Star Wars Visions: Tatooine Rhapsody (2021) Review

 

Star Wars Visions: Tatooine Rhapsody (2021)

Tatooine Rhapsody follows Jay and his band, Star Waver, as the must rally to save one of their band members from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt and Boba Fett.

This short project, undertaken by Studio Colorido, keeps the train rolling for Visions in a more lighthearted and fun way, this time, throwing our support behind a punk rock band in the middle of the Star Wars universe. In this one in particular, I admire the carefree integration of human constructs into the story because it shows that there are still plenty of sides to things within Star Wars that we don’t know much about, one being music (as all we’ve really seen so far is some goofy set pieces in Jabba’s palace and the Mos Eisley Cantina). 

It’s a subtle detail but having the members of the band all coming from broken and darker pasts (Jay in particular surviving Order 66 it seems) is a huge part of the whole punk genre of music; wanting to rebel or differentiate oneself from the norm, in this case, the Empire or even the lineage of the Hutt clan.

The animation style used also flows really well with the subject matter, more lighthearted but also with a Scott Pilgrim-y vibe (which is perfect for a musical themed venture). 

Tatooine Rhapsody, created by Studio Colorido, is another fun and interesting route for SW Visions, as it takes us down a path of friendship, loyalty, and rebellion, not too far removed from the likes of the true rebellion, just fighting on a much different front. 

8.2/10