Last Jedi Minute 70: Time for Flatcakes

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Date

May 7th, 2021

Summary

Guest commentator Tony Consiglio bids a fond farewell to the feral fanthiers of Canto Bight and their friends, Finn & Rose!

Guests

Tony Consiglio

Notes

Film

  • Starts with the CBMP (Canto Bight Mounted Police) chasing Rose and Finn through the fields, ends with what looks like Rose and Finn getting abducted by aliens.

Podcast

  • The shot that starts this minute is reminiscent of the original Planet of the Apes when they're chasing them through the fields. Mentioned: Field of Dreams.
  • The fathiers have no problem smashing through windows and buildings, but they stopped dead at the edge of a cliff. They should jump right off, lemming-style (but see below).
  • The 'zoom down the cliff' shot is an artifact of this movie being released in 3D. Referenced: the Hall of Memories from Harry Potter.
    • It feels a little like the famous Jaws shot (dolly-in zoom-out).
  • Alex assumed at this point the fathiers would have revealed themselves to be sentient and speaking. Or like the Frog Prince when Rose removes the saddle.
  • We have two years to figure out why the horse stampede on a spaceship from Rise of Skywalker was not fathiers.
  • Rose just sets them all free. It's very irresponsible to just set a bunch of captive animals loose and assume they're going to be okay.
    • They're not native to this planet.
    • And most likely they'll just be recaptured immediately.

Meta Minute

  • The idea that lemmings commit mass suicide by leaping off cliffs is a very common misconception that is ridiculously untrue. Unfortunately, the footage of lemmings hurling themselves off a cliff captured for the 1958 documentary White Wilderness was staged, and was actually footage of truckloads of imported lemmings being thrown off the cliff by the film's producers.
    • <lo>Coincidentally, the film (which won the Academy Award for best documentary) was also produced by Disney.
  • This is the 3rd of Tony's appearances when Rumspringa is mentioned.
  • See also:

    Quotes

    • Pete: ...Analyze scrutinize and free rides.
    • Pete: [...] analyze scrutinize and "tie my tie".
    • Pete: You know what they say, "if it's Canto Bight, it's gotta be night."
    • Alex: They [the fathiers] were too dumb to live. After years of inbreeding.
    • Pete: "Fathier Rumspringa." Alex: The bounty hunter.

    Links

    Audio only
    http://www.starwarsminute.com/2021/05/07/last-jedi-minute-70-time-for-flatcakes
    Video
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrRga9FayUo

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