This year, Netflix's streaming status is afraid to be insecure.
The strongest opponent is Disney+, which disney launched last year.
Disney, which holds many super IPs, has many advantages.
"Marvel Cinematic Universe", "Disney Princess Series"...
In the eyes of the audience, these are one blockbuster after another.
For Disney, it's a cash cow after another.
But to say that one of the strongest IP, it must be the "Star Wars" series.
From 1977, Star Wars: A New Hope was released.
By 2019, Star Wars Episode IX: Rise of Skywalker has come to an end.
For more than 40 years, the Star Wars series has produced 9 movie histories, 2 sequels, 1 animation film, and 3 sets of animated series.
Not to mention countless short films, games, comics, and novels.
Even Disneyland has set up a special theme park.
This series with strong vitality is undoubtedly Disney's ace IP.
On the same day last year, When Disney+ officially went live.
The first live-action series of the Star Wars series was launched simultaneously.
At one point, "Stranger Things" beat Netflix to win the number one streaming.
After a year, the second season is fast on the line.
Uncle Yu can't wait to announce to everyone that the man is back——
The Mandalorian Season 2
The Mandalorian Season 2
The second season just returned in the past two days.
Only one episode, direct word of mouth exploded!
Douban 9.6.
IMDB score 9.1.
Rotten Tomatoes viewers scored 93%.
In the comment area, it is almost all a water "Star Wars blowing".
"Epic Experience!"
"Complete cinematic texture."
"Thanks to Jon Feiru."
That's right, it's still him.
The man who opened the first step in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and created The Mandalorian at the same time.
Screenwriter + producer Jon Feiru.
The protagonist, the Mandalorian, is still played by Pedro Pascal.
Compared to the strangeness of the name, his role may be known to many people -
Oberon Martell, the "Red Viper" of Game of Thrones.
Friends who want to look at this face may be disappointed.
In the entire first season, only the last episode showed its face for a few seconds.
It wasn't that the director did it on purpose.
Rather, the Mandalorians are an organization that never takes off a helmet (> 1 person).
Always wear a solid armor.
People don't talk much.
Let's take a look back at the plot of the first season.
The male protagonist is a Mandalorian and a bounty hunter by profession.
On one mission, he spotted a 50-year-old alien baby.
Since he is exactly the same as Master Yoda in the canon, we call him Baby Yoda.
In the process of getting along, he was surprised to find that the baby would actually use the Force (a mysterious and powerful force in the Star Wars universe).
The Mandalorians were moved by compassion and could not bear to hand over The Yoda Baby to the client.
However, taking on the bounty task and not following the rules is a big taboo in this line.
Coupled with the special identity of Yoda Baby, it has also attracted the competition of many forces.
With the help of their people, the Mandalorians found their own creed:
Help Baby Yoda find his people.
Eventually, the Mandalorian escapes the hunt and embarks on a new journey with Baby Yoda.
The title of episode 1 of this season is clearly marked with the words "Chapter 9".
Tell the audience directly that this is the story that happened immediately after the first season.
With Yoda Baby with him, the Mandalorians are finally no longer alone.
Only to see his figure approaching in the darkness.
In the baby cabin next to him, Baby Yoda obediently stayed.
They came to a fighting ground.
Among the various races, he found intelligence agents.
The Mandalorians want to ask where to find their own people.
But I didn't expect that the other party was a black-hearted traitor, and the intelligence was not given and wanted to grab his own armor.
There seems to be no room for negotiation.
Let's start fighting.
Watching the Mandalorian quietly open the weapon, Baby Yoda quickly covered himself with a baby cabin.
The drama is about to begin.
A few dazzling rounds of round-the-clock shots instantly knocked out most of the enemy.
A few more fights by Liso, and the whole field is overturned.
Or the bounty hunter who "can do it without BB".
The Mandalorian who asked the location went back to Tatooine—
The planet where the story of the first season mainly takes place.
It is also the planet where Anakin and Luke grew up in the canonical history movie.
Twin sunset wonders of Tatooine
The Mandalorians headed for the town of destination.
This shot of riding a flying car slowly into the town, the Western has a taste.
Bars may be "help desk" in the Star Wars universe.
At the town's bar, the protagonist meets familiar armor.
I thought I had seen my fellow tribesmen, and I wanted to say a few words of greeting.
Unexpectedly, the other party took the wine, found a table to sit down, and immediately took off his helmet.
The man in front of him was the town's sheriff, not a Mandalorian.
If you are not a Mandalorian, you are not eligible to wear Mandalorian armor.
Moreover, the behavior of taking off the helmet casually is even more intolerable.
"Take it off, or I'll come."
In the face of the mandalorian anger, the sheriff knew that a fight was inevitable.
The sword was raging, and the hand was already reaching for the gun at the waist.
Suddenly, the tense atmosphere was shattered by the shaking of the ground.
A Kreit dragon emerges from the ground and instantly devours a cow (actually a creature named Bansa).
Kreit Dragon This is a terrifying creature that grows on the planet Tatooine.
Not only is it huge, but it is also ferocious.
In the movie "A New Hope", its wreckage has appeared.
The sheriff is too weak to solve this scourge.
So an agreement was made with the Mandalorians.
Join forces to kill the dragon and return the armor to him afterwards.
On the way to slay the dragon, the sheriff told the Mandalorian about the origin of the armor.
After the fall of the Empire, the town was occupied by a group of invaders.
Fortunately, he was fortunate to survive, and he also accidentally got this Mandalorian armor.
Armed with the weapon in this armor, he returned to the town and drove away the invaders.
He also became a sheriff trusted by the residents.
Real men will always face the explosion!
The two righteous Rangers seem to feel a little sorry for each other.
But their first dragon slaying didn't go well.
Because this dragon is really —too-big—too!
There was no place to start, so I went back home.
The Mandalorian and the sheriff decided to try a new strategy.
Unite the power of the townspeople and the town's nemesis, the SandMan.
More difficult threats are in front of us, and we must first let go of our past grievances.
This is probably the biggest creature the Mandalorian has ever faced.
Not only is it large, but it can also be freely entered and exited in the sand, and even climbed up the mountain (from within the mountain).
The worst thing is that it sprays a strong acid liquid.
As soon as you open your mouth, you will die.
After a hard war.
The Mandalorian and the sheriff finally killed the dragon.
The sheriff returned the armor.
The Mandalorian continued his journey.
Although only one episode was released, it was enough to make countless viewers boil.
The adventure of the cute Yoda Baby and The Mandalorian continues.
The scene of hunting and killing Sharon is even reminiscent of the previous "Dune" trailer.
Even for the average audience, this is a "cosmic version" of the Western blockbuster.
Moreover, the final battle screen switches to full frame, which makes people feel addicted.
For Star Wars fans, there are also various Easter eggs hidden in the story.
In the opening fight field, many familiar races appeared.
For example, the Tyreks, one of the common races.
The complexion is variable, and a pair of sensory antennae are born at the base of the skull.
Also appearing in the first season, the female characters are usually elegant and charming.
The representative character is Ella Sekula, the Jedi master who appeared in Revenge of the Sith.
Revenge of the Sith
The Gamo, who first appeared in Return of the Jedi.
He looks fierce, advocates force, and is mostly guarded by mercenaries or bodyguards.
The Mandalorians were connected to the Abis.
Like the Cyclops in European mythology, it first appeared in "A New Hope".
After returning to Tatooine, the Mandalorians saw the robot R5D4.
It is the scrapped robot of Luke, the protagonist of "A New Hope".
The location of the short circuit is exactly the same.
The most surprising thing for fans is naturally the set of Mandalorian armor.
It comes from the popular bounty hunter Boba Feit in the canonical movies.
And he himself appears at the end of the episode.
This is his first appearance in the series, but not his first appearance.
As early as the first season, he was in the middle of the film.
One of the more interesting Easter eggs is:
This time, the actor who plays Boba Fett, Temura Morrison, played the role of his adoptive father in the movie many years ago.
Of course, he is actually a clone of his adoptive father.
The two should have looked exactly the same.
The young Boba Fett and his adoptive father in the film
In the history of Star Wars, Boba Fett was the galaxy's most feared bounty hunter.
As a child, he witnessed his adoptive father being beheaded by the Jedi Knights.
He also fell into the mouth of the giant beast because of Luke's gang.
At one point, fans thought they had died.
But the appearance of this series shows that he was in a desperate situation at that time.
Boba Fett in the movie Return of the Jedi
Therefore, Boba Fett has always hated the Jedi Knights.
To let him see Baby Yoda.
I'm afraid there will be a heart that will be pinched to death immediately.
The direction of this character will be the biggest suspense left to us by the premiere episode.
Apparently, the second season has set out to further enrich this already formed universe.
That's exactly where the ambitions of The Mandalorian lie.
Carry forward the charm of the Star Wars series while passing it on.
Take care of old fans and attract new people.
Then use many "new elements" to firmly grasp these new entrants to the audience.
Talking about "The Mandalorian" is always inseparable from the background of its birth.
The first season was born at the end of the history of Star Wars.
The reputation of the last "Rise of Skywalker" in the history of zhengshi is mixed.
This forced Disney to rethink the future of the Star Wars franchise.
The failure of the film is inseparable from the producer's quick success.
Too commercial, too much popcorn.
This is also where the Star Wars movie New Canon History Trilogy is most criticized by fans.
And this flaw is exposed extremely thoroughly in the last part.
The launch of the streaming media Disney+ gives Disney the opportunity to boldly explore on small screens.
This led to the success of The Mandalorian and the revival of the Star Wars franchise.
With its own platform, its own IP, and not bad money investment.
This makes the quality of a series almost equivalent to the film effect.
Every second is a "rich man" visible to the naked eye.
In addition to these, a good story is one of the core elements of the success of the series.
New angle, unique style.
While taking care of old feelings, put in many Easter eggs that make old fans smile.
On the one hand, it injects new elements of the moment and wins the picky taste of the audience outside the circle.
This "Mandalorian" is a successful example of the "old bottle of new wine" in the past two years.
The good news is that Disney, which has tasted the sweetness, will launch more Star Wars episodes in the future.
It has been determined that there will be a continuation of the "Obi-Wan" series by Ivan McGregor.
And, a new series launched by Star Wars: Rogue One actor Cassian Amdo.
With the successful precedent of "The Mandalorian", I believe that the next episodes will also find a suitable creative mode.
The huge treasure of "Star Wars" is far from being fully exploited.
Once upon a time, that distant galaxy...
There are still many magnificent heroic legends waiting for us to open our imagination.
However, to polish a really good story, you must not rush it.
Fans have patience.
I only hope that every future "Star Wars" will be a masterpiece.
Hurry into the pit, boy!
May the Force be with you.