Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Spoilers! The consensus on this summer's THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU is that it feels like an extended episode of the Disney + series, which debuted in 2019. Or maybe a few episodes strung together. I can see this, though it feels a bit more cinematic (though maybe not enough). I might add that it also feels like a season finale, yet at the same time like a inconsequential mid season episode. Odd. Lots of stuff happens, plenty of fights with colorful creatures and all. Let somehow the movie has this low key vibe, as if it threatens to evaporate at any moment. Like something disposable has been provided for public consumption, not meant to be thought about seconds later. But I did think about it quite a bit afterward. The adventures of Din Djarin, a Mandalorian warrior/bounty hunter and Grogu, or "baby Yoda" of the same species as the sage we saw in the earlier STAR WARS sagas are essentially recycled old serials. As is everything in the univ...
