“Rogue One’s final scenes betray its own spiritual premise,” writes Michael Moreci. In his analysis, the film’s “happy ending” omits Bodhi Rook, Chirrut Imwe, and Baze Malbus. What’s worse, it changes the fate of Jyn Erso’s daughter, Lyra. But despite the glaring flaws in the film’s storyline, it fails to live up to the film’s own spiritual premise.

Michael Moreci: Rogue One’s final scenes betray its own spiritual premise

While there are many good Star Wars movies, Rogue One’s final scenes betwixt its religious and spiritual premise betray its core premise. The premise is that a group of mercenaries, who call themselves the “Rogues,” travel back in time to kill the bad guys. But as Rogue One moves on to its final battle, the characters become more likeable and more humane, and the pacing becomes increasingly slower.

Darth Vader kills Lyra Erso

In Star Wars Rogue One, the smuggler Galen asks Lyra Erso to help him steal the kyber crystals. When he refuses, Lyra becomes suspicious of Krennic’s motives for trying to save her family, and threatens him by killing her. When Krennic fails to bring her back to Coruscant, a Death Trooper kills Lyra, and the Ersos are thrown into space.

After the meeting, Jyn and Cassian steal plans for the Death Star from the Alliance to Restore the Republic, where they find out that the Empire is building a new DeathStar. As part of their plan to destroy the Death Star, they kill the stormtroopers and Rogue One. The Death Star is destroyed in the process, and the Rogue One and all Imperial forces present are destroyed.

Galen Erso and Krennic have a history. They met in a futures education program on the planet Brentaal, and later, Krennic becomes an architect in the Corps of Engineers and coordinator of the Special Weapons Group. During the flight to Coruscant, the Ersos were unaware that Galen was also studying the Force. They later learn that Orson was planning to steal the kyber crystal and bring it to Earth.

CGI Princess Leia

The ending of “Star Wars: Rogue One” has caused a lot of debate. Many fans feel that the movie should have used an actress who looked like Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, rather than a CGI Princess. The CGI Princess Leia was portrayed by Ingvild Deila, who studied the actress for months to get the look that most fans are used to seeing. Producer Kathleen Kennedy has since responded to these criticisms, saying that “CGI is not the only option.”

It’s hard to argue with this decision. The original plan was to use Carrie Fisher, who was so much younger and more beautiful than her CGI Princess Leia. That way, the movie wouldn’t have been as overblown. And now, we can’t be too critical, since a CGI Princess Leia isn’t the only choice for the film’s ending.

Death of Jyn Erso

While only appearing in one Star Wars film, the character of Jyn Erso was essential to the overall story of the franchise. As a young woman, she helped the rebels by delivering Death Star schematics to the Rebel Alliance. Though the death of her father is devastating, she did have a role to play in saving the galaxy. After the Death Star was destroyed, Jyn Erso left the Empire and joined Cassian Andor’s team of spies.

After being abandoned by her Partisan family, Erso spent years living on her own in a dangerous galaxy. She committed a number of crimes to survive and eventually was recruited by the Rebel Alliance to find Gerrera on the planet Jedha. Gerrera had vital information about Galen and the Death Star project, and Erso used that information to get back to her father. Her mission was complicated when she discovered a holographic recording of her father. This recording was later revealed to be a key clue to the Death Star’s design, and the Death Trooper’s final attack killed her.