The Japanese film sees the titular septet of warriors come together with the mission of protecting a peasant farming village from invaders during the harvest. While the episode is a clear homage to The Magnificent Seven, that itself is a western remake of Akira Kurosawa's heralded 1954 effort Seven Samurai. Related: Why Clone Wars Isn’t Divisive (But The Star Wars Prequels Are) They train the modest farmers in combat and make a final successful stand alongside the villains. Although Mando initially takes the job of protecting the village purely for the money, he and Dune both become invested in the peoples' plight. There, the iconic pair meet a former rebel named Cara Dune and take up residence in a simple rural village currently under threat from Klatoonian raiders. Paying homage to its roots, The Mandalorian is packed with western references and allusions, nodding towards films such as Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, A Fistful of Dollars and Shane.īy far the most overt of The Mandalorian's western references comes in episode 4, 'The Sanctuary.' This effort sees Din Djarin take Baby Yoda to the backwater planet of Sorgan in an attempt to lie low from the Empire and Din's disgruntled bounty hunter colleagues. Both in spirit and visual design, The Mandalorian exuded the aura of classic western movies, with Mando himself as the heroic renegade gunslinger riding into a strange town. Released in late 2019, The Mandalorian proved to be an early Christmas present for Star Wars fans, delivering a debut season largely comprised of gripping standalone adventures. Both The Mandalorian and Star Wars: The Clone Warsborrowed heavily from the plot of Seven Samurai for certain episodes.

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