Oh, that’s how he met Chewie! And he fought in a trench, OK! Whoa, he had a girlfriend? So that’s why he’s a loner, a rebel, etc. Solo, for me, feels like a checklist biography for a character I never needed a detailed backstory to understand. And most of the scenes before 元-37’s death got on my nerves because they hinted at events without ever spending enough time on said events to make me excited. But there were so many times in the first half or more where I wondered: “If these set pieces and relationships must be included in the film, why couldn’t they have been punched up with better choreography, funnier zingers or just slower editing?” A lot of the film’s key relationships - especially anything vaguely romantic in nature - felt rushed and unconvincing. Director Ron Howard had the unenviable job of landing a strictly metaphorical plane that was already pretty banged up. I think we can both agree that the film feels patched together. It’s a question that many of our peers are wondering given the film’s underwhelming box-office returns. What’s the point? Why make a story about how Han Solo first met Chewbacca, ran the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs and won the Millennium Falcon from Lando Calrissian in a game of Sabacc? Who needs such a bloated, Tristram Shandy-sized trip down memory lane, peppered with pointless allusions to Holochess and Han’s future dealings with Jabba the Hutt? Why fill these particular gaps in our knowledge? They’re not lode-bearing gaps, as I joked with you earlier.
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Weirdly enough, I gather we both don’t think this movie was necessary. Which is why I’d love to hear more about your fondness for this relatively low-stakes entry. It was huge for me, of course, but even Star Trek: The Next Generation wasn’t as big for me as Star Wars was for you. Not a knock, I just think you have more invested in these characters than I do. Today’s topic is Solo: A Star Wars Story, a prequel/sidequel that I know you enjoyed more than I did. I think Star Wars was a much bigger part of your nerdy upbringing/identity than it was for me. It’s time once again to butt heads about Star Wars. Simon Abrams, Mario Van Peebles Enthusiast: Hello, Newman. People also understandably find Ron Howard’s old-fashioned nice-guy presence on Twitter to be refreshing, though it’s not so clear what that has to do with the pic’s quality. Anyway, spoilers ahead for Solo, including its ending, Enfys Nest and a surprise cameo. The movie didn’t do as well at the box office as its producers had projected, so many are coming to the film’s defense.
In the latest pic, Solo has his first encounters with Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover), the Millennium Falcon and Clint Howard, too (wooo, Clint Howard!).
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