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Re: Empire Analysis : WAS: [Re: Why I think we'll get Stormtroopers + Imperial ships]
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Thu, 10 Feb 2000 00:38:24 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, James Simpson writes:
> In lugnet.starwars, Fraser Lovatt writes:
> > <snip>
> > Loads of stuff about the Empire.
> > </snip>
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > George -- what are you trying to say?
> >
> > 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.
Princess Leia speaks with a faux-british accent in parts of
ST:ANH, so the "british accent as signifier of evil" theory doesn't
quite pan out across the board. Not to mention that James Earl
Jones doesn't have much of a britsh accent, while Alec Guiness
does. =)
To my ears, the british accents used in Star Wars are used
more to signifier "this human came from a highly 'civilized'
world / part of the empire or old republic" while the flatter
American accents indicate a childhood spent on outlying
territories such as Tatooine. But mostly I attribute it
to a good deal of casting and filming being done in England. =)
--
jthompson@esker.com "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily"
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