I was totally on board. I think the spin off films should have a different vibe in terms of the meta film tropes (opening crawl, music, wipes for scene changes, etc.) while still feeling like Star Wars in universe.

But this movie NEEDED that opening crawl, first to set up an establish what was going on for people who hadn't read Catalyst and second because the way they actually shot the opening would have been perfect for the crawl. I figured the crawl would be out of place because of the film starting with a flashback, but it wasn't really a flashback. More of a flash forward after Galen was captured. An opening crawl could have established the time period, the fact that Galen's family was in hiding with the Krennic and the Empire looking for him to continue work on their new super weapon.

>Catalyst shouldve been THE
>FUCKING CRAWL.