According to Disney’s official synopsis, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu is about the titular bounty hunter and his young apprentice being enlisted to help the “fledgling New Republic fight to protect what the Rebellion won.” According to many in Star Wars’ battered fan base, the movie is about the title bounty hunter and his young apprentice being enlisted to save the entire franchise, and it had better be so amazing that it gets them excited about Star Wars again, makes them forget a decade’s worth of disappointing films and TV series, vacuums their living rooms, and cures cancer. Of course, no movie can do all that, but The Mandalorian and Grogu — divorced from unreasonable expectations — is a thoroughly satisfying and often thrilling addition to a Star Wars movie universe that desperately needs a boost.
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