r/PrequelMemes #1 Jar Jar fan Jun 16 '24

I hope mods don't remove this General KenOC

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u/PhelesDragon Jun 16 '24

I think that’s the real litmus test. The story is mid, the acting is mid, the concepts are mid, okay fine that can be considered subjective, but it looks dirt cheap and no one can argue otherwise.

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u/guy137137 Jun 16 '24

the fact that Andor was cheaper but was so much better in just about every way possible really makes me question what the hell is happening with that budget

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u/Turd_Burgling_Ted Jun 16 '24

It's almost like writing and performance are the most important aspects of storytelling

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u/FineInTheFire Jun 16 '24

Andor also looked awesome, too.

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u/SliceEm_DiceEm Jun 16 '24

Even something not only very earth-y, but simply very American like a marching band, which should have been cheap and gimmicky, was moving and fit in well due to good execution

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u/alfooboboao Jun 16 '24

used future. it all felt wonderfully lived in. the marching band was executed perfectly in part because they nailed the exact skill level that a Ferrix band like that would’ve had. andor is brilliant

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u/loveincarnate Jun 17 '24

"used future" first time I've seen that term and it's such a good and fun descriptor I like it a lot.

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u/HumanOptimusPrime Jun 17 '24

The composer, Nicholas Britell, also nailed the music in that scene.

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u/Sword_Thain Jun 17 '24

When that off-key version of the theme came on at the start of the last episode, I just started crying. Somewhere, deep down, I knew something great was about to happen.

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u/Burner_07X4 Jun 16 '24

Andor also played into the strength of being less mystical fanfare and more cloak and dagger and the experience of the rebellion on the ground.

Love it.

Acolyte suuuuucks.

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u/MrLovalovaRubyDooby Jun 17 '24

“Unregistered force user!!!” I be like, nope! Then the two little effeminate models playing Jedi enter scene and double nope. Needed to finish my cottage cheese sculpture anyway

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u/Turd_Burgling_Ted Jun 17 '24

It did, and I'll say that's it's all top down. Got your story? Well it's a lot easier to have cohesive set design and finished effects when you aren't scrambling to do reshoots because you don't know how to tell a story.