Why is Andor the best live-action Star Wars series?

The final episode of Andor is available on Disney+ since November 23rd. A final chapter that concludes in beauty this fourth live-action series derived from the Star Wars universe. Created by Stephen Schiff and mostly written by Tony Gilroy, the Andor series made a strong impression and is undoubtedly the best live-action series produced by LucasFilm. Here, in 11 reasons, why we loved Andor :

A top technical team

We loved Andor, already for his technical team. It must be said that this time, LucasFilm and Disney have put the package and have put together a team with little onions for fans of the Star Wars universe. We loved Andor because: 1. Diego Luna is back in the shoes of Cassian Andor. The 42-year-old actor of Mexican origin has already proven his skills as an international actor in the past. He began his career at the crossroads of the twenty-first century with small roles in Mexican productions. It was not until the early 2010s to see him in more influential American productions such as Contraband, Elysium and of course Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. His incarnation of the role of Cassian Andor made him known in the eyes of the general public. And his minimalist, disenchanted and detached interpretation of his character make Diego Luna a solid actor, who gives life to an exciting character with a subtlety of his own. 2. Screenwriter Tony Gilroy handled the vast majority of Andor's story. Writer, producer and even director; Tony Gilroy has a strong influence on Hollywood cinema. He is notably the pen behind The Devil's Associate, Armageddon, The Exchange and the Jason Bourne saga. He has also tried his hand at directing four times, directing Michael Clayton, Duplicity and Jason Bourne: The Legacy. He also directed the first episode of the Andor series. His cold style borrowed from thrillers and action movies allows Andor to change the usual shackles of the Star Wars license. The writer has infused a chilling tone to the show, allowing it to take it to more mature spheres than the rest of the license. 3. Comedian Stellan Skarsgard is also starring in Andor. In 49 years of career, this actor of Swedish origin has toured with the greatest. He has appeared in cult films such as In Pursuit of Red October, Will Hunting, Amistad, Blue Scare and Mamma Mia!. Above all, he is famous for being the face of Bill Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean saga and that of Dr. Erick Selvig in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Its presence in Andor adds a form of legitimacy. He is an extremely talented actor who embodies here an ambiguous and exciting character, a pundit of rebellion whose methods are sometimes unclear.

A division into several plots

We loved Andor because the show is divided into several arcs. Rather than offering a single plot stretched over 12 episodes, Tony Gilroy and Stephen Schiff staged several subplots with totally different tones and genres. We loved Andor because: 4. This division into several arcs is of a rare intelligence in the Star Wars landscape. Andor is articulated in several stories within a big one. With this method, the show offers viewers plots that stretch only three or four episodes. Generally, the first poses a new situation, the second and / or third brings problems and the fourth offers a form of resolution. A clever approach that allows viewers to experience real change. 5. The first arc offers an approach in the form of a thriller. An exciting opening in which Cassian Andor sees his head being put at a price. In a claustrophobic and paranoid atmosphere, the series develops in a harsh universe. And it's still the very first time that we see the Star Wars universe revolve around this style that does not necessarily lend itself to science fiction. 6. The second arc features an exciting heist. We witness a thrilling infiltration of Cassian and his Suicide Squad-style team to steal equipment from an Empire base. The opportunity for the series to offer a new and refreshing genre within the LucasFilm license. It must be said that this passage reaches a paroxysm of action within this first season. LucasFilm offers a muscular denouement and violent sequences quite rare within the franchise. 7. Finally, the third arc is set in a prison in which Cassian Andor is imprisoned. The show then takes viewers into a classic but very effective escape film scheme. The opportunity for the series to pay tribute to the great classics of the genre, The Great Escape in mind. Here again, the series offers exciting variations of tones, and takes Cassian Andor into a setting practically new within the license: an imperial prison/factory seen from the inside.

The Legacy of Rogue One

We loved Andor because: 8. The series fits perfectly into the continuity of Rogue One. The show manages to recreate the atmosphere of Gareth Edwards' film with a certain verve. Then again, there is no lightsaber, there are no Jedi or Sith themes. The series brings the Star Wars universe to a human scale and follows the adventures of a simple human immersed in an increasingly crazy world. The opposition between the peregrinations of a simple adventurer and the ancestral war between the Empire and the Rebellion that totally exceeds him is one of the fundamental elements of the film, but also of the series. 9. Because again, Andor does not offer any fan service. The show is totally removed from the rest of the Star Wars universe. Devoid of valve, devoid of forced connection and unwelcome, Andor asserts itself as an independent story, a unique story that is self-sufficient, that does not need the rest of the universe to exist. So inevitably, Andor avoids the heavy fan service see racoleur. And finally, only Cassian Andor makes the link with the rest of the license.

A wind of rebellion

Finally, Andor was loved for his speech of rebellion, for his proportion to insurrection, revolt and dissent. We loved Andor because: 10. With yet another change of tone, we are entitled to a nod to the films of rebellion in a world dominated by a repressive administration. The supremacy of the Empire has never been so present and heavy, and this last chapter has a strong contemporary dimension, warning against the rise of fascism. A final chapter that urges us to open our eyes, to stay alert, to fight for our freedoms, and to always act in the face of the rise of totalitarianism. Mirror of a society like 1984, Star Wars has never been as political as at this moment… 11. An episode that finds its climax during Maarva's speech. A brilliant, powerful monologue of rare emotional strength in the Star Wars universe. This latest episode plays on the heartstrings and shares perfectly managed emotional springs, which gives Star Wars a whole new identity.