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And the original Death Star had an unprotected exhaust tunnel going all the way to the critical core... It's StarWars, some suspension of disbelief is necessary
by toyg 5y ago
And the original Death Star had an unprotected exhaust tunnel going all the way to the critical core... It's StarWars, some suspension of disbelief is necessary. "Mando" is a guy who simply struggles with anything that is not bounty-hunting, and acting as a parent clearly sends him in complete confusion more often than not.
I know there are weak episodes, some almost on purpose (like the village defense, a homage to samurai films from a simpler era), but I don't agree about The Mandalorian being bad overall because it just isn't. It delivers worldbuilding, ambience, and characters (ironically, the ones under helmets end up being more memorable than the others...); the soundtrack is insanely good, the production art alone is fantastic, and it's a miracle that it's a tv-series at all. My kids just love it in a way they've not loved any other SW material.
The only thing I would change is Gina Carano (bad actor, bad casting, and turns out she's a bad person too), but that's it.
- LegitShady 5y agoI disagree strongly. It's so poorly written that mando does stupid things because the writers are stupid. He's no boba fett that's for sure.
- LynxInLA 5y agoBoba Fett is your example of a smart character? The character that jetpacks within lightsaber reach of a Jedi then gets knocked into a sarlacc pit by a blind guy with a stick?
- LegitShady 5y agoYou can’t beat jedis from range - they use their lightsabers to block blaster bolts using the force. You have to overwhelm them.
- bryanrasmussen 5y ago>And the original Death Star had an unprotected exhaust tunnel going all the way to the critical core... It's StarWars, some suspension of disbelief is necessary. bad writing does not require suspension of disbelief to handle, that requires poor critical faculties. Luckily kids tend to have both. Also, architectural flaws in a government project are more believable than revolving lists of characters being inexplicably stupid at just the right plot moments for their stupidity to have maximum effect, and then going back to competence once the twist of their stupidity has done its work, which most dramatic series rely on for their momentum.
- toyg 5y agoAnd what about all those poor government contractors, installing toilets for stormtroopers, blown to hell by some left-wing radical in the name of some mysticist religion... /s I think there is a lot of revisionism around, about how "good" the original StarWars movies were. Yes they were fun, did worldbuilding very well and all that, but they weren't exactly particularly clever cinematic masterpieces. What followed them in many cases was much worse (the prequels are atrocious), but still, I don't see them as particularly better than stuff like The Mandalorian.
- skhr0680 5y agoIt’s always funny to me how much dumber the writing in Star Wars (1977) gets when it strays away from its source material (The Hidden Fortress and The Dambusters)