The Book of Boba Fett if Boba Fett is viewed as the show's villain - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 02-12-2022, 07:20 AM

https://www.polygon.com/star-wars/22...ero-vs-villain

Temuera Morrison's Boba Fett character isn't "poorly defined or thinly drawn — he just isn’t a hero, and he wasn’t ever supposed to be," says Tasha Robinson, adding that looking at Boba Fett as the villain is an easy solution to the show's flaws. "And it comes from acknowledging the undercurrent running through the whole series: Boba Fett is actually the villain of The Book of Boba Fett, and the whole story is a wry comedy about how he accidentally fails upward through the ranks of more established, competent, and powerful villains," says Robinson. "People watching the show have been complaining all along that he’s too undefined. But looked at in terms of his choices, he’s actually extremely clearly defined — as a selfish crook who’s oblivious to the harm he causes and how unsuited he is for the role he’s claiming."

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The Book of Boba Fett was too Disney-fied: "Just as the original film was reedited so Han no longer shot first, the House of Mouse has softened Boba Fett into a character that fits their family-friendly platform — which isn’t to say that people can’t change, only that everything about Boba’s Book feels forced into fitting the incongruous mold of a Disney dad," says Ben Travers. "His terse edges have been sanded off. His mystique has been clarified. His profession retired. To change so much for a purpose is one thing, but what’s left to look at in the finale is a cool suit of armor with nothing of interest inside. Boba is boring now. The spotlight has only lessened his shine."
The Book of Boba Fett featured a cameo of 1981 video game system Coleco Bowlatronic

02-12-2022, 07:20 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,621	The Book of Boba Fett if Boba Fett is viewed as the show's villain https://www.polygon.com/star-wars/22...ero-vs-villain Temuera Morrison's Boba Fett character isn't "poorly defined or thinly drawn — he just isn’t a hero, and he wasn’t ever supposed to be," says Tasha Robinson, adding that looking at Boba Fett as the villain is an easy solution to the show's flaws. "And it comes from acknowledging the undercurrent running through the whole series: Boba Fett is actually the villain of The Book of Boba Fett, and the whole story is a wry comedy about how he accidentally fails upward through the ranks of more established, competent, and powerful villains," says Robinson. "People watching the show have been complaining all along that he’s too undefined. But looked at in terms of his choices, he’s actually extremely clearly defined — as a selfish crook who’s oblivious to the harm he causes and how unsuited he is for the role he’s claiming." ALSO: The Book of Boba Fett was too Disney-fied: "Just as the original film was reedited so Han no longer shot first, the House of Mouse has softened Boba Fett into a character that fits their family-friendly platform — which isn’t to say that people can’t change, only that everything about Boba’s Book feels forced into fitting the incongruous mold of a Disney dad," says Ben Travers. "His terse edges have been sanded off. His mystique has been clarified. His profession retired. To change so much for a purpose is one thing, but what’s left to look at in the finale is a cool suit of armor with nothing of interest inside. Boba is boring now. The spotlight has only lessened his shine." The Book of Boba Fett featured a cameo of 1981 video game system Coleco Bowlatronic