What is Reddit's opinion of The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story?

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The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. A beautiful book and excellent chronicle of the making of this exceptional film. I just rewatched it last night. It only gets better with age. Every scene has such weight, every plot turn makes 100% crystal clear sense, every performance is true. Then by the end you truly realise it could only have been Jyn to do this. The rebellion, whilst tenacious, has also been at it for a while, and naturally grown a few measures more cautious than at the beginning. Jyn, fresh in, has this bird’s eye perspective on what must be done, and confronts the jaded/heart-darkened core of the Rebel Alliance in the shape of a single man, Cassian, and symbolically convinces him that if he does this, if he can secure the plans — not even destroy it mind you, but just the chance of destroying it — all those innocents he killed, all those underhanded acts he committed, will have been worth it in the end, in some way. And Chirrut and Baze, the spiritual soul of the film, having their pivotal role in allowing the plans to go through. It’s so moving. Everyone has a reason for being there. The Force took the shape of/guided these fated, non-Jedi, unconventional heroes, and gave the justice and goodness that is embodied in Luke a fighting chance in A New Hope. The accomplishment of Rogue One, of making one of the pillars of an entire modern artform (filmmaking) not only better, but genuinely giving it a completely inseparable prologue...is beyond remarkable. Gary, if you or any of year team read this, truly, thank you for being who you are and doing what you do. You, John Knoll, Gareth Edwards and team made a beautiful film that respects its origins while forging its own identity and enhancing everything connected with it, and we’ll all never be able to thank you enough.

Check out the art book if you're ever in a bookstore. It's filled with some really amazing work, most of which was not in the final film. I bought one for my dad and had my wife gift one to me.

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Rogue-One-Star-Story/dp/1419722255/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482983086&sr=8-1&keywords=rogue+1+art+book

I know I'm a little late, but this book is filled with all of the concept art for the film. It's fantastic.

Overuse of nostalgia with the plot jumping around without much happening are definite weaknesses with the first half of the movie. How bad it really is is largely depending on preference.

In my opinion, the problem with the movie is that it didn’t commit to being a darker movie. You can see into how the story could’ve played out in The Art of Rogue One and The Ultimate Visual Guide.