Originally posted by: gethedgical
Was Boba Fett really the 'bad guy' in Empire? He had two or three scenes. This goes back to the overblown importance placed on Fett by some fans and, as a result (and I think far more unfortunately), Lucas. Jango Fett was a terrible 'bad guy'. There were about zero reasons to include him or Boba Fett's backstory in the prequels, and certainly little reason to make it a major plot point for an entire film.
I very much agree with this point of view. Boba Fett was so interesting because he was mysterious and dangerous. But he was never any more important than the means by which Han Solo was parted from his friends. Such a character does not merit his own background scenes in the PT, in my opinion. Was Boba Fett really the 'bad guy' in Empire? He had two or three scenes. This goes back to the overblown importance placed on Fett by some fans and, as a result (and I think far more unfortunately), Lucas. Jango Fett was a terrible 'bad guy'. There were about zero reasons to include him or Boba Fett's backstory in the prequels, and certainly little reason to make it a major plot point for an entire film.