chirrut Îmwe is an odd presence because he embodies the Asian mystical warrior-monk archetype that inspired the Jedi in the first place, but he’s not a Jedi and uses a cane instead of a lightsaber. Much of the humor comes from Alan Tudyk as a deadpan robot named K-2SO, a reprogrammed Imperial droid who’s so tough and effective in battle that it’s unclear why the Empire doesn’t replace their incompetent battle droids and stormtroopers with K-2s.Īlso funny, and pretty cool, is Hong Kong superstar Donnie Yen ( Iron Monkey) as Chirrut Îmwe, a blind warrior-monk who is basically a Star Wars version of Zatoichi, the blind swordsman. There’s nothing wrong with that, I guess. Much like a typical Marvel movie, Rogue One is diverting enough while it’s unfolding, with a canny blend of action, humor and fan service, to send crowds away with smiles, perhaps debating the implications for canonical continuity, but neither greatly disappointed nor much changed. Whether an art or a science, Disney seems to have it down: this process of crafting competent franchise films that are good enough. ![]()
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