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The Cost of Rebellion
This Just In: Rebellions are built on hope, but they require individual sacrifices for collective improvement.
Warning: This post contains minor spoilers for Rogue One and Andor.
Seeing Rogue One in theaters was a unique experience. The Star Wars franchise was recently reborn, with The Force Awakens released the previous year. Rogue One promised something else, something new, and something self-contained. It also happened to be the first time I saw a movie with a reclining seat — talk about a game changer!
I recall sitting in the theater as the credits rolled, feeling completely stunned. I hadn’t experienced anything like it in the Star Wars universe — something gritty and raw, something that ended in tragedy yet still managed to convey hope. It was, and still is, a masterpiece.
Rogue One tells a story that leads directly into A New Hope, which we have long known the ending of — the ragtag rebellion defeats the Empire. The recently completed Disney+ series, Andor, however, wanted to tell the rest of the story — the tale of how the Rebellion formed. (Spoiler Alert: It was messy, fractured, and required immense sacrifices.)
Cassian Andor, the show’s titular character, sacrifices everything for the hope of ending the Empire. Andor…
