IG-11 is a hilariously soulless and effective killer that meets Pascal's Mandalorian while their both trying to collect this big bounty. Continuing in the proud tradition of modern Star Wars productions, there are some seriously endearing droids (BB-8, K-2SO, 元-37).
One of the highlights of this episode is the bounty hunter droid IG-11, voiced by Taika Waititi. The details and costumes and tone of this show are all spot-on from the beginning. I can't help but love to see those crummy trashcan droids and battle-worn ships. This is a great looking show, with style in its action sequences and a number of Easter Eggs to the original trilogy, from which this show takes most of its inspiration. The Mandalorian maintains that gritty Star Wars charm, while also effectively using modern technology. The first 30 minutes of Episode One is a promising start, despite some choppy dialogue and clunky visual storytelling (the flashback scene is particularly dorky). But, a beautiful and rather touching final scene at the end promises that we'll get some conflict between his cold, armored exterior and the heart somewhere beneath. Pascal never shows his face in this first episode-Mandalorians never do, as they say-so his character is developed through his cool exterior and swift execution of his targets.
We see a flashback of him as a child being somehow torn away from his parents. From what we learn in this first episode, our Mandalorian is earning money to slowly piece together his namesake armor made from beskar steel. The overall plot, without giving too much away, involves this Mandalorian taking on a very high-profile bounty from the remnants of the Empire (this takes place after their fall following the events of Return of the Jedi). It opens in a beloved Star Wars locale, where Pedro Pascal's unnamed and un-helmeted Mandalorian warrior, is collecting a bounty in a scruffy looking cantina. In its first episode, Disney's The Mandalorian takes us back to the Star Wars underbelly.
Best Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Theories.Relax, regress a little, leave your brain in the foyer, and you'll be guaranteed two hours of fantastic, fluffy, fun-for-all-the-family escapism. But that's the jaded, grown-up part of you talking. It's only a Meet the Gang set-up, with plot-holes, dodgy pacing, and possible racist undertones (the greedy Trade Federation speak in Japanese accents). If you're feeling picky enough, you could easily tear Menace to shreds. Let's hope he meets with a little - shall we say - 'accident' before Episode 2. Rather that he's been told to repeatedly shout things like "Yippee!" and "Wizard!" And the CG Binks (think a patois-jabbering Goofy crossed with a newt) serves no purpose beyond shakey, slapstick comic relief. It's not that Lloyd is especially wooden in the way that most kiddie-actors can be.
Perhaps it's the hokey dialogue - or just the fact that, during filming, they were given relatively little to really interact with - but they certainly don't appear to be having as much fun as the audience.Īlso, the scenes focussing on Anakin Skywalker (Lloyd) and Jar Jar Binks (Best) will irritate anyone over 12. We all know that McGregor, Neeson, Portman, and Samuel L Jackson (who makes a brief appearance as a Jedi Master) are more than capable of delivering memorable performances, yet all appear stiff and uncomfortable here. The plot may not be as lacking as has been claimed (the scenes which deal with the politics of the Republic and the back-door shenanigans of a certain Senator Palpatine are surprisingly interesting), but it is clear that, after 20-odd years of refusing to direct, Lucas has not improved his actor-handling abilities.
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