The Huge Mistake Rogue One Makes, According to Star Wars' Title Designer

Rogue One makes it clear that it's a Star Wars film, but it's missing an iconic part of the franchise and the person responsible for creating it isn't happy. The standalone film doesn't have an opening title and text crawl, and the man who spent a lot of time trying to make a version that George Lucas liked, thought it was a mistake.

When Dan Perri, the creator of the opening of the original Star Wars, was asked by Hollywood Reporter about what he thought about Rogue One not using it, he said:

Frankly, it is a huge mistake, because the image is so iconic and it's so important to tens of millions, hundreds of millions of fans. I couldn't imagine it starting without that. It's foolish.

Lucasfilm previously said that the title and text crawl are exclusive to the Star Wars "saga" films, referring to the episodes that feature the Skywalker family history.

The first few seconds of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story felt strange to many who were expecting the fanfare opening and the words STAR WARS on the screen, even if the text crawl didn't come. While the movie basically opens exactly as the other Star Wars films do following that, with a look at deep space and a ship coming into view, it still felt like something was missing in the opening. The title of the film appears, but the words STAR WARS never do.

What do you think about the opening of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story? Do you think it was a mistake to not include an opening title and text crawl?

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