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ANDOR Episode 6 pulls off one of the most intense Star Wars sequences of all time--and in this video we explain how the Imperial heist will have repercussions for the Rebel Alliance, the Empire, and the Rise of the Jedi Knights.
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Written and Hosted by Ryan Arey ([ Ссылка ])
Edited by Harriet Lengel-Enright, Randolf Nombrado, Srinidhi Rao and Brianna McLarty
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Well, up until now the acts of rebellion against the empire were very, very small. You had the people escaping on the jedi path we saw in obi wan. And of course Dedra has been tracking down small random attacks across the galaxy that she believes are coordinated [because that’s how I would do it]. But this is the very first major attack of the rebels against the empire. It;’s obvious, and embarrassing. It makes the news, even senators are talking about it [it's all over the holo feed]. This event, well I’ll let poe say it [will be the spark that burns first order down]
But what’s more impressive is how this show telegraphs this with the visual metaphor of lights and fire. The first shot of the episode is caf being poured into a cup by a fire. The liquid symbolizes community, and life–they share this drink together. And the fire sustains that life and keeps the people warm.
The fire is also a metaphor for Nemik’s hope and optimism, which even he admits he’s having trouble sustaining [I thought my faith would sustain me…]. Later in the episode the al dhani light fires to welcome the celestial event of the eye. Then as things start to go badly for the group, the fire is extinguished.
But then of course, the sky itself is lit on fire, aiding in their escape. And after Nemik dies he passes his manifesto to Klem, like passing on the torch of the rebellion. So the episode begins with a literal fire, and ends with these metaphorical embers of the rebellion being lit.
So let’s go back to that conversation between Clem and Nemik. One thing this show does really well is to take time out of the story to just let characters talk about their feelings. This heightens the action of the episode, as we’re much more worried about what happened to characters that we actually care about.
Nemik is the true believer of the group, the warrior pot who believes he’s serving a greater good. But he’s scared about the day, so his doubts start to creep in. He doens;t understand why he couldn;t sleep–because his faith in the cause should have comforted him. He sees this in contrast to Clem [you don;t believe in anything].
Nemik then goe son to say he’s been writing about whether the rebellion need true believers, or if they should hire cutthroat mercenaries–should they become more like the empire. What’s happening here is that Nemik is actually questioning his own values. And Clem is happy to tell him how the empire values him. [you mean nothing to them / they don't care enough to learn].
To underscore this, we cut to the Commandant, basically talking smack about the natives. He goes on to explain how they kepe the numbers down for the ceremony. [we build taverns, etc]. This is showing exactly how little they think of the natives and their customs. They see these people as such simple folk that they can easily be distracted with simple pleasures, and that is how they control them. This is also very similar to how the British empire controlled many of its colonies; it slowly subverted native customs, until the natives were dressing and speaking like their oppressors. [used to be 15,000, now it's 150].
The empire is slowly weaning the al dhani off of their own culture, because this will make them easier to control. They want everyone registered under their own system, with every citizen assigned a chain code. And they’re doing this by making religious events like the eye seem antiquated and unimportant. We see this same tactic being used in the galactic senate, which I will talk about later.
