I’ve watched Solo twice… I’m the guy who thought Episode 7 was a ripoff of a New Hope (and hated it for that - but enjoyed it because… star wars). I’m also the guy who only liked about a hour of Episode 8 (but have watched a few fan edits from here that I do think are much better than the original). The last 5 minutes of Rogue One make up for anything else in the movie I didn’t like… that was everything that I loved about Star Wars as a kid.

With that in mind, Solo…

Issues? I’ll start with my obvious main issue. Han Solo being so whipped by a woman so early and so completely. (for the record I love women, I have absolutely NO problem with women in these films, and in these films in positions of great power, etc) There wasn’t that swagger that Harrison Ford had in the original trilogy. This is after all a back story. I imagine solo at his weakest acting like he did around Leia. I picture Solo being born… his mother holding him… telling him that she loves him… and in his best baby voice saying… “I know”.

I’m not sure if through some clever editing instead of being a love interest she could just be a great friend… someone who he could surely love and want in his life… but that wasn’t a key factor in why he was doing what he was doing. I know that would take editing in multiple locations… but it doesn’t seem that far of a stretch. Even if they build towards a relationship at the end that would be ok. I would just like to see Solo be more… Solo?