Prequel To Episode IV: A New Hope

I love the Star Wars movies. One of my earliest memories as a child was watching Episode IV: A New Hope over and over again. The first movie I ever saw in theaters was episode one, but me and my father walked out after the pod racing scene. Just like most fans, I think the prequels suck. It's hard for me to pick which one's my favorite. Each one of the originals has something I like like them, but if I had to pick it would be Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. For a longest time, Empire Strikes Back was my favorite, but after seeing it in the theaters, watching it at home, and giving it some thought, I have came to the conclusion that Rogue One is my new favorite Star Wars movie. I am sure most Star Wars fans would think I'm crazy for saying this; and then shove a lightsaber down my throat for even questioning the greatness of the originals. Before I get into why I think Rogue One is the best Star Wars movie, lets go over the plot. Rogue One is

It tells the story of how the rebels got the plans to destroy the Empire's new weapon, the Death Star. Fifteen years earlier, research scientist Galen Erso and his family are in hiding on the planet Lah'mu when imperial weapons developer Orson Krennic arrives to press him into completing the Death Star. Galen's wife is killed in the confrontation while their daughter Jyn escapes and is taken to safety by a Rebel extremist named Saw Gerrera. Fifteen years later, cargo pilot Bodhi Rook defects from the Empire, smuggling a holographic message from Galen to Gerrera on the desert moon Jedha. Rebel intelligence officer Cassian Andor frees Jyn from an Imperial labor camp before bringing her to the Rebel leader who convinces her to find and rescue Galen so the Alliance can learn more about