So that you’ve obtained a forged stuffed with characters who love racing…however no podracing to be seen. Podracers are so quick and maneuverable that the hazard in piloting one makes it nearly unimaginable to carry an actual, organized race. Nevertheless it’s instantly obvious that there’s a legacy of podracing within the Star Wars universe, to roughly the identical diploma that there’s in the true world. Everybody remembers podracing, and even these characters who’re too younger know of it and converse of it in reverent tones, recalling particular races and racers from roughly 30 years in the past. And hey, would you take a look at that, Episode 1 and its accompanying video video games are nearly 30 years previous right here in the true world, too.
“I wished racing again, the best way it was, the best way it ought to be!” says the sport’s opening narration. “The viewers has been dying to see an actual podracer within the league. That’s to say, they’re dying to see me,” says Kestar Bool, the wealthy jerkoff who’s executed a hostile takeover of the league.
Speaking to those characters concerning the “glory days of podracing” feels rather a lot like listening to actual motorsports followers. When a automobile nut talks concerning the Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 and offers it a nickname like “Godzilla,” or recollects with fondness the fast developments of a specific decade of rally racing, it provides off the identical vibes. I don’t know sufficient about actual racing to talk with authority right here. However as an outsider, it positive looks as if the builders have been aiming for a really particular vibe, and hit it proper on the right track.
“The glory days” of the prequels
I can’t assist however analyze this by a broader media lens, too. When you’re a Star Wars fan, you most likely know that it’s been very up-and-down since Disney acquired the franchise. The film Episodes 7-9 had a response that was combined at finest, with a particular downturn on the ultimate, 40-year cap to the “Skywalker saga.” The opposite tie-ins have ranged from surprisingly good (Rogue One and Andor) to high-quality, I assume (The Mandalorian, Solo, Ahsoka) to downright terrible (The E book of Boba Fett, The Acolyte, and the newest film, The Mandalorian and Grogu).