In a new video, Marco Risch talks about Nerdkultur about the Andor series from the Universe of Star Wars and what makes the series so special.
Who is Marco Risch? Marco Risch has been dealing with nerd culture on his YouTube channel since 2015 With news, analyzes, reviews and interviews on current films and series.
In addition, he is composed with his colleague Yves Arievich every week and chats in the podcast nerd & culture about pop cultural film topics such as Star Wars, Marvel and DC.
Both the YouTube channel and the podcast are part of the webedia network, which also includes Meinmmo.
In one of his latest videos, Marco discusses the Star Wars series Andor in the course of season 2. He explains why the series is so good and so different than other series in the Universe of Star Wars.
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Music, camera and spy thriller
Why is Andor so special? In his video, Marco works five ideas from the trailer to season 2, which show why Star Wars: Andor is a special series and why it differs so strongly from the other series. As the first point, he mentions the choice of rebellious music that shows what the series stands for.
Marco goes into the second point in more detail. Andor is essentially not a Star Wars series, but a spy thriller. He explains that series creator Tony Gilroy wanted to tell with his first film in this universe, Rogue One, especially an agent war film. Marco says: The story is in the foreground. Not the franchise in which it takes place
Marco mentions the camera as the third point. He explains that both Rogue One and Andor always pack the figures in the middle of great motifs. This emphasizes the emotions of the figures. Marco compares this symmetry with the legendary director Stanley Kubrick, who was known for his perfectionism.
The visual language in Andor illustrates the emotional world and the current situation of the characters in dialogues and important scenes. But that is only possible because you have real backdrops, not just a green screen.
Currently you can even watch the first 3 episodes of Andor on YouTube for free:
The rise of the empire and the start of the resistance
What are the other 2 ideas? Marco names the empire and the development according to the events of Episode 3. The evolution of the empire is shown in all structures. For the storm troops, but also with the important officers. The special thing about Andor is the characters of the empire.
They are not just angry because they are angry. The series shows characters of the empire with its human properties. In addition, there is the figure Orson Krennic, which acts like a counterpart. He is a fanatic who actually just wants to rise. Marco compares him to Hans Landa from Inglourious Basterds.
Marco emphasizes that the regime’s forces are also used against the empire. For example, the security droid K-2SO, which helps the Allianz.
The last point of Marco is also suitable for this. Andor is about resistance, the revolution against the fascist empire. The final of the first season shows how an event can ensure that the resistance changes, allies and also becomes more radical. Marco says that George Lucas’ motifs are considered.
When does Andor Staffel 2 start? For a long time you no longer have to wait for the continuation of Andor. As early as April 23, 2025, you can look forward to 3 episodes. After that, 3 more episodes should come weekly, every Wednesday. There should be a total of 12 episodes that are divided into 4 chapters to match the release structure. Marco has already analyzed another Disney series: Disney can’t just copy that so easily