Naah think he’s got the droids for that..
The Book of Boba Fett
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MattWinchell
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I wish people would drop the whole age and weight stuff. Sure it's a bit jarring to see Boba go from a young 35-36ish bounty hunter to a 60 year old man who has a different body type, but there's literally nothing they could have done to make it seem better/believable. It can easily be said that his small-time in the Sarlac changed his visual facial appearance. His body type is whatever & doesn't detract from the character.
The discrepancy in age between Obi-Wan starting his exile on Tatooine to ANH is a notable one. It can easily be explained that the twin suns of Tatooine have had an effect on him. Same general effect goes to Boba. He fell into a beast with acidic saliva, of course he might have a slight visual change in his appearance.
The discrepancy in age between Obi-Wan starting his exile on Tatooine to ANH is a notable one. It can easily be explained that the twin suns of Tatooine have had an effect on him. Same general effect goes to Boba. He fell into a beast with acidic saliva, of course he might have a slight visual change in his appearance.
ConvergencePro
Master Member
This is an article I've shared in the past, but I feel it's exceptionally relevant now. Its a excellent character comparative analysis essay written after TFA came out, and its kinda wild to read with the context of the ST being finished now.
My single biggest fear in this BoBF project is that Dave Filoni might think of Boba Fett more as 'Jango II' rather than his own preestablished character, because he might be one of those ignorant people who watched ESB wrong, and mistakenly thinks that "BoBa FeTt DiDn'T dO aNyThInG" in the OT
aarondembskibowden.wordpress.com
Simple facts are that Boba Fett is the sole reason in ESB for why things go south for our Hero's at the flip of a hat, and on top of that.. Boba Fett is the ONLY character in all of ESB to actually accomplish his set task and goals in the entire film.
Every other character in The Empire Strikes Back fails at their desired goals...
Luke = Fails to complete his training and save his friends, and ends up battered as well as being the one needing saving..
Vader = Fails to capture and turn Luke for the Emperor, as well as failing to turn him to his own plans after revealing his true identity..
Yoda/Obi-wan = Both fail to stop Luke from leaving or complete in his training, bringing further significant risk to the Galaxy
Leia/Chewie = Fail to save Han from Boba, and barely escape from the Empire in one piece themselves..
Han = Failed to escape The Empire in his famed Millennium Falcon, and is captured by a Bounty Hunter for Vaders needs only to then be frozen as a test subject, and is brought to Jabba (Hans big existential threat up until then)
The Empire = Loses track of the Rebels after Battle of Hoth, and then again after some of our Hero's barely manage to escape after fixing the Falcons hyperdrive which the Empire disabled..
The Rebels = Fail to hide from the Empire. Fail miserably in their defense of the base during the Battle of Hoth, and are left floating through space looking for a new safe home for their base... (one which they seemingly don't find even come ROTJ?).
Boba Fett = Hired to do a simple job "I want them found and captured ALIVE..". Accomplished said task quickly and efficiently. Leaves with a payday of a double bounty to bring to Jabba, all with hardly a shot fired...
That's the competent calculating and proficient character that's being ultimately lost in this sadly..
My single biggest fear in this BoBF project is that Dave Filoni might think of Boba Fett more as 'Jango II' rather than his own preestablished character, because he might be one of those ignorant people who watched ESB wrong, and mistakenly thinks that "BoBa FeTt DiDn'T dO aNyThInG" in the OT
We Need to Talk About Captain Phasma and Boba Fett
We’ve all seen the memes. We’ve all seen the articles called “X Things Wrong with The Force Awakens” and the rebuttals that point out what should have been obvious to anyone…
aarondembskibowden.wordpress.com
Simple facts are that Boba Fett is the sole reason in ESB for why things go south for our Hero's at the flip of a hat, and on top of that.. Boba Fett is the ONLY character in all of ESB to actually accomplish his set task and goals in the entire film.
Every other character in The Empire Strikes Back fails at their desired goals...
Luke = Fails to complete his training and save his friends, and ends up battered as well as being the one needing saving..
Vader = Fails to capture and turn Luke for the Emperor, as well as failing to turn him to his own plans after revealing his true identity..
Yoda/Obi-wan = Both fail to stop Luke from leaving or complete in his training, bringing further significant risk to the Galaxy
Leia/Chewie = Fail to save Han from Boba, and barely escape from the Empire in one piece themselves..
Han = Failed to escape The Empire in his famed Millennium Falcon, and is captured by a Bounty Hunter for Vaders needs only to then be frozen as a test subject, and is brought to Jabba (Hans big existential threat up until then)
The Empire = Loses track of the Rebels after Battle of Hoth, and then again after some of our Hero's barely manage to escape after fixing the Falcons hyperdrive which the Empire disabled..
The Rebels = Fail to hide from the Empire. Fail miserably in their defense of the base during the Battle of Hoth, and are left floating through space looking for a new safe home for their base... (one which they seemingly don't find even come ROTJ?).
Boba Fett = Hired to do a simple job "I want them found and captured ALIVE..". Accomplished said task quickly and efficiently. Leaves with a payday of a double bounty to bring to Jabba, all with hardly a shot fired...
That's the competent calculating and proficient character that's being ultimately lost in this sadly..
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The escape from the Sarlac was a big disappointment.The rest was so lala...but it was only the first episode.
And I really don´t like it that Boba takes off his helmet so often.I think after the Prequels Temuera was the one and only option to play Boba.
He´s 61....but I think he looks like 50...and thats ok for me.
And I really don´t like it that Boba takes off his helmet so often.I think after the Prequels Temuera was the one and only option to play Boba.
He´s 61....but I think he looks like 50...and thats ok for me.
CopperRevan
Master Member
right on...i've gotten more gray hair myself in the past month recovering from Covid and you've described the process to a tee...atleast for me, except we don't have a bacta tank...lol
ConvergencePro
Master Member
oh and since we're on a prop forum, and marine biology is kinda one of my things, it looks an awful lot like the "water coconuts" they have Temura dig for in the sand like a 5yo for an obnoxious length of time are actually large Sea Urchin Tests (shells).. I could be totally off base here though
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Jodo
Master Member
I agree that he is way too talkative. His commentary on the people coming to the palace with their offerings was the first indicator to me that they didn’t understand the character. He had a couple quips there that didn’t seem to jive with my perception of him in the OT. When he said, “I’m confused.” I burst out laughing because it seemed apparent to me what the mayor’s majordomo wanted. Maybe it was his delivery, but my immediate thought was, “Is Boba Fett an idiot?”
It also seemed odd to see him helmetless so often. It should be more like a Vader kind of deal, where he is only removing his armor and helmet to recover, in private. It was bizarre to see him walk into the club and immediately hand the helmet over. Plus, he’s already shown his weakness during his very first trip into town...
For a first episode, I didn’t really enjoy it as much as I thought I would. The Tuskens are a bit peculiar in design, and they could have made a few things more emotional, while making Fett’s characterization more meaningful. I see what they were doing, but in 38 minutes, it seemed like it was all very surface level.
The standout to me is that I really wish I was married to Ming Na Wen.
It also seemed odd to see him helmetless so often. It should be more like a Vader kind of deal, where he is only removing his armor and helmet to recover, in private. It was bizarre to see him walk into the club and immediately hand the helmet over. Plus, he’s already shown his weakness during his very first trip into town...
For a first episode, I didn’t really enjoy it as much as I thought I would. The Tuskens are a bit peculiar in design, and they could have made a few things more emotional, while making Fett’s characterization more meaningful. I see what they were doing, but in 38 minutes, it seemed like it was all very surface level.
The standout to me is that I really wish I was married to Ming Na Wen.
Picard102
Sr Member
What? lol
ConvergencePro
Master Member
I'm referring specifically to the folks who typically cry "BoBa JuSt StOoD tHeRe WhIlE vAdEr DiD aLl ThE wOrK" after spending the first half the film watching Vader fail to capture one ship and our Hero's, while having the entirety of the endless resources of the Galactic Imperial Fleet at his disposal... Those guys watch the film wrong..
Temuras 2004 phoned in redub's significant tonal differences from those of Wingreens original Boba voice from 1980, which Lucas ham-fisted in there for "continuity" excuses on the DVD release of SW and beyond, certainly don't help that though...
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HMSwolfe
Master Member
Well, it clearly is detracting, considering so many people are bringing it up. But there is one thing that they could have done to avoid all these problems.
Not made the show.
Joek3rr
Master Member
I don't know if that's the case. Kevin totally pulls out Qui-Gon's Theme for his few brief appearances in TCW.
Wolfsburg
Master Member
I personally think the type of complaints we’re seeing is exactly why Fett wasn’t the star of The Mandalorian. The showrunners probably felt it was safer to just go with a new character that had no prepackaged expectations with audience members. However with the overwhelming success of that show, they got ballsy and went for it, giving Fett a show of his own. Whether that was a good idea or not remains to be seen but with such a popular character, people are destined to be hypersensitive to how he is portrayed. Personally I agree that he’s too much of a chatty cathy and the helmet should’ve stayed on except for rare occasions but here we are. Frankly, Din Djarin feels more like Boba Fett than Boba Fett. Lol
Joek3rr
Master Member
kalkamel
Master Member
You just hit the nail on the head.
HMSwolfe
Master Member
That’s why The Mandalorian was such a good idea for a show. They could play out the kind of character Fett was without any baggage or canon issues or anything. Frankly, they’d probably have been better off doing the same thing for the Cassian Andor and Kenobi shows. Similar characters without the baggage and issues of contradicting established stories.
cboath
Master Member
What exactly is 'established' in ESB?This is an article I've shared in the past, but I feel it's exceptionally relevant now. Its a excellent character comparative analysis essay written after TFA came out, and its kinda wild to read with the context of the ST being finished now.
My single biggest fear in this BoBF project is that Dave Filoni might think of Boba Fett more as 'Jango II' rather than his own preestablished character, because he might be one of those ignorant people who watched ESB wrong, and mistakenly thinks that "BoBa FeTt DiDn'T dO aNyThInG" in the OT
We Need to Talk About Captain Phasma and Boba Fett
We’ve all seen the memes. We’ve all seen the articles called “X Things Wrong with The Force Awakens” and the rebuttals that point out what should have been obvious to anyone…
Simple facts are that Boba Fett is the sole reason in ESB for why things go south for our Hero's at the flip of a hat, and on top of that.. Boba Fett is the ONLY character in all of ESB to actually accomplish his set task and goals in the entire film.
Every other character in The Empire Strikes Back fails at their desired goals...
Luke = Fails to complete his training and save his friends, and ends up battered as well as being the one needing saving..
Vader = Fails to capture and turn Luke for the Emperor, as well as failing to turn him to his own plans after revealing his true identity..
Yoda/Obi-wan = Both fail to stop Luke from leaving or completing his training, bringing further significant risk to the Galaxy
Leia/Chewie = Fail to save Han from Boba, and barely escape from the Empire in one piece themselves..
Han = Failed to escape The Empire in his famed Millennium Falcon, and is captured by a Bounty Hunter for Vaders needs only to then be frozen as a test subject, and is brought to Jabba (Hans big existential threat up until then)
The Empire = Loses track of the Rebels after Battle of Hoth, and then again after some of our Hero's barely manage to escape after fixing the Falcons hyperdrive which the Empire disabled..
The Rebels = Fail to hide from the Empire. Fail miserably in their defense of the base during the Battle of Hoth, and are left floating through space looking for a new safe home for their base... (one which they seemingly don't find even come ROTJ?).
Boba Fett = Hired to do a simple job "I want them found and captured ALIVE..". Accomplished said task quickly and efficiently. Leaves with a payday of a double bounty to bring to Jabba, all with hardly a shot fired...
That's the competent calculating and proficient character that's being ultimately lost in this sadly..
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He's a bounty hunter and he had the idea that the Falcon might have attached itself to the fleet and would hide in the trash release when they left? At which point he follows them to Bespin, reports in a collects a paycheck then heads off to Mos Eisley to collect another paycheck.
That's it.
Nothing there establishes his character completely one way or the other. He could have not wanted to do it but the family needed the money, or he could hate anyone non-empire because he blames anyone non-empire for his dads death (which we didn't know about, nor did GL at the time), or he could just have been there for the money because he likely money.
