Star Wars: Rogue One - 10 Ways It Changes A New Hope

Donnie Yen's character in Rogue One, Chirrut Îmwe, was nothing short of brilliant. In addition, his strange Force prayer that he recites throughout the film may just hold the key to justifying one of Star Wars' longest standing points of criticism.

For years, the stormtroopers' apparent ineptitude when it came to firefights has been the subject of mockery among fans. This, of course, all goes back to A New Hope, in which the Imperial soldiers were completely unable to hit the film's protagonists with their blasters, despite them having perfectly clear shots throughout the movie and our heroes being sitting ducks at times. So what gives?

Well, Îmwe's story seems to provide us with an answer. In Rogue One, despite his blindness, the swordsman is able to not only effectively dodge each blast that came his way, but walk through a chaotic battlefield without so much as being grazed, all while proclaiming "I am one with the Force and the Force is with me." He is only finally hit and killed after making it across the firefight unscathed and flipping the switch that would help make the rebels' mission a success. His dying words are "I fulfilled my destiny."

Provided this was the intention, this information changes everything. This tells us that, when the Force is involved, not even the most highly trained soldiers in the entire galaxy can keep someone form their purpose. How did Luke Skywalker and company mange to remain un-shot for so long? Because they hadn't fulfilled their destiny yet, and the Force was going to help make sure they did.