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There a huge difference between how Rogue One and the Original Trilogy portrays the rebellion. Even though both of these entries talk about the same time period within Star Wars history, Rogue One has a far more gritty and realistic tone to it. The Rebels have to be careful, they take heavy losses, make huge sacrifices for oftentimes minuscule gain. To me shows like Rogue One and Andor do a great job at not romanticizing warfare and acts of rebellion.
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[@GenerationTech]

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[@motherteresa8418]

What the guards out numbered the prisoners. Media never shows the concept of a tyrannical majority

[@timmcclymont3527]

I completely agree with you on Andor almost completely. If I don't get another season, well, I'll be sad. 😂

[@chrisreilly1290]

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[@ohmai6626]

I'm feeling very unwell about you taking an AI Sponsorship. What about Humanity First? Have you been replaced with an AI and now are supporting digital overlords?

[@shannonhamilton4059]

Very disappointing to see you pushing the software that steals from real artists. Shame on you. Now I've got to unsubscribe and block what was my favorite Star Wars channel. Do better

[@deathbytouch4252]

Andor feels like it’s being told as history where the OT feels like the mythologized version told to children to glorify the rebellion and gloss over its horrors.

[@DesertRoamerUK]

Truly original, insightful thoughts are a rare thing. Cherish, enjoy and remember them for the valuable nuggets that they are.

[@tommogaz]

@@DesertRoamerUK reduce the entire struggle down to a few good looking characters, turn the staid beaurocracy of the jedi into a mystical knight errant, distil the opponent down to one, recognizable villain with a personal connection to the hero, ripping score, even some comic relief! I guess all propaganda should tell a good story.

[@kecksbelit3300]

That's the problem with andor it doesn't have the mystical star wars feeling. It doesn't need to be childisch the games show you can reach the same feeling while telling storys based on the sith. Andors problem is, it's just like every other show it's not star wars. It's a good show but it's not a good star wars show

[@p_serdiuk]

Well, Andor's audience are adults who watched the OT as kids

[@abeautifuldayful]

@@kecksbelit3300 Yep, it's not a good Star Wars show. It's a brilliant Andor show. Star Wars problem is that it's not even a good Andor show. But Star Wars is still great. It's just not as brilliant as Andor or even Rogue One. There, I fixed it for you. Just kidding, actually. I agree that Andor doesn't have the mystical feeling you pointed out. But it has more relatable content for the more mature viewer to absorb and appreciate. I love both.

[@stop736]

Luthen’s speech will always give me the chills. Just incredible acting.

[@colleybri8912]

And writing. Even the best actors struggle with poor scripts. The combination here was perfect!

[@TheBarber5550]

I'll never forget that speech

[@mmcollins3]

Rouge One and Andor is the grass roots story of how change starts. And adds so much depth to the overall Star Wars story arc. The magical force wielders, like Luke Skywalker, Dart Vader, Ahsoka Tano, etc. . . . are and important to the story. But the daily struggles of common citizens offers so much more insight. Heck, I'd like to see a series or good short on the day-today struggles of the warfighters for both the Rebel Alliance and Empire. That would be a good watch as well (if done right).

[@seanhewitt603]

The peasants have feelings?, I thought they just went along to get along, like most insignificant creatures

[@ProjectMathesar]

The truth about Andor is that much like the movie Joker it doesn't actually need the IP to work. The story would be just as effective in any setting bc it's that well-written.

[@MonstersNotUnderTheBed]

Bingo. It writes to the eternal ideas, archetypes, psychology, etc, not cheap pointless memberberries like Mando S2-3, Obi Wan, Boba Fett, Ashoka.

[@ProjectMathesar]

Right on the money. The show doesn't mention the word "Jedi" once, refers to Palpatine in completely political terms and does not give even a whiff of the idea that "the will of the Force" is at work. It's just humans (plus aliens) doing human things.@@MonstersNotUnderTheBed I'd say the only real advantage of using the Star Wars IP here is that it saves entire episodes worth of exposition.

[@deathgun5925]

But, then whats the point of it being Star Wars, of it lacks the Identity of Star Wars. Could just call it a Generic space show at that point... Referencing and building on existing concepts is not bad, it's just, it's been done badly.

[@MonstersNotUnderTheBed]

@@deathgun5925 Who says it lacks the identity of Star Wars?? Saying the writing is so good that the Star Wars branding on the script is just a video game skin doesn't mean it does not have Star Wars vibes. It absolutely has Star Wars vibes, and really meshes Prequels and OT very nicely, with more OT vibes actually.

[@MonstersNotUnderTheBed]

@@deathgun5925 Define "identity of Star Wars"

[@PaoloGiovanni]

Actually, Lucas was toying with doing several productions that were quite separated from the grandiose big screen Jedi world with a film focused on Boba Fett and a series focused on the Underworld crime bosses of the Star Wars world.

[@2nd_Directorate]

Lucas directly called it Star Wars: Underworlds and set it on Coruscant. He wanted to try his hand at a TV show but it never got realized (there is some test footage tho). Long time later Lucas heavily supported the developers of the game Project 1313 which would have put the players in the shoes of a bounty hunter on Coruscant. Never got realized as, iirc, EA bought and nuked the studio.

[@shcdemolisher]

@@2nd_Directorate Yeah which we do still need a game like that to happen.

[@jeffreycarman2185]

Lucas allowed (not sure he “made” these) a couple of spin-off shows (Droids and Ewoks) that focused a small group of people not doing any things of galactic consequence.

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

I'm glad he didn't get the chance. He sucks at his job. It's just everyone looks at his work with a severe bias. Everyone forgets that all their favorite things about Star Wars were typically the result of others overriding Lucas and removing or including something against his wishes. Most of Episode V is like that. Throughout the franchise the actors regularly drastically changed the dialogue to the point it doesn't match the original script at all. In the prequels we got the true taste of what Lucas does. And while some have softened toward them over the years, I still think they mostly suck.

[@waryace2]

9:18 I think Luke looking for adventure may seem like bored teenage drama, but is also realistic. Besides from the space wizard stuff I think Luke would be a young guy volunteering as an for WW1 for maybe someone who volunteers for another foreign war like the Spanish Civil War. The new stuff like Rouge 1 or Andor does expand more into the ideology behind the rebellion and it is a nice tone shift that is appreciated. I guess if they ever expand on Andor how would the MC story end lol I remember at the end of Rouge 1 I almost cried because I thought someone would make it out.

[@MrJol420]

To be fair. Luke in the EU legends thrawn trilogy is so more thought out. He even speaks about how he rushed into save his friends on a feeling and lost his hand. And the mistakes he made . The sequel trilogy didnt really let mature luke shine.

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

Nope. Just got more whiny, more stupid, and got more plot armor.

[@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy]

We are getting close to growing replacement organs and regenerating limbs here on Earth 2023. I have to believe Luke could go to a planet with advanced medical systems, like Coruscant, and get his hand regrown. I get that it was important for the original three movies, but after Darth Vader was killed, why not grow a new hand? I would guess that limb regeneration comes long before hyperspace travel in the technological progression.

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

@@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy Here's my take on all of that... 1) There's no objectively logical "in-universe" explanation for any of it. It's all nothing but the result of bad writing from a bunch of lazy and poorly educated incompetents. But... 2) What makes the most sense, is that Hyperspace is a construct, not a natural phenomena. At some point in that galaxy's past, some advanced civilization created a mechanism or operational system that generates a pocket universe everyone knows as "Hyperspace." To keep it going, they employ nanotechnology linked through that pocket universe. When it wound up embedded in various lifeforms, those lifeforms gained the ability to link to the network and use the features of Hyperspace to affect the "real world." 3) The point of hyperspace wasn't to make life easier on the civilization that built it, but to give younger species a better chance to reach the stars. As such, common radio technologies are sufficient to interact with hyperspace. The more powerful and precise the radio tech, the better the effect. Different types cause different effects. It's the basis of all their tech. Droid brains, blasters and such, repulsorlift generators, shields, hyperdrive, all of it. That's why so much of their tech and their society seems so absurdly and almost impossibly advanced tech in other areas. 4) Because all this advanced tech is so cheap and easy to get into, they have no impetus at all to try and do anything different or better, and also don't really seem to understand fundamentally how it actually works. Radio tech is pretty simple, and so long as they're getting what they want out of it, there's no real point to doing anything else. Especially when it would mean opening up whole new fields of study that completely contradict everything they know as it is. So...they haven't the first clue about the complexities of genetics (aside from cloners like the Kaminoans, who are clearly VERY secretive about their knowledge), and don't have any idea how to grow new body parts or anything. But, droid parts and the systems to control them...are easy because of this broad tech made possible by access to hyperspace. Even though they don't even know that's what it is. It explains all the discrepancies, and it explains all the capabilities seen and described, and it contradicts none of the established lore (directly, anyway).

[@slyktech1860]

@@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy To be fair they also have Droids and Hypserspace before advanced computing and software development. Just look at all the physical buttons and knobs in this galaxy. In some ways this galaxy is stuck using technology from the 70s like computing and display screens, while much more advanced in other areas like AI(Droids).

[@369Webcast]

In episode IV Luke simply represents generations of eighteen year old kids enlisting with the military to fly. For most it was because of the glamour but for others it was also about the prospect of getting an education too. Andor shows a different side to war from the glamour of flying. The sort of dirty conflict that takes place in dark alleys with knives (vibroblades). It’s a gritty side of warfare that most people never get to see. I love the series. The creators nailed it. 🎉😊

[@ncc74656m]

I wrote this forever ago, but tbh it's still relevant it seems: In Defense of Luke Skywalker: After discussing Luke's behavior throughout the movies with a friend, I thought I'd break down my take on it. Luke's life REALLY sucks. At the beginning of Episode IV, he's 19 years old. His life has been a series of disappointments as he dreams of a bigger universe. He wants to go off to the Academy where he could get training, presumably as a pilot, and then go off to join his friends in the Rebellion. He's already been turned down by Uncle Owen at least once, and though Owen may well understand why Luke can't do that, he also can't explain it to Luke. He sees his future vanishing in the dust bowl that is Tatooine. His universe opens up in a completely unexpected way as he learns that he is heir to the lineage of a powerful Jedi (fuckin' kid learns he's a Jedi and gets a lightsaber on day 1), and that a secretive Jedi Master is going to train him. He takes his "first step into a larger universe." (This comes later, sure, but it makes sense applied here as well as on the Falcon.) Next, the only family he's ever known is taken away from him. Owen and Beru raised him from a baby. No matter how tired Luke thought he was of them, he still saw the aftermath of their brutal murder by the Empire. The only life he's known has been stripped out from under him, even if it's not the one he wanted. Worse, some accuse him of not even caring, but baby, that's classic trauma response right there. Afterwards, he ends up in the cantina among some of the worst people in the galaxy, where he promptly has some alien try to kill him and then sees this old mystery man he's fallen in with suddenly cut off the guy's arm! Then, he gets to the Death Star, becomes the hero (well, I mean, Leia saved their punk asses, but details, details), and saves the day (or, well, the morning, cause this shit's all before breakfast really), and then watches his new bff and key to the larger universe get smoked. (Remember, Luke has no idea that Ben was sacrificing himself, not just to save them, but because this is literally the entire moment he's been waiting for since the last time he met Vader.) After that, he makes it to Yavin IV, and gets to meet all his old friends from Tatooine. Then he almost immediately gets to watch his old friends go up in smoke. Nearly gets vaped himself except for timely intervention by Han and the Falcon. Now he's getting telepathic messages from a guy he just watched die, and he's definitely not having a psychotic break or anything here. Against all odds, and having learned to "trust the Force" only a like a day earlier (Ep. IV is about six days or so), he succeeds and blows the Death Star... Without having much downtime to speak of at all, he now has to process having his dream from six days ago become reality, but he's a hero of the Rebellion, and he's still got all the other grief to process. Oh, and of course, now he and the entire Rebellion need to pack up NOW and get the hell off Yavin IV before the entire Imperial Navy glasses them from orbit. I guess those therapy sessions will have to wait? So. Yeah. That's just the first movie. Maybe we cut the kid a break, yeah?

[@dayegilharno4988]

@@filidhdeklend893 :) I believe that this "It's not supposed to be" got invalidated by him "selling out" to Disney... AND by the fact that ~45 years have passed since he conceived this franchise to be, and a huge part of the audience is that much older and more discerning now, as it should be! Why would a child-friendly SW and a gritty SW be mutually exclusive in this day and age?

[@evel8042]

really good analysis of luke in ep iv!

[@AdultThirdCultureKid1971]

I agree with you 100%. Like a lot of teenagers, Luke did start out in Episode IV as whiny and frustrated. He embarked on a hero's journey.

[@ncc74656m]

@@AdultThirdCultureKid1971 Exactly. And what's more, Leia was literally trained for this from the start. Leia was literally groomed from birth to be a soldier and a leader of the Rebellion. Think about it - she's also 19, yet nobody, not Mon Mothma, not Admiral Ackbar, not General Dodonna, even think of questioning her experience or ability. She did not inherit her father's role in the Rebellion because of birthright but because of experience. But first, let's contrast her life a bit with Luke. She had in nearly every way a vastly more privileged and sheltered life than Luke growing up. Literally a princess, the daughter of the Senator from Alderaan (and one of the leaders of the Rebellion), and someone who has known comfort and respect in everything she's done up to this point. Leia hasn't even known the hardship of the Empire's wrath and destructive capability yet - her father's stature and Alderaan's status as a pacifist world (and the homeworld of a LOT of Imperial officers) have shielded her almost completely from the Empire's scrutiny or reprisal. After all, Vader seems well aware of who she is in that capacity. Even when Vader has captured her, she seems confident that he can't really touch her. On the Death Star, even in front of the second and third most feared men in the galaxy, people with whose records she is intimately familiar, she refuses to give up the real location of a Rebel base. In fact, she dares to give them a location that would take them precious time to get to and delays them in the process, even at the peril of her home world. Obviously, Leia suffered watching her home planet be destroyed. There's no doubt she felt it deeply - almost as much as Luke would have in his budding Force sensitivity, to say nothing of the personal connections lost. But to this point she's been captured, tortured, and sentenced to death, and is still fighting for her cause with her last moments. She was trained since the beginning to be able to set aside her feelings and her needs for the greater good. Even when she arrives at Yavin after escaping the Death Star and she is greeted by General Willard, she shrugs it off with "We have no time for our sorrows, Commander." Remember, she set out to find Obi-Wan Kenobi, to her knowledge perhaps the most powerful surviving Jedi, and one who had extensive battle and tactical knowledge and skills. With him gone, she recognizes the potential in this Luke Skywalker, and dammit, if making him feel better and helping him to set aside his grief can make him an effective warrior can help her win the fight against the Empire, so much the better for her.

[@AdultThirdCultureKid1971]

@@ncc74656m 100%!

[@colbychavez3550]

Luke only joins the rebellion at all due to the actions taken by Cassian, otherwise he was running off to join the Imperial academy. That was still true with it was Kyle Katarn.

[@Spider-Man647]

And?

[@Zeke_O3773]

I think what they mean is that, had Rogue one not happened, Luke had as much chance of climbing up the imperial ranks as he did of becoming a rebel hero. In other words, a linchpin of the whole saga.

[@colbychavez3550]

@@Spider-Man647 and I think I offended you by reminding you the special blonde boy needed motivation from the scruffy brown kid to stand up to his fascist Daddy. Otherwise he would have joined him in oppression rather than do anything to try to stop it. That makes the special blond boy not very special after all.... But @Zeke_03773 put that far less inflammatory...

[@Spider-Man647]

@colbychavez3550 1. Luke did not know vader was his father. 2. Luke like most of the citizen under the empire had propaganda pushed in their face. Joining the empire meant food in your stomach, and a roof over you head with the possibility of moving up in the world. The only reason the rebels stood a chance is because of Luke. What are you on

[@Spider-Man647]

@Zeke_O3773 I understand that. The overall comment just has no base. Had Order 66 not happened, rogue one wouldnt be a thing. What I just said is true but it's irrelevant

[@chrissantiago638]

Holy shit that picture of Scorsese, Spielberg, Lucas, Coppola…what an all time photo I didn’t know existed

[@GenerationTech]

yea thats a crazy photo

[@VacomaTeParjila]

Luthens speech was honestly fantastic and does an excellent job of showing what is required to do what he does. I always hear alot of boogaloo talk but i feel like to many don't realize what the real cost is and thats likely in part due to stories like starwars that don't show what the struggle is actually like, I'm ready to go but I don't think many realize what that means. Thats one of the reasons why I love the post endor setting as you get to watch the struggle of success as they've won but now they need to build back from the ground up

[@GanDaLooG]

Allen, sitting in his street clothes at the docks probably waiting for illegal shipment of ewok meat. Nice change of scenery

[@GenerationTech]

shhh

[@MonstersNotUnderTheBed]

Andir was a HBO WWII Occupied France Espionage show.

[@isaackim7675]

I have to admit. Andor felt like it wasn’t necessary but the show that we needed. And I loved it!

[@arcturionblade1077]

Agreed. It did so much needed world building for Star Wars. This is what rebellions and revolutions look like. It's dirty, it's dangerous, it's thankless work but it's necessary.

[@Spider-Man647]

​@@arcturionblade1077starwars had tons of world building prior to andor

[@galacticironmike4516]

Completely agree. I wasn't excited for Andor at all when it was announced. I didn't really care about the character. But that series is fantastic! Best star wars show for sure imo

[@NostalgicGenius]

The Skywalker Saga has finished so it’s definitely necessary to me

[@LuckyDogGaming]

I didn’t care for Andor as a Star Wars project, but as a show outside the universe it was solid. For me the force is the most interesting part of Star Wars, and I’d love to see Revan’s story in the big screen.

[@hiddenleafshinobi2608]

Shoutout to Allen for making a video in the parking lot on lunch break 😂

[@theMercury7]

This is spectacular. Alan does an amazing job of not only comparing the story lines and implied messages, but he digs into the cause and effect of all rebellions. I cannot give this video enough praise. I wish I could convince everyone to watch it. Tremendous job, Alan. Truly exceptional work.

[@FelixRheude]

Love the car background, I rate it: 10 banthas out of 3 AT-ST’s

[@lorenzog7811]

Andor and rogue one seem like the only true new star wars cannon to me.

[@motherteresa8418]

The rebels shoot more when the empire takes rebels prisoner. And the original trilogy didn't show much what was like actually living in the empire

[@yuhyuhyuhyuj]

bros declaring war on the whole star wars fanbase with that thumbnail

[@LiveFreeOrDieDH]

I'm reminded of the International Legion in Ukraine. In March 2022, at the peak of Russia's offensive, there were an estimated 20,000 international volunteers who went to fight in Ukraine. A year later, the number was closer to 2,000.

[@tompearce5418]

Casualties, and initially keen volunteers backing out when confronted with the reality.

[@EpicAdrian3D]

Can we all just appreciate Alan's world view and experience and the perspective he brings to these Star Wars videos on KZbin. Nobody else online brings this level of political commentary and discussion like this while still caring this deeply about Star Wars. Much love, you're a gentleman and a scholar sir.

[@Hsalf904]

I disagree with a lot of opinions of his politically (others I very much agree with), but I still watch his channel because he’s good at pointing out and building on the political and sociological aspects of Star Wars, which is one of my favourite things about the franchise

[@Frivolitility]

I disagree that Lucas was only interested in grand, simplified narratives. I think the prequels form a necessary bridge from the original trilogy to Rogue 1/Andor, introducing political complexity to the setting. I'm not a big fan of the prequels, mainly because of their execution, but the lore elements (besides the midichlorians) are mostly good. Edit: to be clear, Andor is my favorite Star Wars thing since Jedi or possibly even Empire, and Rogue One is my favorite movie since Jedi. Andor has made me a fan again after more than 25 years.

[@casimirgroeck]

lol Luke was a teenager who had never left home in a New Hope. he was a child child.

[@MrDDiRusso]

The Star Wars movies are 2 hour long commercials for toys! 😂

[@enderlionheart4497]

Also: Allen saying he's just a beginner at generating AI art when he CLEARLY generated his background to be his apartment for that segment when he most definitely was recording this video in his vehicle. Don't sell yourself short Allen. That was fantastic!

[@logansmall5148]

Meh, the perspective is off, it looks like the seat is moved all the way back and he is sitting on the very front edge.... And would have the steering wheel in his chest (assuming it's a car in America with the driver side on the left) Btw I'm being silly, the seat is reclined :p

[@fractalelf7760]

Bit harsh, Luke was pretty committed once he understood what the Rebellion was…

[@sud2232]

Yeah i was thinking the same thing. The ending of return of the jedi with Luke and Vaders sacrifices are what star wars is all about. Being selfless and sacrificing yourself for the greater good.

[@ironfist7789]

He had loyalty to his uncle too which was admirable. He wanted off that rock very badly. I'm not sure that the movie really showed how difficult it was being a moisture farmer on Tatooine was the problem. Then he does a suicide run on the death star with darth vader chasing him in a TIE while he had NO starfighter experience. It is like your first time playing a video game on triple hell mode or whatever.

[@Valkanna.Nublet]

The thing I love about the SW setting is just how huge it is, with far far more going on that just space wizards with glow sticks. It was great to see stories that focused on the other 99.9% of the galaxy.

[@lastmanstanding-xp3ub]

I CANT BELIEVE you didnt include that "i share my dreams with ghosts" part of Luthens speech. That part gave me chills the first time i heard it snd still does lol

[@SwaggerLikeUz]

As a student of filmmaking, editing, animation, writing, & directing, acting etc. Andor is masterclass! In my opinion Star War's is the greatest modern mythology. Whenever there's competent creators, competent screen writing, exceptional directors at the helm, stellar cast, real sets (shot on locations) versus The Volume over usage, talented composer, and a series creator who isn't afraid to go against the (Star War's is for kids) grain! We need more mature Star War's content that finally steps out of the cartoonish, low IQ, immature, kid friendly realm.

[@Max-zu8xj]

Agreed totaly, I dont undersstand how so many people diagree or think its boring. Its deeper than most of the shows we see.

[@SwaggerLikeUz]

@@Max-zu8xj facts!

[@shoyahaaruni]

Does any of that money go to the photographers and artists whos data the ai is trained on?

[@stevensawicki9123]

Allen homeless arc?

[@GenerationTech]

😁

[@stevensawicki9123]

@@GenerationTech hope all is well, have a merry Christmas brother!

[@stevensawicki9123]

​@GenerationTech just finished the videom. Allen field operative arc 💪

[@drhacknslashzombietimelord6768]

I have not had the chance to watch ANDOR yet, but, loved ROGUE ONE. I liked who it showed the dark side of the rebellion. Sometimes, even the good guys have to do bad things.

[@colleybri8912]

I loved Rogue One but Andor is on a whole different level again - astonishingly well-written. I’ve watched it five times and still find new things to appreciate in it.

[@debelmeis2311]

You can tell these smaller stories but make them interesting

[@mr.boomguy]

Main video aside, I like how it look like you just parked a random spot because you felt like making a video. A unique place, even for you xD

[@enderlionheart4497]

This is actually my issue with TCW and Rebels. They're good shows that I'll happily show to my kids whenever I have them. But. They're shows about War...for kids. I get it, they can't very well show massive viscera or the depression or the other horrors of war to kids...but that's why I think those shouldn't have been kids shows. Or at the very least make a parallel to them that shows really what the war was like from somewhere other than the very best of each side. Frankly, that's what I feel we need more of from this franchise. The war aspect of it, shown from the unit level. Not the high command level. You look at the OT. Ok, that's what the key players of the Alliance were going through. What about the rest of the Alliance forces? The planets they fought to liberate? The sometimes brutal and horrible actions they committed? And for the Empire; those that joined up because they believed in the stability the Empire provided. The security. Those putting their lives on the line to save Imperial citizens? Yes, George's Star Wars are the major, grandiose events that took place during major conflicts. And he's obviously done amazing work. But there are TONS upon tons of smaller events that lead up to those grandiose events that should be told too.

[@MrDK0010]

They're still kids shows. You have moments like Umbara and Atollon to show how utterly deadly and devastating war can be, even affecting the protagonists who usually had an easier time in other battles.

[@Spider-Man647]

Star wars is for kids

[@enderlionheart4497]

@@MrDK0010 Not sure what you're getting at. I fully acknowledge they're kids shows, and name that as my chief issue with them. Is that they take war and make it kid-friendly over multiple seasons. And war is hell. War is not for kids by any stretch. And that's my issue with those shows.

[@MrDK0010]

@@enderlionheart4497 I know, I know. Your main point stands, but what I meant to say is that there's no other way of making Star Wars. Unless ofc it's an adult-oriented project, which is the big exception.

[@enderlionheart4497]

@@MrDK0010 Ohhhhh, ok. Apologies, I didn't understand. In that case, I'd have to say I disagree. Namely look at Mando(S1 mainly), Andor, Rogue One and things like Empire at War. To an extent I'd even add in the old Battlefront II game, Republic Commando and the KOTOR series. There are VERY adult themes in those, and while yes are games, to fully understand everything one needs to be a bit older. Same with many of the EU novels. There can certainly be a way to make SW titles that aren't strictly, or more geared towards kids. And I think that's the avenue they need to start going down. Star Wars isn't JUST for kids.

[@varundattoo9512]

'Sword of Damocles' or the weight of responsibility was the phrase to describe Luthen's monologue. Lucas created the verse, but, needed others to fill it; it's one of the reason's I really like the 40k verse and the approaches its creators use to continually expand its lore. Keep up the analyses and great work as always.

[@XerrolAvengerII]

Luke skywalker saw the tortured corpses of his aunt and uncle, and only then felt motivated to follow the call to rebellion. It was never just about fun, although finding family along the way helped.

[@zacmccollum7144]

This is the Star Wars channel I love. This is MY Star Wars... For the Rebellion!!

[@R_SENAL]

The more I learn about you as a person through these vids, the more I'm glad I found your channel.

[@tequila6955]

Andor was the Star Wars I always wanted.

[@jacobweinstock2180]

Luther Ryell's speech, probably the best performance in modern Star Wars, like Theater stage level. Those scenes in movies, the guy who stays behind active the self destruct, holds the door, guards the bridge, makes the suicide run, Paz Visla fighting the Praetorian guards or Russell Casse from Independence Day as he flys into the alien laser "Up YOURS!" Luther's speech is different, it's about sacrifice, death is assured, but instead of Paz Visla dying a quick heroic warrior death, Luther's death has yet to come, he knows he's already dead but it's a slow, drawn out, cold and lonely end, it's not a death he can be proud of or blindly charge into with anger, valor, righteousness or something impressive. But it is HIS death, HIS end, HIS choice, his decisions that lead him to that point, he knows it accepts it made peace with it and every other choice he's made and will not have how he un-lives be questioned by anyone

[@MandelbrotMetalhead]

Andor is exactly the kind of show I dreamed about for years. Funny how they nailed the niche serious series while doing a terrible job on the "core star wars" stuff.

[@alfredpatriaco115]

I absolutely love the F-14 mixed with the F-22 concept n that Xwing-A10 is freaking awesome as well

[@Jshaw71]

Luke was trying to get off Tatooine, and join the rebellion not for adventure, but because he knew he had to, that things are bad with the Empire, and someone has to do something (he probably knew this through the force, but didn't realize he was using it)

[@celtichost54]

Thank you for showing the rebels we never see....the movements for change are hard but some are willing to sacfrifice and we should honor them.....Humanity first.

[@TShives09]

I really appreciate your interpretation on things. It adds a fresh perspective on things that I otherwise would never think to challenge or explore. I think I prob enjoy this aspect more than other creators who do lore mythos videos. There’s only so much content out there to summarize but the meaning behind things can be infinite. Cheers 🎉 happy holidays.

[@doctorwubrg916]

Okay. I get what the thumbnail implies. Yes, Luke's trajectory was a literary page ripped and reworded as "long time ago, on some faraway galaxy..." Whereas Andor's started between two worlds in the Morlana sector due to the lead's first experience of lightspeed travel during the series. Andor was at least experienced in sub-light travel, joined the imperial academy in his brief backstory, & then booked it in the heat of a crisis. Luke, was barely contemplating the Imperial Academy, through alleged peer pressure against Owen's judgment, & has somehow heard of the clone wars from tatooine on the outer rim before ever leaving the planet. Comparing that to Andor overseeing the tail-end of the aftermath of the same war, albeit briefly. It does stand to reason that the repercussions of the latter are probably how they "inadvertently"(!?) played out TLJ, by... doubling-down Luke's role as if Johnson meant to say, "Yep, this is the same Luke you met in his initial story" rather than, "This Luke has grown & progressed since you've last seen him" to the core audience. And frankly Andor's role won't play out this parallel because of Rogue One. That's his ending. Its in full circle once Luke's beginning initially begins, almost poetic really. Tl;advisory: almost haven't seen any of the sequel trilogy, though the internet's reception of it would be reason that I perceived this take on Luke during the sequel trilogy. They likely, doubled-down on the "man-child".

[@orokusaki1243]

Played straight, the Star Wars Galaxy is a dark, dingy, and grim place - filled to the gills with fearful peoples, regardless of what faction is in authority. While there may be "hope", there will also be hopelessness. People are generally motivated by surviving. Satisfying that, perhaps, they may further seek to improve their condition and then the condition of those around them. Taking risks becomes an essential strategy.

[@luiszarate4695]

Love the synthwave music you use on your videos

[@buddyj5VCO]

Alan making Images that have already been made with Art.

[@christophersandidge8257]

Just realized that Allen is making this video from a car. And it's still brilliant. You have my respect, sir.

[@motherteresa8418]

They needed to take their time wity naboo to make sure nabboo wasn't being shady. But didn't they already do the investigation . The Jedi who tye viceroy tries to kill And sew every thing

[@eastendguy485]

Fantastic analysis!

[@darthonian8857]

Top Stuff, Nice to see you outside, sort of.

[@carsoncasmirri3874]

If no lightsabers and no force is not Starwars then I guess 99.99999% of the galaxy and world building lore since 1977 isn’t either

[@scirrhia_kruden]

Really fantastic dissection of really Star Wars as a whole.

[@andreafortunoff900]

Thanks!

[@FallenRingbearer]

Beautifully deep video my man. 👍 👍.

[@Celestial_Reach]

youve been risking some things recently, philosophically. i respect it greatly. but.... think of these implacations

[@sumukhvmrsat6347]

Sequels Luke : Hold my lightsaber Andor : Here , You dropped it when you were getting out of your crashed X wing Legends Luke : Hold my lightsaber Andor : here put it in the holster .

[@thecollector4332]

Tf is this is supposed to mean

[@sumukhvmrsat6347]

@@thecollector4332 I don't know

[@rckoala8838]

The crew on the Aldhani raid provides a good cross-section of a rebellion's members: experienced military men (the lieutenant and ex-Storm Trooper), civilians like Vel and Nemik who are dedicated but don't always know what they are doing, and hardened folks from the fringes -- the lumpenproletariat -- like Skeen and Cassian himself.

[@FreelancerFreak]

2:56 that one looks like the most realistic version. I could see that being both a atmospheric fighter, ad well as a space fighter

[@auroa9854]

In my humble opinion, the clean-cut evil vs good story in the OT is quite justified with how they develop the characters and explain WHY they are so clearly good or so clearly evil.

[@auroa9854]

Calling Luke a man-child in the thumbnail is actually quite outrageous. He endured tests that the most developed people would fall to and succeeded

[@DarthKazimov]

get your bag, but an AI image generator ad gets a thumbs down on this video

[@killaquansta4045]

When you find out Allen is our equivalent to Mon mothma. Guy is all over the map protesting and volunteering! Good on you man!

[@joelado]

I was on the bleeding edge of EVs way back in the 1990s. At one time I had one of only 5 EVs in the entire mid-atlantic states. Gasoline prices were low but fluctuated wildly on occasion causing economic shock that would send the economy into recession as they had when I was a kid in the 1970s. These recessions were brutal. Gasoline lines were terrifying. Long waits that would sometimes lead up to there being no gasoline available. The hardships forged me into a rebel. In the late 1990s there was hope that came from California, whose Air Resources Board (CARB) put in rules that required zero emission vehicles to be made, after they had seen that GM could produce a highway capable EV with its EV1 prototype. Then CARB's members changed and they pulled the mandate. The car companies responded by pulled their EVs from the market and destroying them. The rebel in me was cranked up to 11. I supported the protests at sites where EVs were being gathered up to be crushed. (See the movie, "Who Killed the Electric Car?") I bought an EV that had been made in the mid-1990s that was a converted Pontiac Fiero with solar panels on the hood and back deck, with an electric motor from an elevator, a motor controller from a floor scrubbing machine and deep cycle lead acid golf cart batteries. I had it painted Prowler Yellow. It looked hot and had a range of about 50 miles. Low tech that was surprisingly useful since on a daily basis I drove less than 25 miles. It cost me $7.50 a month to "fuel" from a 110v electric outlet. And my utility offered offsets of 100% for solar and wind. So I did that. I took that car all over Washington, DC and the mid-Atlantic states to show people the possibilities of electric. If a group in California could put this cool looking practical electric car together with off the shelf parts, what could a major automaker do with top level engineers and access to specific built parts? I pushed for electric vehicles to the point of exhaustion. And then, Elon Musk came. The EV revolution continued. Rebels like me were less and less needed as the practicality and benefits of going EV dawned on people. Low fuel costs, little maintenance, no emissions, instant acceleration, smooth and quiet ride, they last longer, they don't leave spots on the driveway, no wars over oil, no oil spills, no pipeline breaks, no refinery fires, clean air on city streets, no noise pollution, and on and on and on. The revolution has moved beyond me and a whole new batch of rebels have joined the revolution. I'm now old. Quite removed from the days where I was doing all I could to make this revolution happen. No one calls to thank me. I have failed to find a place in the expanding economy created by my fellow rebels. But I'm happy that what I've worked so hard to happen is now assured a sunrise for my children and hopefully my children's children. What have I sacrificed? ... EVERYTHING!

[@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy]

As long as Deirdre is not Andor's long lost sister, everything will be OK. A brother and sister who were separated and find each other in the struggle of the rebellion? They wouldn't repeat plot points, would they? i.e. Rey growing up as an orphan on a desert world and suddenly coming into her force powers was the same story as Luke's journey. Will it all get Disneyed in the end? I don't think Disney could survive the Marvels, Wish, and a lazy ending of the Andor story.

[@CNTconnoisseur]

Yeah, Saw Gerrera tactics really turned the tide of the galactic Civil war.

[@mkotow]

Great video, as always. While I generally agree, I think your description of Lucas focus on heroics (perhaps we can say Great Man Theory) is more pronounced the later in his work he gets. I would say that in New Hope, a different picture is present, if perhaps not at the forefront. The Empire is not a monolith, there are constant discussions between Imperial characters arguing proper policy and strategy. To me, it seemed a living organization, if highly regimented. Disagreements and doubts abounded, over Vader's gambit to let scooby gang escape to holding Princess Leia to how getting rid of the Senate and its implications. The rebellion also seemed quite dangerous and although Luke got the kill shot, it cost 27(ish) other pilots dying to do so. However, these pilots did not merely get killed as background, but participated in the assault on the death star, providing fighter cover, drawing fire, and most importantly doing earlier runs and passing on critical information even when their death was certain to give the next team a slightly better shot (sacrificing to see a sunrise they would never seen). Yes, there was no time to mourn but I'd say the danger felt real in the moment and shots of their deaths accentuated their sacrifice in my view. Although not its main focus, I'd argue that the spirit of Rogue One and Andor which you aptly describe are present in the original Star Wars film.

[@raymondcoventry1221]

Andor was great and I can't wait for season 2 but are you seriously throwing shade at LUKE SKYWALKER?

[@chancelor3235]

One of your best videos ever!

[@openfly4u]

Bro is turning into one of those youtubers who films discussion vids in their car... Whats up bro, you ok?

[@mrkouleur8366]

I have a friend that doesn’t want to watch Andor because he says, I don’t care because I know that in the end the rebellion win 🤦‍♂️… Well to be totally honest in the first place I didn’t want to watch it neither but after looking into it I really liked it and finally watched it… honestly it’s one of the best series of Star Wars I have watched in a long time the story is well written and I can relate to the characters perspective. Compared to the script of other Star Wars series its truly shines in my opinion and I can’t wait for the second season 🤩

[@gl0bal7474]

excellent video

[@janwitts2688]

Andor was excellent.. hope season 2 does not stray from the pattern

[@nathansheldahl]

Nice car and change of scenery.

[@Mechadondada]

I went into Andor with my expectations in the basement, but it became my favorite show almost immediately. Almost fooled me into believing that world actually could exist, minus the ease of space flight.

[@midgetkungfu]

I also went into Andor with suuuuper low expectations. I didn't even start it until 9 episodes were out because I had no hope for it. And it became my favorite as well. Couldn't agree more about the world, it just felt so real, so tangible.

[@tarzankom]

I thought Andor was exceptional. It was probably the best of the spinoff series they've done since Disney took over.

[@jonathanrobinson8816]

Andor is one of the best Star Wars things. I’m glad others can see that too

[@onliwankannoli]

I liked Rogue One and Andor, but partly because the rest of Disney Star Wars has been SO BAD. The gritty moral ambiguity realism is an interesting different dimension to Star Wars, but I don’t like George Lucas’ version any less because it lacks those elements. I do prefer his more idealized and grandiose style for the main storyline, and only because of it does Andor hit as hard as it does, and I do want more of it. I’ll still take a good Luke Skywalker story over Cassian Andor any day.

[@jacobweinstock2180]

There were plenty of moments in the Clone Wars Series that were not for kids or at least a kids point of view, shined a realistic light on war and the costs of conflict..... But that speech was a different beast, Luther Ryell's speech, that was Real gave me chills and shook me in the best way, I rewatched that scene over and over

[@Dr.Kenobi264]

As always you have a lot of good thoughts, but there is a lot I also strongly disagree with. I feel like you have gone too far to the "cynic/nihilist" side of the force and might need to spend some time meditating on the "dream/hope" side to find balance. For one, I think Luke is just as relatable as Cassian. Most people live mundane lives, and almost everyone probably has unrealistic daydreams at some point. Not as many people grow up in a clan of orphaned children living in the woods, are then kidnapped/adopted by criminals who turn out to be good people. Both lose loved ones to an authoritarian regime without reason, and both choose to fight against it which is a normal human response to oppression. Luke doesn't join the rebellion "looking for fun", he was on his way to take Kenobi to Anchorhead when they came across the Jawas. He didn't decide to leave until he found the smoldering corpses of his parental figures among the ruins of his childhood home. He talks about wanting to leave and join the Rebellion, but ultimately when Kenobi offers him the choice to become a Jedi, he chooses his family. It isn't until he has lost everything that he decides to follow Kenobi and become a Jedi. Sure he doesn't turn in to a complete emotional wreck, but not everyone responds to trauma in the same way. Luke basically suppresses the trauma by turning his entire focus in to a quest for revenge, identity, family. In Empire he has found family and identity, but in his quest for revenge, he loses a member of his family and learns information that shatters his identity. In RotJ Luke gives up his desire for revenge and redefines his identity around using his talents to protect all of his family, even ones who have wronged him and that everyone else has given up on. Luke dedicates his entire life to protecting, serving, and uplifting others, including those who would be his enemies. That is the epitome of heroism. Luthen is also a hero for the sacrifices he makes and the motivations driving him. The main difference between them in my opinion is that Luke focuses on individuals while Luthen remains fixated on "the big picture". Which I think is interesting because the Original Trilogy focuses more on "the big picture" of the Rebellion, while Andor focuses more on individuals and uncomfortable truths. At the end of the day, a rebellion needs both types of heroes in order to succeed. Rebellions need dreamers, idealists, people who are willing to trust and allow themselves to have the weakness of being a little naive. Rebellions need heroes and uplifting stories to inspire people to do and be better, to inspire people to have hope. Without these components a rebellion will always fail; because it will either fail to gain popular support and/or it will eventually become just as evil as what it fights against. Obviously without the realists, activists, and agitators a rebellion would be crushed before it could get off the ground, but to really be successful it needs both. The Original Trilogy isn't supposed to glorify war (which I don't think it does,) it is supposed to inspire people to have hope. People know that life isn't fair and and most probably feel like nothing they could do will ever make a difference. People need stories where the good triumphs over evil against all odds. They need stories of heroes who inspire them to be better. They also need stories like Andor that help them to better understand what conflict means and the sacrifices it requires. Stories like Andor make the Original Trilogy better and deeper, and the Original Trilogy makes stories like Andor more meaningful. Also I think you don't give the writing/acting in the prequels enough credit. The dialogue can be clunky and cringey, but that grounds the story and helps it to be more real. The vast majority of people couldn't come up beautiful, moving monologues on the spot like Kino and Luthen. Most people aren't smooth talkers, they say silly things, especially when they are emotionally charged. People dealing with lots of stress and emotion can turn "wooden" and "stiff" as they try to keep themselves from blowing up. I think the dialogue of Star Wars is part of what makes it so accessible. Anyway, I love this channel so thanks for doing it.

[@jeffreycarman2185]

I really need to rewatch Andor!

[@Xaq235]

Hot take: Andor was more like the Star Wars table top RPG then anything else in the franchise. This was back before the prequal trilogy came out so Jedi were thought to be rare and the setting is exactly the same. Doing rebel shit against the Empire. So in a very small way Andor is more old school Star Wars than any of the prequel movies, sequels or shows that have come since.

[@MandelbrotMetalhead]

I've played Star Wars ttrpg since 2007 and I agree. The original game's books are one of my favorite sources of lore.

[@thecountryboythreat5273]

alan when is Andor due out? february?

[@PostprandialTorpor]

A-10 Xwing: quad wingtip Gatling blasters….BRRRRP^5

[@griffinthebarbarian7954]

Thanks again for the content! Makes my day watching these

[@mastercheif1225]

I'm the person who (unintentionally) puts off shows. I loved rouge one, boba Fett and Mando for the exact reasons your saying and andor and rouge one were awesome. (Yes there was plenty of epic saga level fights) but there was plenty of time given to what the regular people were experiencing.

[@stanza77]

Luke was no longer a starry eyed kid when he saw his family charred . He became a man in that moment, he wasn’t joining the rebellion, he was leaving because this strange old man is all he now had. He didn’t care about any rebellion in that moment. Granted when they’re on the Millennium Falcon, he hardly seems to grieve at all.

[@charlesjohnson7458]

I mean, that one ewok did mourn.

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

I mean, Luke just came to steal the thunder.

[@DCUniverse816]

To be fair, Luke told Obi-Wan that he like most people in the galaxy hated the Empire and it was revealed in a deleted scene that he only wanted to enlist in the imperial academy just so he can dessert to the rebellion which means that he for a lot of the same basic reasons as Andor and other rebels wanted to overthrow the empire

[@ttry1152]

I get ai being cheap but it just feels disengenuous to sell them

[@sierravortec2494]

Andor is the greatest thing to happen to Star Wars ever

[@chriscarrillo9605]

Loved Andor and Rogue 1! Way better then any of any of the other live action movies or shows other then the mandolorian

[@robertagu5533]

Luke was fine, the shows are mostly okay. BUT with HIM the issue was he spent a good while not very experienced as either a Jedi or Rebel officer alike, as a whole, so we got the Luke we did. He's just in experienced for a portion. It's called decent story elements. Disney mainly is known for getting this way more wrong often then getting it right

[@gimadark7859]

Interesting thing in the Rogue Squadron series of the Legends novels, Wedge Antilles tells the story of Rogue 1 s he explains how and where their name comes from for Rogue Squadron and why as it is a Special Ops unit.