On Friday I went to the theater with a
friend and saw Solo—a couple of my other friends had been bugging
me to see it because they wanted to discuss it. I admit, after seeing
The Last Jedi last December, I was not extremely excited to try
another Star Wars movie, but the trailers looked good and Ron Howard
was directing, so I had some hope that it would be better. In my
opinion, both the Force Awakens (FA) and The Last Jedi (TLJ) had some
serious failings, but I did like Rogue One. I would liken Solo much
more to Rogue One than FA, in that it was much more on the realistic,
gritty side of things with a better written storyline and more
developed characters. In Solo, I was also really impressed with the
acting and substantive characters—Woody Harrelson as Tobias Beckett
almost upstaged Han Solo, who was played by Alden Ehrenreich. Woody
did such a fantastic job with his character and really provided a lot
of depth for the backstory and character development of Solo. Alden's
excellent portrayal of a young Solo, though, really commanded
attention and he held his own against Woody's acting experience. More
tomorrow...
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