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Re: Empire Analysis : WAS: [Re: Why I think we'll get Stormtroopers + Imperial ships]
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lugnet.starwars
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Wed, 9 Feb 2000 19:09:07 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Fraser Lovatt writes:
> <snip>
> Loads of stuff about the Empire.
> </snip>
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> And has anyone else noticed that just about every single member of the Empire
> is played by a British actor and the rebels are nearly all American?
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> George -- what are you trying to say?
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> F
I think that Americans tend to associate the British accent with formality and
sophistication; sort of the regal by-the-book British officer character. This
stereotype (or so I suppose it could be called) fits well with the
characteristics of the Empire: structure, formality, dignity. I don't think
that it was a jab by Lucas; I'd hazard that most Americans think that British
accents are pretty cool (I do, anyway), and that the use of British actors adds
a certain flavor to the characters. On a side-note, if we see the Empire in EP
II or EP III, I hope that the officers are sporting the long sideburns again.
I've always thought that was a great touch in ANH.
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