A new blog about the new Star Wars movie. Not really a review, not really an analysis. Just thoughts about what we’ve seen and liked and didn’t like. It’s called The Mandalorian Campaign because the two main characters are soldiers in the Mandalorian army, and I think it will be interesting to see how that plays out.
Tentatively scheduled to go live October 18.
The Mandalorian campaign is a blog I set up because I wanted to follow the development of the new Star Wars movie and the associated merchandising. The official Disney site is not particularly informative, and I’ve always liked to see how stuff is made.
Mandalorian Art: The influence of the Mandalorian culture on the new Star Wars movie.
The new Star Wars movie is finally here! It is time to celebrate everything that makes this movie so good, including the wonderful Mandalorian culture that was a huge part of this film.
This blog will take a look at everything from the Mandalorians in the film, to the art itself. I’ll be taking a look at what we have seen from them in the past, and how their art has evolved over time. I’ll also be taking a look at some of my favorite pieces of art from them, and examining some of their history as well.
Culture is an extremely important part of people’s life, and it can help us see into many different parts of people’s lives. As a huge Star Wars fan, I am thrilled by how much they’ve been able to add to this universe.
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The title is a historical reference to the Mandalorian Wars, which were fought between the Galactic Republic and the Mandalorian warrior culture in the years before and during the Old Republic.
‘The Mandalorian Campaign’ is also a pun on ‘The Martian Campaign,’ which is mentioned in the original Star Wars movie (1977).
What does it mean? It’s even more obvious in the film, but the artwork on the clone troopers is basically that of a T-shirt. You’ll notice it looks like an American flag with a white star on it. I think this is one reason why the clones are so loyal to the Republic, they view themselves as Americans fighting against their enemy, the Confederacy.
The color scheme and symbol are both very reminiscent of the US flag and it’s interesting to think that these men were all cloned from Jango Fett who was a bounty hunter hired by Count Dooku (the main villain) to be part of his plan to conquer the galaxy. He was once a member of the Republic elite force known as The Mandalorians.
This also adds to my theory that Count Dooku was trying to fulfill an ancient prophecy from his old home world, which is called “Mandalore” and is where these soldiers originated from. If you remember in Episode II: Attack of the Clones Jango tells Obi-Wan that he was once a soldier for hire but has no home so he wanders around taking jobs for money, this could be interpreted as him once being apart of this ancient order of soldiers.
Tying into this is how Boba
“Mandalorian art” is a convenient term for all art produced by the Mandalorians and their allies during the Mandalorian Wars. It encompasses a wide variety of styles, media, and purposes. Certainly it can be said that the Mandalorians were not a very creative people; they took what they needed from other cultures, rather than developing their own distinctive artistic style.
The most common form of Mandalorian art was a simple kind of embroidery known as kama . A kama consisted of a rectangular piece of cloth split vertically down the middle. The left half would be solid colored, with no additional decoration. The right half would consist of numerous small, stylized figures arranged in rows. When wrapped around the waist or shoulders, these figures would be on display.
The most famous example is Jango Fett’s jetpack , which had his clan’s emblem stitched on it: a kama with two rows at the top (representing Fett and his brother) and three rows at the bottom (the members of his clan).