Movie Review: The Mandalorian & Grogu
- 3 days ago
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Light spoilers ahead*
Since 2019, The Mandalorian bounty hunter, Din Djarin, and his frankly adorable side-kick/adopted son Grogu have been a popular figure of the modern Star Wars universe. After three seasons of the Disney+ show, these characters were the star of the first Star Wars movie released in cinemas in seven years.
As an avid enjoyer of the series and a sucker for the dynamic between the two, I felt a scepticism which became my biggest critique: why a movie, instead of another season? I feel I could have excused this if something occurred in the plot that transcended what has in the past, making the big screen integral, but it fell short of that. I think it would have been better received as half of season four, rather than a movie.
That being said, I enjoyed my cinema experience and the movie as a whole. It had plenty of Mandalorian action and Grogu cuteness aggression. My favourite aspect was probably when Grogu takes care of an injured Mando – coming into his own with the force and paralleling Yoda. I also enjoyed the addition of The Anzelians, very fun! The Hutts were also a welcome edition, though Jeremy Allen White’s voice performance was weirdly flat as a well-established actor. The cinematography was nice and the soundtrack was immense from this year’s Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Goransson.
The found family, adoptive father-son/daughter dynamic has got to be one of my favourites in media. Pedro Pascal is no stranger to this; Mando and Grogu are slowly healing last year’s devastation of The Last of Us’ Joel and Ellie. They’re just very sweet, and even after seven years the effect of their relationship has not worn off.
Overall, the movie was decent but perhaps unnecessary. The plot could have been more fleshed out if it had the time of 8 episodes rather than 2-3. Either way, I had a good time and was pleasantly surprised by a gathering of people in Star Wars costumes outside of the Manchester Vue.
Overall, I would rate this 3.5/5 stars.
Written by, Rosie E James
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