But there must've been a Death Star canteen, yeah? There must've been a cafeteria downstairs, in between battles, where Darth Vader could just chill and go down:
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Izzard imagines mundane daily life behind the epic battles of a sci-fi setting, grounding the fantastical in reality.
- In plain terms
- Even space villains probably had break rooms and cafeteria breaks.
- What can you take from it?
- Relatable details humanize larger-than-life characters.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we seek the mundane in epic tales?
- How does realism affect empathy?
Another view
It assumes fictional worlds operate exactly like real workplaces.
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