Rogue One Favorite Krennic Moment?

Yes, he has some great lines in there. I already mentioned it, but the lines related to Lyra in particular are great...

And "Oh look, it's Lyra, back from the dead. It's a miracle."

 

He's just the absolute best in the prologue. One of the most enjoyable scenes in the entire franchise, IMO.

 

I liked his line deliveries of "Let me share with you a few details" and "Are we blind? Deploy the garrison!" I also liked the way he kind of jogged down the stairs on Scarriff.

 

"Oh, it's beautiful!"

Krennic's character is one that fascinates me. Three words about the deaths of many innocent people, and yet he says it as if he were looking at a work of art instead. I could easily see him or someone like him as a Nazi, admiring the "efficiency" of the camps while completely ignoring the wholesale slaughter of innocents.

On the other hand, Krennic is always ready to wield his power, power which was only conditionally his, until a higher up takes it away. Just like what he did to the Erso's. This struggle of power is one of my favorite underlying motifs in R1. The Empire's utter lack of regard for Krennic is made even more clear when you watch ANH right after R1 and notice the empty chair in the Death Star conference room and realize it was probably Krennic's. He had the might of the Empire in his hands and his colleagues don't bother to even note his absence.

Yes, I know, filming order. I can't help but think that this was deliberate on the part of the writers.

 

Very well stated, Katarn.

Krennic is one of the best written, and even better acted, villains in the entire Star Wars universe. He's equal parts angsty middle manager, groveling toady, and wielder of power. I like R1 as it is (my favorite non-OT SW film), but can't help but wonder what other Krennic drama could've ensued had he not been killed off. Even if he'd lived, "his" seat could've remained empty during the DS conference due to his being forcibly reassigned as per Tarkin's plan after the Scarif debacle.

Imagine a(n even more) bitter Krennic dumped off on some hole of a research facility, only to somehow redeem himself just enough (or for the Empire to become desperate enough) to give him back some of his power just in time to meet his end in some other way. Maybe he'd survive the war, be put on trial, and be sentenced to life in prison. The thought of broody Krennic brooding in a cell for the rest of the days is almost as poetic as being vaporized by his beloved creating.

He's such an evilly cool character. I think your comments about him as a Nazi are spot on. I was thinking that throughout the movie, and I think what makes him such a great bad guy is the "realness" he has in his mannerisms, attitude, and real-life historical plausibility.

 

I wish we had more Krennic too; that's pretty much how I feel about R1 itself. I wish it had been a two-parter or even a trilogy, so we'd have more adventures and more time with these characters.

And while I don't detest that Krennic died, I would have liked him to live and appear in other media (I don't know of any if he has). If not another film, maybe a part in the Darth Vader comics that deal with the aftermath of the destruction of the Death Star, or even the more current series that deal with the early days of the Empire. Either seems fitting.

 

Aside: I think that's the same group of guys moving on both of the platforms. Must be mirroring.

My fav moment is when he's with Vader. No other reaction in the saga says 'what kind of monster are you?' better than his face when he's addressing him.

 

I’m guessing, based on reviews of Solo, that there’s going to be a lot of inter-connectivity in future Star Wars films, and that we may see Jyn, Cassian, Chirrut, Baze, K2, Saw and the partisans, Raddus and others again. There are already some of Saw’s partisans apparently present in Solo (though in the background) and I think this sort of thing will get more explicit in the future.

 

I'm ok with that as long as they don't go too overboard with it. It's a big galaxy. The same ten people don't have to keep bumping into each other over a course of 15 years. It's fun to see some classic characters in Rebels, for example, but it gets a bit too "crowded," so to speak.

As for Solo, I really hope Han's first interaction with the rebels is just what we saw in ANH. There's no need to retcon that just to get his character to meet up with some other recognizable characters for the sake of ticket sales.

 

Based on how Han responds to Leia in ANH about "The Rebellion," he not only knew about it, he also seems to have had some unpleasant experiences running into "Rebels." At least that's my impression.

 

Lifetime Achievement Reel for Orson Krennic.

 

You missed one of his best lines.

"I lose nothing but time. You on the other hand, die with the Rebellion."

 

I actually looked for that and couldn’t find it!

 

I liked that shot in the teaser where his cloak is dragging on the water. Such a striking image, and it stuck with me more than anything the character did in the actual movie.

 

Mine are:
"Farming... really?"
"Here's Lyra, back from the dead. It's a miracle."
"It's beautiful."
"Are we blind? Deploy the garrison!"

 

Ben Mendelsohn’s delivery of "Oh look here's Lyra, back from the dead. It's a miracle" is one of the most perfect things in the movie.

He comes across as the type of Imperial you would want to hang out with if you were into Imperials.

 

The more I watch that scene, the more I think it’s one of the most cinematically perfect Star Wars scenes.

 

My favourite bit is when he looks up at the Death Star at the end to see it staring down at him like a huge eye right before it fires.

Him judged by the terrible machine of his own making.

Talk about poetic justice.

 

The irony is that Krennic is at his most sociopathic at the beginning of the movie. But he's also quite funny, which is disturbing. He's having to contain his rage and impatience throughout most of the movie. That said, I doin't like it when people say that KRennic is attracted to Jynn. To me, that makes him even more disturbing.

All things considered, this is my favorite Ben Mendelsohn performance. I realize the film is about the formation and success of Rogue One as a crew. But I do like the Jyn vs. Krennic dynamic. She refuses to be apathetic as she opposes the Empire. He is an apathetic person (in terms of human emotions and empathy) who wants to rise in the Empire. She's not greedy, initially wanting to keep her head down. He is greedy for a higher position.

At any rate, I'd say my favorite moments are probably his conversation with Vader and his loss at the end of the film.

 

This was his Sheriff of Nottingham moment...

 

The best non force sensitive villain around for me, his involvement even enhances Tarkin as not only the outright evil so and so we always new but shows he’ll tread on anyone to get up to the top

 

Getting Force-choked by Vader and getting stepped on by Tarkin.

 

he was choking on his aspirations

 

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