I consider Andor to be in a class of its own in quality. The cinematography & writing are simply amazing; it’s very clear that the show runners have something to say, and went to great lengths to bring that vision to the screen. Criminally underrated by the wider audience, I consider s1 to be in the ranks of the best tv shows I’ve seen, period, never mind just as star wars material.
I don’t want to oversell it but I honestly think Andor is the best thing to come out of Star Wars in decades. It’s like the last flower of the franchise.
I don’t know how it could ever be topped. For me, it’s the peak of it all.
Complaint first, thrawn suffers from the same problem as Sherlock homes in that their genius is a contrivance of the author. I.e. they know perfect things because they’re written to.
Other than that the books are well written & paced. Amongst the best Star Wars books there are.
It’s crazy to think she was only 22-23 when she filmed Empire strikes back. She always has this authority and confidence that made her seem much older.
Or I just like enjoying a well told story without the need to previously see dozens of hours worth of content which is remotely relevant in order to understand every reference and know each character’s backstory.
Say whatever you want about where he took the franchise later and rereleases and whoring it out for every red cent… The man had a hell of a vision back in the day
Reminds me of all those cut aways my dad had posted up in his shot of medieval castles and ships. They always had one guy pooping somewhere. Instinctively looked for the guy pooping in this one.
These are the sequels in my mind regardless of what Disney says. They will probably be pulled from further for future TV and film. Thrawn is arguably the second most interesting antagonist after Vader.
Great write-up! I agree with all of your aesthetic picks. I first saw A New Hope when I was 11, and even at that age - having grown up on a cinematic diet of WWII films - the DLT-19 stood out as a wierdly familiar and out-of-place gun.
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