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I still can't believe Han Solo's last name got an origin story last year.
- Thread starter louisacommie
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Absolutely lost my shit when Maul showed up. My friend and I grabbed each other. After watching the fantastic Clone Wars episodes with him and Rebels, it was awesome.
And I can't believe you're still hung up on this. I mean, good grief, it's a silly throwaway moment, not the crux of the character.
Call it bad taste but I liked it. Not as much as watching Beckett kick ass multiple times, but I liked it.
It was a fun movie that I enjoyed more than I expected, but it really made Han seem shallow and cheap. Which, ya know what, that's maybe more honest to his character than the legend he has built up in fan's minds over the years, so maybe it's great. Everything about him feels unearned from the kessle run, to getting his gun, to getting the falcon, to why he shoots first. That makes his cowardly stance during the OT and the beginning of TFA much more in line. Han Solo is just a fake cool dude.
I relate even more now.
I relate even more now.
It was cheesy initially, but the scene later where he clearly remembers living with what sounds like a (relatively) well off family made me wonder why he didn't want to give his real last name and why he stuck with Solo his whole life.
It retroactively became a neat character moment, and added some mystique to his character and past.
It retroactively became a neat character moment, and added some mystique to his character and past.
It was stupid but on balance I actually didn't mind the movie that much, I didn't bother seeing it at the theatre because I didn't really care but grabbed it on 4k and was a fun little ride.
I've seen some of your posts on Star Wars on here and I think we have pretty similar tastes. Curious to see what you thought about the Death Star appearing again in Rogue One. I'm also someone who thinks the idea of a Death Star II is almost pushing it and I actively dislike Starkiller Base in its concept and execution (a different third act would have really elevated TFA).
However, I really like the use of the original Death Star in Rogue One. It's an underappreciated film on here in general, but I think the way it makes the original terrifying again and a central part of the plot is quite inspired. I think it sidesteps the issue of being the fourth battlestation on screen by technically being about the original, and for me it actually enhances my appreciation of it in ANH, as a good prequel should. The extra depth that's afforded to it and the lengths the team go to to retrieve the plans makes the Starkiller Base assault and trench run sequence seem even more ludicrous in comparison.
It seems not, lol
Solo was fantastic and one of my favorite SW movies yet
Good thing it turned out to be a fantastic movie. I happen to think Solo and Rogue One felt better and more "Star Wars" than any of the trilogy movies so far, even if I do like them as well.
I think that's one of the things that they don't explain. But he answers the same when Lando says I hate you.
No, don't call it bad taste just because people disagree with you. You liked it and that's all that matters.
Solo is a bad movie with such bad ideas that make me question why anyone was so desperate for Kasdan for the sequels.
Holy shit that music swell. The way Han looks up *with purpose* as the guy says Solo.
What a train wreck
What a train wreck
It was dumb in the same way as midichlorians, just not nearly as detrimental. Not everything in fantasy needs an explanation.
I liked Solo more than TLJ. It just had some particularly stupid scenes like the one in question.
I liked Solo more than TLJ. It just had some particularly stupid scenes like the one in question.
How hard is it to realize Solo's character was better served where the audience doesn't know where the truth ends and bravado begins with his backstory.
Every detail like this doesn't need to be explained.
Every detail like this doesn't need to be explained.
I feel like Solo was a movie made about the memes of Han Solo. Like, the whole "Shoot first" was made into a thematic statement that culminated in the climax of the movie.
"Shoot first" isn't even canonically a thing to Han Solo. It was an editing decision made when Lucas made the specials which the fanbase hated and it became a meme that Han shot first, but....that was like a creative decision/production joke. It never even registered as a conflict for Han the character. But because that became a thing, the writer/director used it as a key feature of his character development.
There's something unnatural to writing a story like that. Using memes as the fundamental basis for your character arc is weird. It bugs me because your not really considering what Han Solo was like as a person so much as you are trying to trigger your audience by packing as many references in the story as possible.
"Shoot first" isn't even canonically a thing to Han Solo. It was an editing decision made when Lucas made the specials which the fanbase hated and it became a meme that Han shot first, but....that was like a creative decision/production joke. It never even registered as a conflict for Han the character. But because that became a thing, the writer/director used it as a key feature of his character development.
There's something unnatural to writing a story like that. Using memes as the fundamental basis for your character arc is weird. It bugs me because your not really considering what Han Solo was like as a person so much as you are trying to trigger your audience by packing as many references in the story as possible.
A lot of the stuff that's bad from the prequels are at least entertaining to watch, I'd rather watch a Trainwreck that keeps me awake then one that puts me to sleep
I felt there were WAY too many nods to stuff that happens in the OT. Like I counted at least three or four moments like interactions between Han and Lando that get mirrored in the OT. Like c'mon. They weren't even clever or subtle just BANG. I'd have to watch it again to give examples.