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#119 – Rogue One and Hope in Death

December 21, 2016Mikey Fissel Action, Adventure, podcast, RWT, Sci-Fi, Star Wars, War0

On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast:

Disney’s first attempt to make a standalone Star Wars film was met with mixed– though mostly positive– response. While definitely taking a different tone than most of the films that have preceded it, Rogue One offers a great opportunity to expand the Star Wars Universe while also adding depth to already known events and tying together a lot of material outside the cinematic films. Does Rogue One fully do what it sets out to do, however? We discuss.

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Because we know that Star Wars is kind of a Big Deal, we also recorded a BONUS SuperNerd Q&A Episode on Rogue One:

This episode’s panel included Blaine Grimes and Josh Crabb:

Blaine Grimes (@Dept_of_Tourism)
Reel World: Rewind

Joshua Crabb (@HeyItsThatJosh)
RWT Contributor

Podcast Notes and Links:
Rogue One at IMDB
Rogue One at Rotten Tomatoes
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Review at Reel World Theology
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Review at Reel Spirituality
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Review at Reel-Gospel
The Gospel of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story at Relevant
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Episode at Seeing and Believing Podcast
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Review at Cinemayward
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Review at Norville Rogers
Rogue One: Can a Rebel Learn to Trust and Obey? at Think Christian
Will the Force Be Strong With Rogue One? at Christianity Today
Star Wars Killed a Universe to Save the Galaxy at FiveThirtyEight
42 Rogue One Easter Eggs at Slash Film

Written by Mikey Fissel

Mikey Fissel (@fizzification) is the Creator/Producer/Managing Editor of Reel World Theology. He lives in Greensboro, NC with his wife, Laura, and their three children. He finds much joy from recounting his catch-phrase, "Story is Powerful and Entertainment is Not Mindless..."

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