![]() ![]() This was a counter-culture movement where young adults embraced the evolving music of bands like "The Who," "The Kinks" and "The Small Faces." It embraced the changing scene in London of both fashion, music and sub-culture and people who identified as Mods often wore army surplus clothing and typically rode around on customized motor scooters, usually a Vespa or Lambretta. ![]() The look and feel has been influenced by Mod culture, which peaked in the UK during the 60s. And so, in the cold light of the next morning, a hungover assistant in the Art Department knocked out some early drafts. Perhaps everyone in the writer's room was riding the creative wave of coming up with the Rancor part of the story (more on that later) that someone at the party shouted, "Hey, those speeders could be brightly-colored, post-retro-50s, Mod-style Vespas…!" And everyone cheered, perhaps not fully realizing what they were cheering for. There are plenty of potential explanations as to why this seemingly out-of-place biker gang looked the way they did, but the fact remains…it looked out of place. When something breaks the rules that have so far been established, it stands out, to say the least. If everything starts exhibiting properties that are utterly random, we won't be able to follow or understand it and thus won't enjoy what we're watching. But just like day-to-day life on Earth must be consistent with basic rules, so should life on a fictional planet. To achieve "total immersion" in anything you're watching requires believable, well-filmed TV or cinema.Ĭonceptual artwork by Christian Alzmann showing the "Solo"-style speeder chase through Mos Espa (Image credit: Disney/Lucasfilm)Īny scene that can draw you in and make you forget your surroundings is a credit to the writer, director, director of photography and others. That's why quality and cohesive world building is so essential and things like canon and lore contribute in such an important way. You don't have to practice "Star Wars" asceticism by monastic living to respect and appreciate consistency in cinema. To conclude, the idea was nice, but perhaps the execution was a little over the top. You know exactly who they are only with their bikes, that's neat," was another. It's in the spirit of George Lucas and makes sense for a band of young people on a backwater planet," was one remark and "Great worldbuilding. "Motorcycles are no problem in an episode that has plenty of them. ![]() ![]() Related: 'The Book of Boba Fett' episode 2 kicks the live-action show up a gearĪnd there was just as much comment representing the other side of the issue. Tatooine is not Coruscant," was one more. If those bikes had been patched up with replacement parts after numerous repair jobs, fine. "A terrible decision… It destroyed all attempts at world building. In such a dusty backwater world like Tatooine, they are just too tidy and pristine," was another. "The main problem with those cycles is that they don´t match the environment. "Both the bikes and the riders' outfits looked waaay too clean and out of place" was one comment on Twitter. While this is a neat idea, visually, it clashed quite spectacularly with the style already established here (Image credit: Disney/Lucasfilm) ![]()
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