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Same reason they put Princess Leia in a metal bikini: it's an excuse to look sexy. You wouldn't see Khan Drogo's bulging pecs and sculpted torso or Daenerys' n
by howlgarnish 6y ago
Same reason they put Princess Leia in a metal bikini: it's an excuse to look sexy. You wouldn't see Khan Drogo's bulging pecs and sculpted torso or Daenerys' neckline and toned midriff if they were covered by boring but historically accurate linen tunics.
- goto11 6y agoSure but they didn't have Jaime Lannister dressed as scantily as the Dothraki. Clearly the show is relying on the trope of barbarians which does not care about fancy clothes as a justification for the fan service.
- puranjay 6y agoI find the depiction of the "barbarians" in the Barbarians show on Netflix to be far more accurate. They are barbarians only because they are deemed to be so by the Romans. Otherwise they aren't roaming around topless in leather chaps - they wear regular clothes, just rougher and not as refined as the Romans.
- maxerickson 6y agoLeia is a captive in those scenes, so it's not really a comparable context.
- howlgarnish 6y agoLeia is chained up in a skimpy metal bikini, while Han Solo & Chewy are thrown into the dungeon with their clothes on. Wonder why?
- maxerickson 6y agoSure, from the filmmakers perspective, but it isn't narratively incoherent the way it is for someone headed into a battle. It's maybe strange that a giant slug would sexualize a humanoid, but maybe that's not what is being implied.