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Genre: Film & Animation
Date of upload: Nov 23, 2022 ^^
Rating : 4.909 (1,291/55,548 LTDR)
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The reason I adore Andor so much was the depiction of The Empire. I have worked for some big bureaucracies, and the meetings, inside competition, power play, etc. were chilling for me. Unlike movies like Avatar which slaps you in the face with "THIS IS AMERICA MILITARISM AND THAT IS BAD" it felt like Andor just gave you a peak inside the middle management of the empire and let you figure it out for your self. I have rarely enjoyed squirming so much.
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A lot of this reminded me of techniques we saw in Dune, from the sound of the water glass sliding across the table, to fingers running through sand, to the views of the desert through the ornithopter windowsâbut I love how these techniques in Andor specifically contribute to the theme of the show as youâve pointed out here. It makes it feel less like a copy/paste and makes it clear that this was a meaningful creative decision.
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It's quite clear that Andor is a character-driven narrative while the other Star Wars projects are plot-driven. You can see that plots take centre stage in the original trilogy, the three prequels and the three sequels, the characters there are just plot place-holders. While in Andor, Toni Gilroy focuses on the causality of characters. We care so much about the people in this world, even if their screentime is just a few minutes. Even the robot makes us emotional. Andor is simply good writing.
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For the first time in any Star Wars lone TIE Fighters were legit terrifying, rather than simply cannon fodder.
I especially remember the scene where one TIE runs super low to the river, kicking up a fantail, and then flies right over the crewâs heads letting them know they could have just have been strafed if the pilot wanted to. The noise alone, which has always been iconic, was so well edited and engineered - like at a race track when youâre near a high output engine revving LOL but itâs a TIE Fighter đ
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One of the stark differences I found between Andor and other Star Wars media that really hooked me from the start was the dialogue. Whenever you hear a conversation in Andor it genuinely feels like people talking with one another vs what a lot of the other movies/shows in SW have done. A huge step up coming from Obi Wan...
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The other thing I really love about Andor is the tension that is missing from literally every post Disney Star Wars media. The empire is a true threat to the characters, and the characters react as such. Not having the omnipotent view makes the audience take the ride with the characters and also creates tension.
Having grand, epic battles is great and all, but if the audience doesn't care about the characters or the story, it's largely just eye candy. The Andor team did an amazing job with this prequel when the audience already knows what happens.
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5:46 this is part of why the shot of the sand spaceport in A New Hope is so compelling. They don't hand you a drone/digital shot of the town and then cut to luke in a bar. They give shots of luke and obiwan in the car, driving past security, getting out of the car, and walking into the bar. It makes the world feel real and genuine.
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@ThomasFlight
1 year ago
This video is SPOILER-FREE, so you can watch even if you haven't seen the show or aren't caught up! Check out my podcast: cinemaofmeaning.com/ Support my channel on Patreon: patreon.com/thomasflight
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