The Book Of Boba Fett: When Is It Better To Know Less?
Star Wars is, at this point, entirely too big as a franchise, and its never-ending expanse is only serving to smother the best parts. Delving into every unexplored aspect of the galaxy far away has made the universe feel small and robbed formerly interesting characters of their mystery.
The Book of Boba Fett was the kind of idea that would have been an obvious slam dunk for Star Wars fans, but in practice, it's turned out much less than anticipated. Somehow focusing on the eponymous bounty hunter has only made the character less complete.
The Book of Boba Fett: 5 Ways the Show Challenges Perceptions of the Original Trilogy
The original Star Wars trilogy featured four lines from Boba Fett, five if you count his scream immediately before his death. The single best line about the character comes through Darth Vader's «No disintegrations.» In two words, the character's role, background, and mission are made clear. More importantly, it leaves a ton to the imagination. What could Fett and his cohorts have done for the Empire before their new mission? What are they capable of? Why did Vader and the Empire reach out to them for the job? The thing that made Boba Fett so interesting was the immense amount of space he left for fans to speculate about. He was nothing more than a cool voice, distinctive armor, and one or two cool action scenes. That was enough, but moreover, that may have been all Boba Fett was good for.
The Book of Boba Fett spends half its runtime explaining the new canon-approved explanation for his survival after the Sarlacc pit. The other half is the continued adventures of a character who served an extremely finite role in his original appearance. Boba Fett takes over Jabba the Hutt's role, takes on a protege, and
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