Is This The Way?

 Greetings and salutations my readers. Lets get our Mando armor out and give it a polish! 

So I just got back from seeing the newest piece of Star Wars Adventures. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. Intial thoughts are thus, It was awesome seeing our favoured hero on the big screen! BUT it deffinetly felt more of a epic two part opener of the series rather than closing the book on Mando and his son, Grogu. Now saying that tho I did have a fun time watching this film in a packed full theater. 

Ok so from here on out there we are gonna get spoilery. YOU have been WARNNED!

Ok so first off, I wanna give props to our boy Ludwig Göransson, strikes again with another phenominal soundtrack again. Ludwig's music for The Mandalorian has been stunning since the show aired. For me the track that was the newest feel for the series was #5: Shakari, the theme for the New planet we go to in the film! its very synth-waivey and I love it. It is a very distinct sound in the Star wars Universe. The Mando theme is always fun and it was awesome hearing it on the big screen.

So onto the fun and the meat of the film, the story. This story lets us follow Mando and Grogu as they are on a job hunting down Imperials for the New Republic, as they are still trying to figure out the Imperial Remnant's plan for the galaxy. Our boys are showing that in the space of time since the end of season 3 of Mando, Mando has been training his son/ apprentice, Grogu, well. We start with a snow covered world (I really wanna know where they got some of those beautiful snowy mountains from!) where an Imperial warlord with his set of imperials are meeting, and low and behold Mando and Grogu show up to take the Imperial out..... and they do. We get a fun chase sequence and he almost gets away but Mando always gets his man! In a fun Sequence Mando and Grogu get by, by the Beskar Mando wears and they get rescued by dear sweet Zeb Orrelios. (from series Rebels and Ahsoka. Other side note I wanted them to use Zeb more, he seemed a bit toned down from when we saw him in Rebels save for the one scene later on!) Mando gets in trouble from the New Republic Leader in this sector, Colonel Ward (played by the amazing and stunning Sigourney Weaver.) for killing the Imperial warlord he was sent after. The Colonel then pays Mando, with a new- to- him, restored Razor Crest ship. He says its too much for the Imperial warlord But the Colonel says consider it a down payment for his next job. She pulls out a deck of Imperial Warlords that they are still after, and the one they send Mando after is one no one has seen or at least remembers what they look like. Note the New Republic base in this part of space is on a very pretty water world with a fun beach where the base is located on. Mando and Grogu follow Zeb on and take the new Razor Crest out and goes to Nal Hutta. (the homeworld of the Hutts) So part of the job to hunt the warlord, Mando has to work with the Twins (Hutt siblings whom are Neice and Nephew to Jabba the Hutt, whom wants control over their uncle's criminal empire) and "rescue" their nephew Rotta "Stinky." The Hutt. (Rotta was seen in the first Clone War arc after the Christophsis arc, the animated Clone wars Film) Mando takes the job and goes off to a world in the outer rim called Shakari where Rotta is now living and needs "rescuing" from. Mando jetpacks out of his new ship with Grogu and finds a funny guy called Hugo Durant ( An Ardennian.) Hugo tries to not help Mando but ends up giving him the info he wants and a very tasty Sandwich that looks like a special kind of Grilled cheese! Afterwards, Mando and Grogu find Rotta, whom is now fully grown and ripped, after telling them in Basic (a trait that is not well used by most Hutts, the speaking of basic that is.) that he has one more fight, the next day, and that he wishes to stay an fight in his last fight, Mando leaves to find Lord Janu Coin. He does and Coin tells Mando in essence, that Rotta's contract is worth way more to him and that he is gonna put his champion gladiator thru a Dejarik challenge (basically the game but way more ruthless live or die combat in which Rotta will be forced to face opponent after opponent until he dies or he survives.) Mando doesn't like this at all and tries to break out Rotta, and Rotta calls the guards, and Mando gets incapacitated by nasty smoke that knocks him out. When Mando wakes he finds his weapons have all been removed (including Grogu whom is in a cage with Coin) and there is an opening that leads to the sands of the arena where Rotta awaits and gladiatorial weapons. Mando goes for the sword and after trying to talk sence into the young Hutt, he fails and only gets thru when he disarms Rotta, and yields to him, and that's when Lord Coin shows his colours in not letting Rotta out of his contract and making him fight to the death with an assortment of creatures that resemble those from the Dejarik game we have seen played in other Star Wars stories. The battle commences and the boys hold their own against the onslaught of creepy looking creatures (cant wait to learn more about each some day) until one of the smaller creatures gets launched at the barrier by another creature, causing the barrier to protect the onlookers from the fighters. This is when Mando gets Grogu back and with Rotta, make their escape. Rotta tries to get away from father and son, but ends up getting stopped By Zeb in the Razor Crest. Once on board Rotta talks to Mando to find out that the guy their after for Rotta's bounty was the same man that owned his contract, Lord Janu Coin. They then go to the home of Lord Coin and capture him fairly easily...  END OF 1ST THIRD OF THE FILM!!!!!

Mando takes both to the New Republic base where again he gets scolded for not bringing Rotta to the twins as instructed. Mando makes a point of stating that he cut the middle men, and brought the Imperial in instead. The Colonel agrees begrudgingly. Mando, Grogu and Rotta go to his adorable home on Navarro. Where they send away Rotta, and Mando sends for the little Anzellan mechanics who lived on Navarro and had helped Mando before. Its cute to watch Grogu listen to his Mando daddy and not hug the little Anzellans too roughly as well as Mando taking each moment to teach and reinforce his teachings to little Grogu! A rainstorm swirls about On Navarro giving the Bounty Hunter, Embo, A chance to sneak up on Mando's home. But Mando sences and hears something that alerts him to company. He gets Grogu and the Anzellans to hide in an area under the floorboards and starts setting up a ambush for the hunter. The fight begins and Mando finds himself outmatched and eventually captured by the older Hunter, Embo. Gogu and his little party see one of the Anzellans get captured with Mando, by Embo's pet, an Anoobas named Keibu. On the ship, Keibu seems to be playing with the little Anzellan like a prized toy, its only as Mando comes to and distracts the space puppy that The Anzellan gets away from Keibu and hides behind a pole and Mando who gets knocked back out till they get back to Nal Hutta. Back on Navarro, Grogu and the Anzellans decide to go after their captured family together.... on their adorably tiny space ship. Like for real its super tiny and adorable!!! They make it to Nal Hutta. They end up piloting their ship to the jungle/ swampy terrain outside of the giant monastery that the Hutts have made their home. Mando faces the Twins who tell him he will be punished for his failure in bringing their nephew to them (it should have been cousin), they reveal that Embo captured Rotta anyways, and show him being tortured by some kind of a mind thing. They tell Mando that they will also find Mando's adopted kid (Grogu) and make him suffer for this too. Mando gets angry about this, they remove his helm and mock Mando who then tells them he will be fine as he will destroy them ALL! With this the Hutts open the pitt beneath him and Mando plummets down to a deep hole in the ground that is filled with water and plant life, Amani warriors , and  a cool looking Dragonsnake. At this Point Grogu and the Anzellans make their way into the palace using the sewer system and after Mando kills the Amani warriors, get poisoned by the Dragonsnake, Grogu throws a grav charge to make an opening and let Mando escape. The Twins send Embo and a whole bunch more Amani warriors after Mando and Grogu. Also side note, the Anzellan captured with Mando, after Embo takes him off his ship the little Anzellan follows and makes his way out to meet Grogu and the others of his kind. to lead them to where Mando was. Once they get out of the palace, they make their way back to the clearing where their little ship is. At first Mando tries to get Grogu to go with the Anzellans who promise help for Mando, we think it works as Mando does his best to cover their getaway.... act two ends with after taking them all out for the most part, Mando falls to the Poison from the Dragonsnake. And Grogu shows up by taking out the last pursuer for now and trying to heal his daddy! END OF THE 2ND THIRD OF THE FILM!!!!

Act 3 begins with Grogu seeing his daddy not waking after he closed his wound with the force. Grogu decides to protect him to the best of his little abilities, by first hiding his daddy with foliage, then starts building a little mud hut ala Yoda on Dagoba. Trying to get him in there, Grogu smacks Mando's head against the wall causing a slight bit of laughter from us theater goers. Once his daddy is safe there Grogu finds his way to the hermit lizard fisherman, Gatori. Gatori who seems like the wizened elder who helps the young hero on his quest, does just that. Embo and Keibu make their way to Gatori, whom doesn't rat out our little hero and once Embo and Keibu leave, hears Grogu's tale and gives him advice and a cure but warns that it might be too late..... Grogu takes the cure to his daddy. Grogu feeds the cure to Mando, the next day Mando awakens and thanks his son with this sweet quote "The old protect the young, then the young protect the old. This is the Way." The duo set off into the jungle in which they find an old Turtle Tankard Ship, Mando recognizes it as the gun-runner ship he had hired to get Rotta away in. Several Amani warriors find them there and attack. Mando gives them a great fight aboard the ship, Mando sees that the ship is operational and uses it to help get closer to the Monastery a bit quicker. Mando rearms himself from the ship, He then goes into the monastery to kill the Twins and save Rotta. Mando clashes with Embo again but manages to stun the elder Bounty Hunter. Mando uses many of the incendary devices that Grogu brought with him as well. Rotta causes the ground the pitt is built upon the break apart sending his cousin's the Twins to fall to the Dragonsnake. Grogu manages to save Rotta from the fall with the force. Luckily Embo managed to wake at this point and found a hole big enough for him and Keibu to swim thru to get out. At this point The New Republic squad shows up and bombs the monastery to bits. Mando, Grogu and Rotta manage to jump to safety into a moat. Back at the base Mando talks to Rotta, whom has decided to stay and aid the new republic, to watch out for Grogu. The Adventure ends with Mando and Grogu leaving on the Razer Crest and Mando letting Grogu intiate the jump to Hyperspace.

In the end this was a fun experience. I enjoyed seeing this film with other likeminded Star Wars fans. But it did feel more like the start of a new season of Mandalorian show rather than a new film on its own. I do look forward to more hopefully of the series itself. and it was a very enjoyable experience though not what I had expected. I did enjoy the loot we got at my theater, Amndo cup or popcorn holder. 

Welpp... thats it for this writer. tell me your thoughts below. This is the way!!!!

PS. sorry I got distracted and delayed in posting of this one!