The bounty hunter and his student complete action-packed missions with high entertainment value in the service of the New Republic.
The man with the futuristic crash helmet in Star Wars design and his little pistachio-green companion with bat ears have so far only been remembered as series heroes on Disney+. At the end of season 3, they experienced a real allotment garden idyll as a farewell: While the Mandalorian Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) sat in front of his bunker-like home and enjoyed the view of the only tree far and wide, Grogu entertained himself in his own way by levitating a frog. It could actually have continued like this, but the movie now pulls them out of their deserved idleness, because the so-called New Republic is dependent on the two of them for help.
Scene from “Star Wars: The Manalorian and Grogu”
Jabba the Hutt sends his regards
The Dark Empire may have been defeated, but there are still representatives of the old regime who are up to mischief and are seen as a threat to a stable peace. That’s exactly where the bounty hunter and his little student come into play. They receive their orders from none other than Sigourney Weaver – and who could say “no” to that. The structure of the cinema adventure is very simple: Mandalorian and Grogu complete one mission after the other and offer us a James Bond-worthy opening right from the start, in which numerous explosions on snow-covered mountain heights provide colorful accents.
Later, for example, they end up in a bladerunner-like, dark megacity, where the most fabulous creatures fight mock battles in an arena. One of the semi-involuntary fighters (original voice: Jeremy Allen White) is a direct descendant of Jabba the Hutt; And it is precisely this young snail-shaped powerhouse that will play a key role – after all, he persuades the Mandalorian to forego the reward offered and thus incur the wrath of powerful enemies.
Scene from “Star Wars: The Manalorian and Grogu”
Lots of characters, action and humor thanks to Favreau
Even if you haven’t seen a single episode of the series, you can easily find your way around here. As the source of ideas for this pleasantly atypical Star Wars spectacle, which is located somewhere between Bond, Indiana Jones and the Muppet Show, John Favreau has once again put in a lot of effort and developed a story that you simply cannot escape because it provides us with unpredictable twists and turns, a wealth of characters, humor and unbridled action, and also keeps fans happy with well-placed little gimmicks. At the same time, there are also a few quiet moments in which Grogu can show what stamina the tiny little boy has when it comes to protecting his revered teacher from danger.
Scene from “Star Wars: The Manalorian and Grogu”
Who does Scorsese voice?
By the way, you should definitely wait until the end credits – even if no bonus scene pops up then, the film music by three-time Oscar winner Ludwig Göransson (most recently “Blood & Sinners”) is reward enough. And then you can puzzle among your friends about which character Martin Scorsese lent his voice to in the original version – there is a wide spectrum of creatures that are somewhere between terribly cute and incredibly terrible.
4 out of 5 fangs of a monstrous underwater snake