Posted by CaribbeanKangaroo (S.Townsley) at 207-172-83-56.s56.tnt1.wlm.va.dialup.rcn.com on November 16, 2001 at 16:05:34:
In Reply to: Good points, BUT... posted by TheMojoPin on November 16, 2001 at 15:45:16:
It's weird that I find myself defending Boba Fett, because I really don't buy into that whole "Cult of Fett" thing. It's the same with Wedge. Nice character, good actor...the universe doesn't revolve around him, though.
I'm going to try and answer this in the mythological sense, so you'll have to transcend the superficial layers of watching the films and try to see this with me, here:
It's not so much that Fett is a factor in the films as much as a *presence*. (At least in the later episodes...I'm sure his role in the earlier episodes will be expanded, elaborated upon.) Fett is a Nemesis/Shadow Figure. In Greek mythology, Nemesis was the "hitman of the gods". (Actually, Hit-*woman* is more accurate, but *details*...) When the gods decided that a particular mortal was to suffer a particular fate, it was usually up to Nemesis to do the deed.
Boba Fett is also a shadow-reflection of Han Solo, in that he represents what Solo *might* have been--Cold blooded, in it for the money. Boba Fett is not the singularly opposing force in "Star Wars", like Satan might be in "Paradise Lost"...however, Satan has named-minions in "Paradise Lost", each of which represents one or more factors of evil (i.e., Sloth, Greed....)
So, it is appropriate that Solo dispatches Fett--even in the manner that Solo does, because after his own resurrection, Solo's commitment to the cause is confirmed, and he has abandoned any possibility of becoming that shadowy-self.
As for the Sarlaac...well, in a manner, it is supposed to represent that which men fear most: The *vagina dentate* - the "vagina with teeth". It is a Jungian/Freudian symbol which is chosen to represent the idea that most men fear being separated from their penises. Absolutely true.