Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Han Solo, Characters, and Space Opera (part 1)

I've been losing some interest in the Star Wars movies lately (especially after the recent release), but the recent Solo movie trailers really grabbed my attention. I've been thinking about the reason for this rekindling of interest in Star Wars. It certainly isn't the iconic universe, the starship battles, the gun fights and lightsaber battles—I've seen that so many times through all the movies that it's just standard fare now. What is it about the Solo movie that interested me? It was entirely the character, Han Solo. The roguish smuggler is an anti-hero: he doesn't have standard heroic qualities like courage, idealism, or much concern for anyone else but himself. Despite that, though, is there anyone who doesn't like his character? We love his attitude, resourcefulness, wit, and his ability to somehow survive using whatever means possible. An entire movie based on Han Solo could potentially be one of the best Star Wars movies yet! 

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