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What Rogue One Completely Changes About Star Wars: A New Hope. Watch Muhammad: The Last Prophet Online Fandango. SPOILER WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” in theaters now.

If you’ve seen “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” then odds are you felt a strong urge to watch the original 1. Star Wars” film immediately after that final scene. No surprise there, as “Rogue One” completely changes the way “A New Hope” plays out by showing us all of the insane action that immediately preceded the first “Star Wars” film. We now know the names and faces of the Rebel soldiers that stole the Death Star plans, and we know how they ended up in Princess Leia Organa’s hands — literally.

If you thought that the finale of 2. Revenge of the Sith” synced up nicely with “A New Hope” with it’s concluding scene on the Tantive IV, then “Rogue One’s” final moments on that same ship probably blew your mind. RELATED: Star Wars Star Carrie Fisher Passes Away at 6. So what changes when you rewatch “A New Hope” having just seen “Rogue One”?

Plenty. If you’ve seen the latest Star Wars film and haven’t followed it up with another viewing of “Episode IV,” do yourself a favor and make that happen. As we’re about to explain, it’s a whole new experience. Watch The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Online Flashx here. The opening crawl resonates“A New Hope” is a changed experience right from the opening crawl.

Unless you’re actively thinking about this text while watching “Rogue One,” you’ll be surprised at how well it syncs up. This text is how viewers were first thrown into “Star Wars” back in 1. Here’s the text: It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet. Pursued by the Empire’s sinister agents, Princess Leia races home aboard her starship, custodian of the stolen plans that can save her people and restore freedom to the galaxy….“Rogue One” serves as the opening salvo in the civil war between the Empire and the Rebellion. The assault on the Imperial outpost on Scarif was the Rebellion’s first major battle.

While the alliance lost a ton of soldiers in that battle, they did score a victory against the Empire — one that included the destruction of two Star Destroyers and the broadcast of the Death Star plans. The phrase “Rebel spies” now has resonance, because we know that phrase now refers to Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor and K- 2. SO — three rebels that went undercover in the outpost. And the last block of text introduces Princess Leia into the mythology, a character that we literally just saw in the final shot of “Rogue One.”9. A New Hope’s” title has a new meaning. Throughout “Rogue One,” characters state that rebellions are built on hope.

It’s what Cassian Andor tells a disbelieving Jyn Erso, and it’s later what Erso says to rally a small faction of Rebel troops to her cause. That word is echoed again in the very last scene of the film, after Leia is handed the Death Star plans. A Rebel officer asks Leia Organa what they’ve been given, and Leia tells him that the Rebellion has been given hope. The Death Star plans symbolize the hope the Rebellion has following a costly battle, hope that they can win the war.

RELATED: Rogue One’s Marketing Intentionally Excluded Lightsabers. This totally reframes the name of “Star Wars: Episode IV.” For decades, fans have assumed that the titular hope in the film was Ben Kenobi, who Leia calls her “only hope,” or Luke Skywalker. In the film, the son of Anakin Skywalker decides to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a Jedi; unlike his father, there’s a new hope that he won’t succumb to the Dark Side and will be able to redeem his father’s legacy and save the galaxy from the Empire.

The “new hope” was always assumed to be Luke. The “new hope” can still be Luke, sure, but it now has another meaning. Leia’s final line in “Rogue One” is referring specifically to the Death Star plans and the hope they bring to the Rebellion. Considering the fact that “A New Hope” begins with Leia planting those plans into Artoo and ends with the destruction of the Death Star, it makes sense that the film’s title would directly refer to a major part of the film. The Tantive IV crew is beyond stressed. The first ship you see in “Star Wars” is the Tantive IV, the corvette cruiser and Leia Organa’s consular ship, as it flees from a massive Imperial Star Destroyer. When the film cuts to inside the Tantive IV, you see Rebel officers running frantically — obviously because they’re being chased by a Star Destroyer.

But before “Rogue One,” we didn’t really have an idea of the context for all that hubbub. Were they previously flying through space, minding their own business, perhaps on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan, before suddenly being chased by the Empire? We now know that no, the crew of the Tantive IV has probably been terrified and running around frantically for the entire brief period of time in- between “Rogue One” and “A New Hope.” They know the Empire knows they have the plans, and they know they’re being chased. They’re also coming off a major space battle, one that saw a lot of loss of life. When the stormtroopers board the Tantive IV, they’re facing off against Rebels whose adrenaline has been pumping for a good long while.

Vader is at a 1. 0 for good reason. In the last moments of “Rogue One,” Darth Vader boards a Rebel flagship and just goes to town on a squad of Rebel fighters. He uses the Force to throw, choke and crush a dozen soldiers all in his quest to secure the stole Death Star plans. He fails, just barely, and the Tantive IV undocks and flies away. We see Vader see this happen, too; he watches the ship fly away, and he knows the plans are on board. Now when you watch “A New Hope,” you understand why Vader isn’t messing around when he boards the Tantive IV. Watch Big Momma`S House Online. Off screen, he orders his stormtroopers to blast open the door and kill everyone in sight — and they do.

He then enters the ship amidst a cloud of smoke, Rebel bodies littering his path. The next time we see him, he’s just straight up choking the ship’s captain to death. He’s immediately accusatory, asking about the transmissions he knows they intercepted. In 1. 97. 7, this made Vader seem merciless and downright evil; it still reads that exact way in 2. Vader’s at a 1. 0 on the anger scale.

He’s at a 1. 0 not only because he knows the plans are on board, he’s at a 1.