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Sherman Alexie's avatar

I have not watched Andor but I find it fascinating that Tony Gilroy is the creative force behind it. He wrote and directed one of my favorite movies, Michael Clayton, which seems to share themes with Andor.

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Aaron Ross Powell's avatar

It's been so long since I saw Michael Clayton that I don't remember much about it, but Andor very much has the fingerprints of someone practiced in political thrillers, including how good of a job it does with the, well, political side of the Star Wars universe. Sometimes the politics in Star Wars comes across as being written by someone without much knowledge of how governments actually function, and how people who work within (and against) states think and act. Andor's political themes and plots, in contrast, feel like they were written by knowledgable grown-ups for knowledgable grown-ups.

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

Grest point on how the Star Wars movies can feel amateur-ish about politics. Your take on Andor has intrigued me. I'm gonna give it a go.

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michael lewyn's avatar

If you want a summary of city/small town tradeoffs that is shorter than a novel or film, this song summarizes it all https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-wOWlsiNU4

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Steven Postrel's avatar

In the middle of Madness's old song Our House In the Middle of the Street, among the nostalgic memories lovingly rolled out, comes the sotto voce phrase "Something tells you that you've got to move away from it." That line turns the whole song from unironic sentimentality to something creepy.

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Shikha Dalmia's avatar

This is wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

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Mike Dial's avatar

It's so refreshing to see people challenge Rousseau and defend the virtues of the big city. Christmas, properly understood, is a celebration of productive people who have followed their desire and have earned the gifts they now bestow upon their loved ones.

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Vladan Lausevic's avatar

Alternatives to liberal societies have so far been proven to be quite bad and often inhumane

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Vladan Lausevic's avatar

Maybe time for Hayek's liberal utopia reading again :)?

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