sonofjones said:
No those other guys don't have to be named because they have nothing to do with the plot. Fett, on the other hand, is the guy who hunts down the Millennium Falcon, takes Han away to Jabba the Hutt, and is thus resposnible for setting up the beginning of the next movie, which starts off assuming we all know his name even though they don't so much as mention it in passing throughout the entirety of ESB. He's not just significant to fans (heck I honestly am not even a fan of the character myself), he's significant to the story of ESB. Even if you REALLY wanna have it to where we don't even know his name, we should at least have something to call him. Name one other major character in the entire saga who is simply known as "that person that does that thing"
What the hell are you talking about? By that incredibly flawed logic, any character who advances the story should be named.
He is a tertiary character. Just because he's significant (for catching Solo - you know, his JOB as a Bounty Hunter) you think there needs to be a naming scene? Why? What does it add to the plot? If you want to justify it with internal logic, the fact he's a BOUNTY HUNTER, is a reason why anonymity might come in handy, seeing as he's probably skirting the law quite regularly to get stuff done.
Furthermore, in real life, people are not introduced by name in such a contrived way. If I need help finding groceries and someone helps me, he doesn't say "I was glad to help you. MY NAME IS BOB FETMAN". Nor would I ask him his name either. It just isn't realistic.
It would only be relevant if the film established some long running vendetta between Fett and Solo and Solo then mentions it in natural conversation, like when he mentions Jabba the Hutt for the first time despite us not actually seeing him until ROTJ. A prior antagonistic relationship is NOT established though so therefore why would we need him to say the guy's name? He might not even know who he is! We, the audience, don't know. That's the beauty of it!
But you don't seem concerned with internal logic. Regardless of what you say, you seem to want him named because he's significant to the AUDIENCE. That's stupid.
What about the Death Star operator who fired the laser in ANH? I think he had a pretty huge bearing on how the plot advanced. What should we call him? Preston McButton?
Or how about the Ewoks. They were instrumental in the Rebels' victory on Endor, yet their entire RACE isn't even named.
This is exactly the kind of "explain everything to the audience" crap that made the prequels so pathetic. "I'm Owen Lars. This is my girlfriend, Beru."