Van Lathan

And I think it is because much like his mother, like emotions and sadness are the real scary part.

And people being in like mortal peril, he doesn't even know what that is.

And or if he does, he just knows that it's going to be OK.

I guess once or twice once.

when the fighting really started during this, he turned to me and he said, Grogu's okay.

Grogu's okay.

And he just thought by like willing it that it would be so, but I thought it was notable that he only cared about Grogu and that otherwise, because there wasn't

There weren't any feelings.

He doesn't really know these characters because he hasn't watched the TV show.

And there were no emotional stakes whatsoever for him.

And there's just nothing to grab onto here, especially if you haven't watched the TV show.

I mean, I agree, but I also don't have the standards of it there.

I don't think there was anything.

I mean, I guess if it were really good, I'd be like, hey, that was really good.

And I was excited, but I'm not bringing to it any sort of like fan expectations or anything other than I went to see a movie and it wasn't really a movie.

And I won't think about it again.

And with the remove, it just also, you know, becomes increasingly clear that

The generous version, as Van put it, which is that Star Wars... The Star Wars world...

is at such a disadvantage because they have to, like, please everyone, and they also have to please every individual, age group, fan base all at once.

And they have to be both niche and broad, and that's impossible.