Andor | Luthen Rael’s Monologue | Disney+



Rewatch some of the best moments of Season 1 of #Andor, starting with Luthen Rael’s monologue in episode 10. All episodes are now streaming only on @DisneyPlus

The “Andor” series will explore a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor’s journey to discover the difference he can make. The series brings forward the tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. It’s an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue where Cassian will embark on the path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.

Diego Luna returns as Cassian Andor and is joined by cast members Genevieve O’Reilly, Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Denise Gough and Kyle Soller. The executive producers are Kathleen Kennedy, Sanne Wohlenberg, Diego Luna and Michelle Rejwan. Tony Gilroy is the creator and showrunner.

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  1. Many times — more often than people realize — writers and directors are forced to dial back the elegance, nuance, and poetic power of dialogue, because the actors cannot carry it off. They are like pop singers being asked to do opera. Instead of Pavarotti you get Katy Perry, and it hurts to watch.

    What makes Andor work on a level that many of us have never seen across the entire franchise, is that the acting is staggeringly good — and Stellan Skarsgård is at the top of the list. He could easily steal every scene he is in, but the show has the discipline to hold him back, and only let him out every now and then (like in this astonishing scene).

    Like, try and imagine Mark Hamill in a scene like this. Mark Hamill is a great guy. But he's not a great actor. Fortunately, he can leverage the immense power of the Star Wars lore to do a lot of the heavy lifting for him (sometimes he just has to look into the camera and that's enough, he's friggin Luke Skywalker after all!). My point is that a lot of the dialogue across Star Wars stuff is what it is because the acting can't withstand too much pressure. Womp rats, pew pew.

    So yes, I agree with everyone who says that Andor has the best writing we've ever experienced in the franchise. But I'd also say it has, by far, the best acting. Even the little Wall-E-like droid can carry a scene.

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  2. One, if not the most powerful speeches given, that is so insightful of those who seek to help fight against tyranny, by any means, and sacrificing the essence of any humanity they may have had.

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  3. Out of all the moments of his speech the bit that really gets me is "I'm condemned to use the tools of my enemy!" because of the fact he has to use the same tactics and brutal methods of the very thing he's fighting against and he hates doing it not because he's a good man but because he feels that he's knows that there is no other way to beat them.

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  4. I love not being treated like a baby. Not saying all Star Wars has to be this gritty but you can't tell me this is bad, or isn't Star Wars. I mean you can, but I'll have a much better argument for my opinion that has to do with writing and character.

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  5. This is my story; the tortured artist.
    I burn my life to.make.the sun rise I know I'll never see. The ego that started this fight will never have a mirror an audience. 15 years baby..

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  6. the show is not star wars like a new hope ,but it is the harsh reality of the bits of a star wars universe we had not seen .

    the star wars universe is vast and there are a million story's to be told dark funny childish ,there is room for it all, as long as it is good and with exceptions like this, and far to few others ,its not .

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  7. "Princess Leia's Rebel forces will not do anything in order to win. They will not sacrifice lives. They do not descend to the level of the enemy. That's the difference between the Rebels and the Empire. It's possible to fight because you love, not just because you hate." –Irvin Kershner, from "Once Upon A Galaxy: A Journal of The Making of The Empire Strikes Back" pp. 15.

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  8. This is bordering on Shakespearean. That is how good the dialogue is. It could be a soliloquy. And it is only enhanced by the actors ability to grow increasingly more furious the more he speaks, as he asks himself the question over and over. Brilliantly done 👏

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