Plus, I like imagining Wor-Gar rolling his eyes into the back of his head when I post SW justifications, so here goes.
Perfect! (the eyerolling aspect, that is)
Oh man, you actually made me feel a little guilty there. Try to forgive me, Prime.
Just as you know that I'm not suddenly going to hate that ROTJ sequence after all these years, I know that you're not going to suddenly be as okay with it as I am. But I can try to explain why I see Fett's goals in that scene being reason for him to have very limited opportunity to be a badass in that scenario. Plus, I like imagining Wor-Gar rolling his eyes into the back of his head when I post SW justifications, so here goes.
If I was Fett, and I had already collected my Solo bounty from Jabba, I wouldn't give a crap about Han escaping. It might just increase the next bounty on him anyway if he were to get away alive. So what's Fett's goal in that moment? Well, seeing he knew how badly Vader wanted the Skywalker kid, who happens to be standing right there in danger of being killed by Jabba goons, taking him captive and delivered to Vader is the only thing that makes sense for bothering to get involved.
Fett knows Luke's value is in being taken *alive* (hence the elaborate carbonite plan). That's why his errant rifle aim before Luke slices it is fine with me. And when he shoots his gauntlet missiles, it again wouldn't make sense to hit Luke; but maybe hit the lightsaber (a very elusive and difficult target) to disarm him. He also resorts to the lasso rather than using his flamethrower or darts, and that logic works too. Needing to focus on the Jedi he's trying to wrangle, a freak accident happens when he's not paying attention to Han. Certainly not what I wanted, but it's not devastating to me either. Fett's badass reputation is clear enough anyway that I don't feel seeing it displayed on screen would've exceeded what was already in my imagination from his mysterious past.
And while I no longer accept the PT as background lore, you *do* (at least to some extent), so there's an extra bit of context for you regarding Boba's role in that skirmish. If he saw Mace decapitate Jango, then it stands to reason that Boba would have a vendetta against Jedi. And who better to attract Vader's attention for tracking and capturing surviving Jedi after Order 66 than Boba Fett? With Luke, he had a chance at one more big Jedi capture payday. But he's just not as good taking them alive.
I've heard this take before (possibly from you? lol) and it just doesn't jibe with me. Regardless of what Vader wanted they were still at a public execution under the direction of Jabba the Hutt. Luke was Jabba's prisoner, not some wayward Jedi with an open bounty on his head, and was to be terminated immediately. For Fett to have stepped in and effectively stolen Jabba's prisoner right in front of him (and in front of his massive entourage) would have been one heck of a blatant offense to Jabba. Imagine if he had done that earlier in the palace; Jabba opens the trap door but Fett instantly shoots his grappling hook to snare Luke and snatch him away from the hole so that he could take him to Vader. I can accept that Fett tried to capture Luke alive (why else would he have used that damn lasso, lol) but in my mind it was so that he could subdue him for Jabba's pleasure.Just as you know that I'm not suddenly going to hate that ROTJ sequence after all these years, I know that you're not going to suddenly be as okay with it as I am. But I can try to explain why I see Fett's goals in that scene being reason for him to have very limited opportunity to be a badass in that scenario. Plus, I like imagining Wor-Gar rolling his eyes into the back of his head when I post SW justifications, so here goes.
If I was Fett, and I had already collected my Solo bounty from Jabba, I wouldn't give a crap about Han escaping. It might just increase the next bounty on him anyway if he were to get away alive. So what's Fett's goal in that moment? Well, seeing he knew how badly Vader wanted the Skywalker kid, who happens to be standing right there in danger of being killed by Jabba goons, taking him captive and delivered to Vader is the only thing that makes sense for bothering to get involved.
I accept the PT as background lore only when I'm actually watching the PT (or an extension of the PT like TCW or Mando or what have you.) Whenever I watch the OT I always disregard the PT. By only accepting canon up until the film or show that I'm watching at any given moment it allows me to pretty much enjoy the entirety of SW. Allowing any of the new stuff to go back and "taint" what came before would make for a very frustrating and disappointing experience.Fett knows Luke's value is in being taken *alive* (hence the elaborate carbonite plan). That's why his errant rifle aim before Luke slices it is fine with me. And when he shoots his gauntlet missiles, it again wouldn't make sense to hit Luke; but maybe hit the lightsaber (a very elusive and difficult target) to disarm him. He also resorts to the lasso rather than using his flamethrower or darts, and that logic works too. Needing to focus on the Jedi he's trying to wrangle, a freak accident happens when he's not paying attention to Han. Certainly not what I wanted, but it's not devastating to me either. Fett's badass reputation is clear enough anyway that I don't feel seeing it displayed on screen would've exceeded what was already in my imagination from his mysterious past.
And while I no longer accept the PT as background lore, you *do* (at least to some extent), so there's an extra bit of context for you regarding Boba's role in that skirmish. If he saw Mace decapitate Jango, then it stands to reason that Boba would have a vendetta against Jedi. And who better to attract Vader's attention for tracking and capturing surviving Jedi after Order 66 than Boba Fett? With Luke, he had a chance at one more big Jedi capture payday. But he's just not as good taking them alive.
Oh man, you actually made me feel a little guilty there. Try to forgive me, Prime.
I'm just trying to preserve my love of the OT, and I was noticing that it was being diminished by having to "count" new material. A lot of that specific material wouldn't exist without the PT, and is used to compensate for some of what was lacking in the prequels. It's all too connected in various ways, so it all now goes in my "head canon trash pile."
At least Boba Fett kept his helmet on after hitting the side of the ship. It would have been more embarrassing if his helmet came off and he was the nerdy looking guy with the mustache and glasses. That would have killed Boba Fett in a way that makes getting eaten by the sarlacc a blessing.
That explains this...
Once again I refer to Robot Chicken for the official behind the scenes canon of Boba Fett's demise at the Sarlaac. "My face is a big letter T..."
ajp is 100% right an entire Navy Seals/Delta Force team can be taken out in a bus accident with a garbage truck BUT a compelling cinematic moment that will not make lol
