re: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Tracking for a Huge Opening Weekend (updated w/first reactions)

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Even so, just a good action adventure about Solo would still be worthwhile if done right. 

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I agree. But that's not what this is.

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There are no stakes, no one can die or get injured


How do you know this?

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Are you being obtuse? Sure, some random side character might die, but because it's a prequel, and the three main characters are still alive in the already produced sequels, there isn't any gravity to any situations Han, Chewie, or Lando get into. You know they make it out.

They're falling into the same trap the prequels fell into. Instead of making a completely unique story, they're trying to cash in on and lazily expound upon parts of the story that are already established.

If they wanted to make a Solo movie they should've made it with no other established characters or plot lines outside of Han. Instead the whole movie you're just waiting to see something that you already know happens.

You know he gets the Falcon.
You know he screws over Lando at some point
You know he and Chewey and Lando live.
You know he's the best pilot with the best ship.
You know he's an established smuggler.
You know he's going to stupidly cliché repeat shite like "I have a bad feeling about this"

There's no point to showing all that shite.

They could've just made a story about Han and a random heist by himself in a random ship. Craft an entire new world. Create their own stories. Meaningfully add to the legend instead of watering it down. Make up a new ship and new characters. But that takes risk and creativity and effort. Something Kathleen Kennedy and her studio don't understand. So they'll just dump out some corporate by committee garbage and bank on the Star wars name to make it profitable.