Very excited to learn that Austin brings this up on AMCA! I haven't been able to listen yet but I can't stop thinking about it.
I'm actually not sure if it was intentional or not, but between Nemik's manifesto and Marva's self-eulogy/call to arms, the use of urban spaces (and focus on horizontal and vertical movement through them, even down to the camera being more explicitly opinionated in its movements) and an insurrectionary battle that capitalizes on crisis, works outside of the legal framework of acceptable protest, and focuses on militant direct action against the police and political victory rather than unwinnable military success -- it certainly feels part of the same general thought on how revolution might work.
It comes back to the show being fundamentally interested in the building of revolution. Back when, I wrote about how Rogue One is about the dirty specifics of fighting fascism, and it feels like Andor continues this project but with more focus and care. This is such a deep and complex show, and Gilroy's willingness to get his hands dirty is just ... fuck. So good.
All power to the communes.
