{"id":516499,"date":"2022-11-26T22:12:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T19:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/andor-revealed-a-path-forward-for-star-wars\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T22:12:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T19:12:32","slug":"andor-revealed-a-path-forward-for-star-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andor-revealed-a-path-forward-for-star-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018Andor\u2019 Revealed a Path Forward for \u2018Star Wars\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e9a2bb380\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e9a2bb380\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andor-revealed-a-path-forward-for-star-wars\/#%E2%80%98Andor_Revealed_a_Path_Forward_for_%E2%80%98Star_Wars\" >\u2018Andor\u2019 Revealed a Path Forward for \u2018Star Wars\u2019<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Andor_Revealed_a_Path_Forward_for_%E2%80%98Star_Wars\"><\/span>\u2018Andor\u2019 Revealed a Path Forward for \u2018Star Wars\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <strong>[This story contains spoilers for the season finale of <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/andor\/\" id=\"auto-tag_andor\" data-tag=\"andor\">Andor<\/em><\/a>.]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    When <em>Andor<\/em> was announced in 2018 , it was just one of a number of <em>Star Wars<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> in the works for fledgling streaming service Disney+. Four years later, in an age of multiple <em>Star Wars <\/em>series arriving annually, season one of <em>Andor <\/em>managed to raise the bar for what a <em>Star Wars <\/em>show could be by carving out its own corner of the galaxy, one that always existed, but hadn\u2019t been fully explored until now.\u00a0 It could also offer a path forward for Lucasfilm, by proving audiences will embrace storytelling that moves beyond the mythos of the Skywalker Saga.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Before the series, audiences knew Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) from <em>Rogue One<\/em> as the dedicated Rebel captain who gives his life for the one thing that could turn the tide of their fight: the Death Star plans. The Cassian we meet at the start of <em>Andor<\/em> is a very different kind of rogue. He\u2019s selfish, pessimistic and wants nothing to do with either side of the brewing conflict. Over the course of <em>Andor<\/em>\u2019s first season, audiences see the evolution of Cassian from a disenfranchised criminal to a man who looks more like the ruthless Rebel leader they remember. More importantly, viewers see what it took for Cassian to ultimately devote his life to the Rebellion \u2014\u00a0 a decision that he would have scoffed at early on in the show. And while <em>Star Wars<\/em> always had the means for nuanced and complex stories, in peeling back the layers of the Empire\u2019s oppression and the Rebellion\u2019s sacrifice, <em>Andor <\/em>gets the franchise there in a way that previous projects never have.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    In a franchise known for its historically righteous take on good versus evil \u2014 and how the former will always triumph over the latter \u2014 Andor uncovers a different kind of <em>Star Wars<\/em> story. <em>Andor<\/em> looks through the eyes of the unchosen ones \u2014 the people who live under the oppression of the Empire, day in and day out. The ones without connection to a Jedi or a Skywalker or a Solo. Through Cassian\u2019s eyes, we see the Empire \u2014 and the Rebellion \u2014 for what they truly are. The Empire? A greater, more calculated evil than a gang of bumbling Stormtroopers. And the Rebellion? An organized effort far more complicated than just the \u201cgood guys.\u201d They are willing to do whatever it takes, even if it means sacrificing their own goodness in the process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    At the close of the finale, Cassian propositions Rebel mastermind Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgard) with two options \u2014 kill him or let him join the Rebellion. It brings his character\u2019s season one journey full circle, and inches him that much closer to the Cassian Andor that steals the Death Star plans with Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones). <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Cassian doesn\u2019t join up with the cause for the sake of goodness; he does it because it is necessary. At this point, he\u2019s committed murder, pulled off a significant Imperial robbery and been thrown into a brutal labor prison. He\u2019s led a mass prison breakout, later to find his friends at home suffering the consequences of his actions. It leaves Cassian with no other choice but to fight back. It\u2019s a choice that feels real, the kind of breaking point that only surfaces after a life spent under the unrelenting thumb of the Empire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI\u2019d rather die trying to take them down than die giving them what they want,\u201d Cassian says to fellow inmate Kino Loy (Andy Serkis) in episode ten. As viewers, we know that Cassian ultimately does give his life for the Rebellion. That knowledge makes us root for Andor, knowing that he\u2019ll one day become the hero of a greater story. But despite knowing his fate, knowledge that could have taken the suspense out of the series, the stakes remain high. It\u2019s not just about whether Cassian lives or dies, it\u2019s about the lives of the ordinary people around him, fighting for another day that they might not see. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    With <em>Andor<\/em>, Cassian\u2019s story levels the <em>Star Wars<\/em> playing field a bit. There\u2019s more to the Galaxy far, far away than Skywalkers and chosen ones. In fact, there\u2019s an entire world of people, slowly crumbling under a fascist regime that so desperately wants to squash any brewing rebellion, that the brutal measures it takes are what ignite the resistance itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cWe need the Empire to help,\u201d says Luthen in episode eight. \u201cWe need them angry. We need them coming down hard. Oppression breeds rebellion.\u201d It\u2019s a sentiment that seems harsh \u2014 Luthen is willing to let people die and suffer at the hands of the Empire in order to push the cause forward \u2014\u00a0and one that audiences certainly weren\u2019t thinking about when they watched Luke triumphantly destroy the Death Star in <em>A New Hope<\/em>. As <em>Andor<\/em> so continuously reminds us, beneath the great victories lay the horrific costs it took to get there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Revealed as the true mastermind behind the beginnings of the Rebellion, Luthen remains one of the more vital characters of the show, and perhaps one of the more crucial characters in <em>Star Wars<\/em> to date. In a past <em>Star Wars<\/em> story, a nuanced character like Luthen could have been framed as a villain. He\u2019s ruthless, cruel, paints a menacing portrait, and can go toe-to-toe with the most extremist of rebels like Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker). But his character shows us the true work of making a successful rebellion. In order to create the military stronghold that Luke Skywalker joins up in<em> Episode IV,<\/em> Luthen had to lay the groundwork, sacrificing everything in his life in the process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI\u2019ve given up all chance at inner peace,\u201d Luthen says in episode ten. \u201cI burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I\u2019ll never see. And the ego that started this fight will never have a mirror, or an audience, or the light of gratitude. So what do I sacrifice? Everything!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1000px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((419\/1000)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/PGM-FF-005228-copy.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"Tony Gilroy Andor\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"419\" width=\"1000\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\"><span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd as Luthen Rael in <em>Andor<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                    <cite class=\"a-font-accent-uppercase-xs lrv-u-color-grey-dark\">Disney+<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cTyranny requires constant effort,\u201d writes Karis Nemik (Alex Lawther) in his manifesto that Cassian studies during the season one finale. \u201cIt breaks. It leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear\u2026 Even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    In <em>Andor<\/em>, audiences see the Empire in its full glory. And this time, there is no looming Darth Vader or cackling, force lightning-wielding Emperor Palpatine to be seen. This is the true portrait of the Empire in all its cold, calculated and oppressive ways. Through characters like the cruel and ambitious Dedra Meero (Denise Gough) or the obsessive and desperate Syril Karn (Kyle Soller), the franchise finally reveals the passion behind the Empire. These Imperial officers aren\u2019t just blindly evil puppets of Palpatine. They believe in the mission of the Empire wholeheartedly \u2014\u00a0an idea more frightening than perhaps the threat of the Death Star itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    In episode nine, Meero says that unlike her more simple-minded Imperial colleagues, she prefers \u201ca more nuanced <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach\u201d in defending the Empire. For Meero, her career is at stake, and for that, she will risk anything. It\u2019s a notion not too far off from that of freedom fighter Vel Sartha (Faye Marsay), rebel senator Mon Mothma (Genevieve O\u2019Reilly), or even Luthen, himself. The Rebellion is up against not only the greater regime, but the individuals within who feel just as strongly as the rebels \u2014 not about freedom, but about power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    These concepts about tyranny, sacrifice and revolution could have caused <em>Andor<\/em> to collapsed underneath its own weight. And yet showrunner Tony Gilroy\u2019s creative vision allowed <em>Star Wars <\/em>to feel more complete, more real and more accessible. Among the Luke Skywalkers of the world, there walk the Cassian Andors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1000px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((419\/1000)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PGM-FF-003782-EMBED-2022.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) with delivery guards (Kenny Fullwood and Josh Herdman) in Lucasfilm's ANDOR.\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"419\" width=\"1000\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\"><span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) with delivery guards (Kenny Fullwood and Josh Herdman) in Lucasfilm\u2019s ANDOR.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                    <cite class=\"a-font-accent-uppercase-xs lrv-u-color-grey-dark\">Courtesy of Lucasfilms\/Disney+<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    When <em>Rogue One<\/em> hit theaters in 2016, it achieved both critical and fan acclaim, marking itself as one of the most universally-loved <em>Star Wars<\/em> films to date. It was different, it was gritty, and everyone dies at the end. It made the events to come in <em>Episodes IV,<\/em> <em>V<\/em> and <em>VI<\/em> that much more meaningful. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>Andor<\/em> achieves a similar feat. Building off of <em>Rogue One<\/em>\u2019s darker tone, the series not only adds greater context and significance to the events to come, but also sets the stage for more projects of the same timbre in the <em>Star Wars <\/em>galaxy. While there will always be a place for Jedi-centric stories or love for adorable Grogu-like creatures, perhaps Lucasfilm is ready to get ruthless, to take the bigger leaps or greater risks. Perhaps the Skywalker-focused movies or the Marvel Cinematic Universe formula isn\u2019t necessarily the way forward. Perhaps the path ahead is a greater focus on unique standalone stories that enrich the universe in their own ways. As for season two, which will conclude the series, Gilroy is already at work on the 12-episodes that will bridge the gap into <em>Rogue One<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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