How Boba Fett's Luke And Grogu Scene Fits George Lucas' Original Vision
In The Book of Boba Fett's scene where Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) has Grogu choose between becoming a Jedi and returning to the Mandalorian, Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal), the show makes a direct return to George Lucas' original vision for Star Wars. Jon Favreau's The Book of Boba Fett received mixed reviews, as the series' six episodes jumped between Boba Fett's (Temuera Morrison) flashbacks of his past and the current events of his life in Mos Espa, then introduced Din Djarin and Grogu receiving training from Luke Skywalker. However, several scenes from The Book of Boba Fett fit Lucas' vision, perhaps the most obvious one being the Luke and Grogu one.
In The Book of Boba Fett chapter 5, Mando comes to visit Grogu but is urged by Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) to leave his gift for Grogu behind and depart so as to not distract Grogu from his training (as Jedi must forgo all attachment). Luke sees how much Grogu still cares for Din Djarin, so he offers him a choice: abandon Mando and become a great Jedi, or abandon his training and return to Mando. Grogu chooses the Mandalorian armor and returns to Mando in chapter 6. This Luke and Grogu scene is a direct homage to the 1972 samurai film series, The Wolf and the Cub. In a scene crucial to the series, Ogami Ittō (Tomisaburo Wakayama) presents Daigoro (Tomikawa Akihiro) with two options: choose the sword and become an assassin like him, or the ball and return to his mother.
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George Lucas originally conceived Star Wars as a space western, heavily influenced by western and samurai films (as well as Flash Gordon). Boba Fett was based on Clint Eastwood's Man With No Name from Sergio Leone's Dollars
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