I get it because of the times we're in but I still feel it worth saying: having women Imperials kinda misses the thematic point of the original films of not having them.
I get it because of the times we're in but I still feel it worth saying: having women Imperials kinda misses the thematic point of the original films of not having them.
er...thematic point?I get it because of the times we're in but I still feel it worth saying: having women Imperials kinda misses the thematic point of the original films of not having them.
I can't believe I have to spell this out to the class but the fact that the Empire is depicted with only men makes the Empire seem not just lacking in diversity but thematically shows how colder, sterile, uncaring, and that much more oppressive it is.
This is what will probably keep me from buying the game. In the original Battlefront II, that made the game so immersive, especially when you could land on the enemy capital ship and sabotage it from within.On another note, Theed is beautiful and the videos actually made me a bit nostalgic for the prequels, yet I'm disappointed you still cannot directly jump into or land a ship on the ground like the original 2005 Battlefront.
What theme? That there were only like 4 women in the galaxy? Princess Leia, Aunt Beru, that woman at Echo base and Mon Mothma. :facepalm
The female Rebel pilots in ROTJ all were cut, except for the one that was turned into a man. :lol
I can't believe I have to spell this out to the class but the fact that the Empire is depicted with only men makes the Empire seem not just lacking in diversity but thematically shows how colder, sterile, uncaring, and that much more oppressive it is. Even with the few different faces within the Rebellion, that separates them and contrasts them that much more from the Empire. On a brainier, literate level, it follows classic motifs (which the OT is all about) of women representing life and fertility and men representing power and dominance.
If you think this is just me looking for subtext and wasn't an intentional choice made by the filmmaker, Irvin Kershner addresses this in the film commentary as a choice he specifically made in Empire. For how often the OT is looked at as a "modern myth" and lauded for following the classic themes and archetypes of pre-Darwinian storytelling, it seems in recent times to get pushed aside more often than not just for the sake of that particular writer's ideas.
I'm wondering if the lack of women in the Empire was intentional by Lucas? I've never heard one way or the other. I think a lot of people believe the Empire banned women because the old EU made up a lot of stuff to explain them missing from the movies.
And my point still stands. There were like 4 women in the OT period. I think only 3 had speaking roles. There was one black man and a whole lot of people that looked like George Lucas. Period, end of story...
We need more films like Rouge One and its sequels needs to be even more diverse for diversity sake.
I can't believe I have to spell this out to the class but the fact that the Empire is depicted with only men makes the Empire seem not just lacking in diversity but thematically shows how colder, sterile, uncaring, and that much more oppressive it is. Even with the few different faces within the Rebellion, that separates them and contrasts them that much more from the Empire. On a brainier, literate level, it follows classic motifs (which the OT is all about) of women representing life and fertility and men representing power and dominance.
If you think this is just me looking for subtext and wasn't an intentional choice made by the filmmaker, Irvin Kershner addresses this in the film commentary as a choice he specifically made in Empire. For how often the OT is looked at as a "modern myth" and lauded for following the classic themes and archetypes of pre-Darwinian storytelling, it seems in recent times to get pushed aside more often than not just for the sake of that particular writer's ideas.