Movie Review: Star Wars Solo (no major spoilers) part 2

I was happy to see that the Solo movie showed competent male characters making their way through an oppressive future ruled by the Empire. Rather than oppose the Empire directly, though, they made their own way of survival—unconcerned with politics and idealism, they merely sought to navigate the existing system rather than try to take it on directly, though in their own way, they did take it on when it benefited them, performing heists without the concern that they were essentially stealing from the Empire. This was a story about survival and gaining advantage to advance one's own goals—a story many of us identify with in our current society. We must live within the system that has been created and find our own way of moving forward despite it. The character of Solo was not just a selfish opportunist, though—his motivations often were driven by devotion and love. Though he'd learned to survive through breaking the law to gain advantage, he was governed by his own passions and goals. It was interesting to see him make decisions that hinted at his later character development along the Star Wars timeline, such as in Episode IV where he returns at the last minute to help Luke destroy the death star.