Rogue One – An Engineering Ethics Story
To anyone who hasn&#x27;t seen Rogue One yet... I think it&#x27;s the best Star Wars movie since Empire.  Worth your time.  Amazing fast-paced character development and arcs (compare Star Wars to Suicide Squad if you really want to be impressed or see how badly it could have turned out), wonderful little cameos, rich visuals that show what the prequels could have been, and paramount a superbly written and acted story.<p>(Spoilers)<p>The ambiguous ethics of sending an assassin to kill Galen because The Rebellion didn&#x27;t believe how he could leak truthful information (and keep this mission secret from Jyn in order to get her help locating her father) was especially well done.  The concept of sides, Empire or Rebellion, being unclear to people until they join one was also woven in nicely -- normal people just want to go about their lives free from conflict.<p>The most hotly debated topic between me and my friends though wasn&#x27;t about ethics, it was about if Donnie Yen&#x27;s character was using The Force or not. (Of course he was, and in prior movies plenty of characters used The Force before becoming Jedis.)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dorksideoftheforce.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;04&#x2F;08&#x2F;rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-who-is-the-staff-wielder&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dorksideoftheforce.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;04&#x2F;08&#x2F;rogue-one-a-star-w...</a><p>Rogue One&#x27;s story certainly muddies the waters a bit, but the fact Star Wars is willing to embrace more complexity and a blurring of the lines is great for the franchise and mature fan base. Someone woke up and realized that the value of the Star Wars ins&#x27;t just how many lunch boxes it can sell, they can make a buck telling compelling stories as well. #NoEwoks #NoGungan