Kathleen Kennedy had said that Star Wars is going fully into female-centric and female-led material. Still, not many could have seen The Mandalorian bending the knee being included in this idea.
For the last few years, but finally having subsided a bit, the national gimmick was for those with “institutional power” or “privilege” to drop to one knee in an act of subservience and humility to atone for their ancestral sins. This was usually done in front of a person or people group who were deemed to be on the opposite end of the power hierarchies. At the same time, the same symbolism was used by many professional athletes and their followers by taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem in order to protest the United States of America.
Now, that same symbolism is being used in the most recent episode of The Mandalorian. Except in this case it is to fully emasculate the lead character, Din.
While this is not a review and we won’t give away any spoilers beyond what has to be reported, The Mandalorian literally takes a knee in the most recent episode before a secondary, female character in the show and pledges to follow her all the days of his life. It is a groveling, subservient act… and one not in line with the character up until this point. For some, it begins to indicate that a collapsing show is going to go in an even greater freefall.
It also strongly beginning to appear in yet another Star Wars show, the male hero of the journey is being completely usurped. Were this a single event, it might be considered a unique plot twist. Instead, it has happened so many times that it now has evolved into a tired trope of a “force is female” Star Wars franchise that no longer caters to its original demographic.
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— The Mandalorian (@themandalorian) April 11, 2023
Just when you think Star Wars can’t go any lower, it somehow does. But that’s perhaps because Lucasfilm is a hive of villainy in my estimation. That’s in spite of the rest of the episode being… okay.
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I genuinely don’t know what there is in this franchise anymore for fans that grew up with the source material. I’d literally rather watch a documentary on Netflix.
When do we get the Nielsen numbers for this week’s Mando-nonsense?
Sorry guys, but…do you know what “literally” means? Because he didn’t take a knee to her. He said he would follow her because he finds her honorable, rather than because the rules say he must. I see *a lot* wrong with Disney Star Wars, but I don’t see the problem here.
Bo-Katan lied about surrendering. She left the Mandalorians defensesless by doing that. Not very honourable. Honourable would have been immediately owning up to her mistake. Mando’s actions just didn’t come across as realistic based on his character. Respecting here as a friend and following her for that? Completely. The most honourable person he knows: That is probably Favreau or the Armourer.
I found it interesting that Favreau’s character was killed. Good for him for going out on a high note. Favreau’s character dieing would be a prerequisite for him quitting the show. It makes you wonder what is going on over there.
Sorry, but this is the dumbest take I’ve read on this site in regards to Star Wars: Bo Katan is a long established character if you’ve been a fan since Clone Wars. She has been deeply flawed but also the leader of Mandalore. Trying to make her character in to some sort of “woke” token character that Din is now subservient too, when she has existed as a character longer than Din has, is the wish fathering the thought. I suspect had they not fired Gina Carano for idiotic reasons and they’d given Cara Dune some leadership role and Din now pledges to serve her cause you’d take no issue. Do better than these red meat takes if you’re serious.
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Mr. Lucas has largely retired and remains focused on his family. He is welcome to his opinions but I’m not looking for his blessing though that would be great. What I can offer Disney right now are stories that are connected in a Tarantino like fashion ,or non-linear, that lead to linear series of stories that lead to another series that will take Star Wars in a temporal direction. My stories will allow Disney more than a decade of financial success and most importantly I offer them a sideways direction to take Star Wars; meaning I’m not interested in propping up the sequel series but neither will I do anything to negate it without their expressed desire. I’m interested in telling stories that fans should enjoy and bring the profits that Disney desires. My goal in the end is to topple Endgame from its place in time and to make features that are 90 to 120 minutes that cost Disney 75 to 150 million to produce per feature.
If Disney wants Star Wars to have a heartbeat then I have the stories to serve as the defibrillator and Disney need only hire me to get Lucasfilm back on track. The cinema is where Star Wars belongs and then branches elsewhere.
May the Force be with you always.