...True that the younglings have probably never seen The Seven Samurai or Magnificent Seven or old westerns on TV but Mr Favreau has to take his older audience into consideration...
...Cara Dune...
If you’re wondering why this episode felt like Clone Wars or Rebels, look no further for an answer. Reason one: they once again have to hammer home that Star Wars is inspired by Kurosawa, so they did Seven Samurai again. You know, like the episode of Clone Wars were they did the exact same thing, right on down to the same montage/shot of the villagers practicing with spears/sticks. Reason two: bad acting. The villagers—really, most everyone on the planet—seemed like they had just come from community theater. Kind of disappointed in this episode, but the good news is that they can’t do another Seven Samurai episode. The walker also seemed too…agile…for its size. The CG walkers never work for me, except in Rogue One
To be fair, most adult start wars fans haven't seen 7 samurai either, let alone know what it is. I'm a big nerd, and I made it into my late 20's before I saw it, and that was only after purposely hunting a copy down (It actually didn't seem to be available anywhere for a number of years when I decided I wanted to see it).
Counting it up right now, I can think of over two dozen people I know that would consider themselves Star wars fans, and have or will likely have access to Disney+, but I can only think of about six that have seen seven samurai. All folks in their 30s, 40s, 50s,or 60s, with three or four of their teenage children thrown in.
Good episode but definitely the weakest of the four so far by a long shot. It actually felt strange to watch at times because the acting and fight choreography were so painfully bad compared to what we've seen in the previous episodes, and were it better I think this episode would have been right up there with the rest.. Hell even if they just sped up the fight scene in post a smidge it would have vastly improved it for me, it just seemed more like fake wrestling than an actual brawl. Still hooked though, they can all be winners
Couldn't help but notice this, but it looks like Pascal's visor almost popped out in this scene. Bottoms totally out of place and pushed inward
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For those who hate it and want to nit pick it to death, I’m very happy for you, that you have new Star Wars to hate.
For those of us who are enjoying it, I’m equally glad for us.
My only nitpick:
What the hell are those fobs tracking? Is baby Yoda chipped?