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Here's a list of tons of leftist movies.
I'll never stop finding it very funny that the only hugely popular mainstream mass entertainment product that I would possibly call "leftist" without making caveats for copious amounts of lib shit is a massive budget Star Wars show produced by fucking Disney
what a time to be alive
Eh, I'd argue it's the same as most media about opposing "evil empires". It's not explicitly ideological, just vaguely anti-empire, and allows people to project whatever ideology they want onto it. I would guarantee many liberals will watch it and think "wow the emperor is Trump, Mon Mothma is just like Kamala Harris!"
People were comparing the Gorman massacre to the nasty tankies crushing the Hungarian freedom fighters, saying the empire “did a Tiananmen Square,” big evil empire is pretty easy to apply to the Soviets or China given the average level of historical literacy among the audience
Sometimes capitalists are so desperate they will sell you an experience that can help you recontextualize how atrocities are committed and how empires are made in ways that are relevant to our contemporary moment. Should we take it as a sign of hope? A turn in certain western minds? Or of crushing cynicism? Another future of revolution bought and sold? I guess it's up to all of us to make something out of these times if we can.
If you haven't already, I suggest reading "Capitalist Realism" by Mark Fisher. It was written in 2009 but explores the idea of capitalists "selling" communism in pop culture
Just goes to show that people like leftist stuff when they’re given a chance to observe it
this is the hook, they invest in a high quality product like Andor, now that they have captured your subscription, they will make dozens low budget AI written shitty products and you will watch every single one hoping its as good as Andor and failing every single time.
I wonder how bady Andor has hit their Empire merch sales
I was having the same thought. My girlfriend was like, "Why would anyone ever dress up as a stormtrooper? They're awful"
Base colors, inexpressive, military influence... it's classic men's fashion.
Frankly tired of people praising yet another garbage show that uses SV to make itself seem "serious" and "gritty".
The way SA is tackled and portrayed in Andor is good.
But also wholly unnecessary.
What does that even mean? Its a tv show, none of it is "necessary". It was an important event in Bix's arc throughout the season, and a connection to the reality of precarious workers.
It's interesting that liberals and fascists have also not liked this part specifically. Somehow depicting the empire as more than a force that makes trains run on time has had an impact on cultural discourses and ruffled feathers across political and ideological lines. And since the assailant is killed and the crime is violently refused by a lone woman, it is difficult to invent a victim narrative or a savior narrative to relieve the tension of depicting imperialism in this way.
Furthermore, I think the idea that Andor works to make the empire seem gritty misses how mundane the empire is shown. The show isn't trying to get gritty. It's saying that SV is a mundane and obvious part of empire building. Leaving it out carries its own risks, just as depicting it carries other risks.
... but its also not necessary to depict it.
Is the torture scene on Ferrix not enough deeply personal abuse?
It's also not necessary to depict resource extraction and genocide because that would be a difficult topic also. They should just focus on making more Ashoka I guess.
So... SA apologia?
$650,000,000. Where?
I would argue that the set construction is movie level and probably eats up a huge amount of that. How many locations are in Andor and how many of them are fully constructed sets with painstaking amounts of detail put into making them feel real and lived in rather than styrofoam backgrounds like most television series? Every single one has a completely unique culture and architecture too.
I chuckled at how much some of the blasters were shaped like real guns: double barell shotgun on Ghor, Kleya's revolver style blaster.
Original blasters were made from prop guns of real firearms. Pretty sure Han Solo's blaster is a Mauser with some attachments.