I haven't seen it talked about it much, I thought Han killing his mentor was great because I saw it as a turning point for him no longer being the good person that Qira saw him as. This is the moment Han becomes more ruthless. Killing Beckett and being abandoned by Qira should both harden him.
That was Jon Favreau.I am not a star wars guy at all but I was surprised how much I enjoyed this after hating Last Jedi. Went in blind so Emilia Clarke being such a major character was rad, who voiced the guy with the four arms that got killed? he sounded so familiar...
It's hilarious that they introduce themselves as a group dedicated to fighting mercenaries and crime syndicates......but as soon as they get the money they start talking about a rebellion. Was it really necessary to have Han be the unwitting catalyst for the entire Original Trilogy? Couldn't they have just made a movie that does not directly tie in to the OT?Things like Han helping the rebellion, especially to the degree he does at this early stage of his life, is just such a George Lucas prequel-style connection for connection's sake choice... there was absolutely a more interesting and subtle way for them to hint at his future potential without resorting to that.
Yeah that shit sucked. The film seemed to be trying to make a point about how Han was such a "bad guy", but as soon as the marauders told they're sob story Han was like "omg we have to help!" It would've alleviated some of my pain if at the end of the climax he opened his jacket to Chewie and it was lined with magic juice.
I loved that too, I'm a sucker for any kind of planet sized creature, that was radI loved how they knew they had to do a 'Falcon confronts big space monster' scene and just said fuck it and went full C'thulu.
I would like to see the movie about the path because good guy Han is not that interesting to me.Plus, this is still a younger and more naive Han. When he decided to help, he had his girl by his side. He still had an overall positive outlook. It's the events of this film that set him down the path to become more negative and less trusting.
If he was always a good guy, then Han has basically no story or emotional arc. He's just a good guy that pretends to be bad sometimes.That's who Han Solo is though. He puts on the facade of being a "bad guy" but in truth always was a good guy. It's the stereotypical tough guy act. He does care about people and he does do the right thing to help people, as we saw at the end of A New Hope.
That's not really the case.as it really necessary to have Han be the unwitting catalyst for the entire Original Trilogy?
Also Emilia Clarke was surprisingly good. I think she sucks in Thrones but the casting here was spot on.
He starts a little more naive, more trusting of people and good hearted, becomes cynical and jaded after being betrayed by and killing his mentor and being abandoned by the girl he did everything or, he becomes an outlaw smuggler on the run who doesn't associate himself with causes and only interested in money, then years later he learns to trust people again, love Leia, join the Rebellions inspired in part by the nativity and optimism of Luke. That's his arc.If he was always a good guy, then Han has basically no story or emotional arc. He's just a good guy that pretends to be bad sometimes.
I would much prefer to think of him as someone who becomes a better and more noble person over the course of EP4-6.
So is L3 still alive in the Falcon? Or did they just jam her knowledge bank into the Falcon's computer?
Someone explain the timeline to me and how it's possible that Maul is in this. Haven't seen the film yet.
That is something the movie should have shown but failed to do so.
Long story. Maul has multiple arcs throughout The Clone Wars and Rebels (the animated shows). He was permanently dead after the Phantom Menace.
Long story. Maul has multiple arcs throughout The Clone Wars and Rebels (the animated shows). He wasn't permanently dead after the Phantom Menace.
I liked how they tied that in, makes the Falcon seem more of a character now that I know L3 is in there and it doesn't come off feeling like an asspull since we knew the Falcon already had an AI of sorts.I guess from the trailers that she was going to end up the Falcon computer. That's the whole thing in Empire "talk to the Falcon" etc
Someone explain the timeline to me and how it's possible that Maul is in this. Haven't seen the film yet.
it's to be noted Maul was finally killed (again) by Obi-Wan on Tatooine a couple years prior to ANH. It's one of the best sequences in Star Wars Rebels
He could have just told people who Palpatine/Sidious wasMaul survived being cut in half in TPM because of the dark side. He came back during the Clone Wars to lead a crime syndicate, briefly conquered Mandalore, and has been scheming to get back at Sheev for ages.
I never saw the shows, my mind is blown. I didn't realize it was possible to survive getting cut in half.
Lando crying over L3 felt super-weird and corny. I wonder how that is going to go over with audiences.
Maul survived being cut in half in TPM because of the dark side. He came back during the Clone Wars to lead a crime syndicate, briefly conquered Mandalore, and has been scheming to get back at Sheev for ages. He gets killed by Obi-Wan In Rebels.
Agreed.Yeeeep.
Even ignoring all the checklist stuff, everything in the movie felt weightless. A lot of opportunity squandered.
The best thing I can say about it is that the acting was much better than I thought it would be, and all the practical effect monsters were pretty awesome.
A strong connection to the Force and using the Dark Side to keep him alive, and presumably alien physiology. At some point he is grafted onto pretty much literal garbage.I never saw the shows, my mind is blown. I didn't realize it was possible to survive getting cut in half.
The film established they were best friends and obviously cared for each other a lot.
Yeah it's dumb but it ended up being a fantastic call since his story arcs in Clone Wars and Rebels were great. The show completely salvages Maul as a character.I never saw the shows, my mind is blown. I didn't realize it was possible to survive getting cut in half.
The thing is, the way it happens in Rebels makes it kind of impossible, unless they actually straight up retell the scene.Seems like he will basically have to be in the Obi Wan movie in that case.
he did shoot first tho... and the inevitable sequel(s) will probably be much more gunslinger Han fighting his true heart of gold
It's the only time anyone in the entire series has had any kind of emotional attachment to a droid. It's really weird just in that sense.The film established they were best friends and obviously cared for each other a lot.
Someone explain the timeline to me and how it's possible that Maul is in this. Haven't seen the film yet.
I very much doubt this gets a sequel. Maybe a Lando spin-off, and I'm even somewhat doubtful of that.There's no way this gets a sequel, right? Not with it being on track to being the first ever post Disney Star Wars to make less than a billion, and by a really significant margin
Yep. Unlike the Marvel showss, Disney seems A-OK with Star Wars crossing over.Turns out the dumb cartoons that don't count and will be totally ignored in the movies do count, like a lot.
It's the only time anyone in the entire series has had any kind of emotional attachment to a droid. It's really weird just in that sense.
We don't really see his affection for her until she gets bashed to shit. He smack talks with her a bit, and she asserts to Kira that he loves her but we mostly take that to be her weird ego inferring something that isn't there.
What I didn't think I was going to want was a Solo sequel... but here we are
Turns out the dumb cartoons that don't count and will be totally ignored in the movies do count, like a lot.
Also, K2 in Rogue One. Cassian cared a lot about him.Luke clearly has an emotional attachment to R2.
If he saw R2 ripped in half and permanently destroyed, he'd probably cry.