This will be the second star wars movie starring all new characters in a sixmonth time span, and the thrill of learning about. Episode v the empire strikes back this month, she recorded. A tragic end to one of cinemas greatest characters. He races off to help rey who is about to perform a ritual, which would ensure her to be the next emperor. This literally just came out on bluraydvd yesterday i took the liberty of ripping this scene from the movie the force awakens and uploading it note that it has spoilers for those whom havent. Harrison ford has explained the reasons behind his desire to snuff everyones favorite scoundrel from the star wars universe, han solo. This is a key moment in the characters larger story a reminder of how much his friendship with luke skywalker changes him.
As for chewie, those grunts are actually a language. Following the death of his lover gisele yashar in spain, he left the united states to live in tokyo, japan before. Star wars fans were collectively heartbroken and aghast when han solo, arguably the coolest guy in the galaxy, was killed by his son in the final act of the force awakens. The wookies are an advanced race if you survived episode 3, youll noticed th.
I have all the basic stuff thanks to my decent understanding of the franchise, but i cant figure out how old he was when he died, since there isnt a lot of dates to look for. Han solo is a fiveissue miniseries set between star wars and the empire strikes back, which focuses on han participating in a race called the dragon void rule. The best star wars scene is han and leias i love youi. To understand what may happen with qira, we must understand the history of darth maul darth maul was able to consolidate the crime syndicates in 19 bby, and. Han was introduced in the third film, tokyo drift, as a wise mentor figure for that films lead. Han solo is ben solo s memory, not a force ghost previous star wars films established that death doesnt mean the end of certain characters. If abrams truly kills of han solo, that is a ballsy decision that could enrage the star. Rey does heal him with her forcebased healing powers, but for all intents and purposes, this is the death of kylo ren. Anakins thoughts while being burned on mustafar and turning into darth vader star wars explained duration. Han seouloh is a street racer, thief and a business partner to takashi. Disney and lucasfilm debated han solo death in star wars.
Now that thats over with, lets get down to the nitty gritty of the force awakens. A star wars story falls on the timeline when the film was first announced, but new details get a little more specific del rey books, the official. That would have set up a very different first act for the sagas third. For the rest of rise of skywalker, hes become ben solo. The real reason kylo ren killed han solo its far worse than you think star wars 9 rise of skywalker will redeem or ruin kylo ren forever but did he really kill his father han. No ones ever really gone a line that was once again repeated in the first trailer for the rise of skywalker. A few weeks back, mark hamill created a disturbance in the twitterforce by sharing a photoshopped image of the sequelera older versions of luke skywalker, han.
Han was supposed to fly off with chewie in the millennium falcon to fight another day. Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid. But even a brilliant portrayal of young han solo cant satisfy the most diehard fans, for. After receiving a heartfelt message from his deceased parents, leia skywalker the late carrie fisher and han solo harrison ford, kylo ren is killed and ben emerges. How do han solo and chewbacca understand each other. This is what solo would have looked like starring young. One of the empire strikes backs most compelling scenes wasnt always part of the plan in early drafts of the second installment of the star wars saga, boba fett and darth vader werent supposed to get the upper hand on han solo. A star wars story are great, but young han solo looks nothing like harrison fords version of the character. Why solo was destined to be the worstperforming live.
Everyone knows han solo shot first, but do you know how he got his start. From what i have read, the main action of solo, a star wars movie takes place at 10 bby. Han seouloh is a likely play on the name han solo of star wars fame. Wars rebels, which began five years before episode iv. Harrison fords relationship with han solo, the character he played in the original star wars trilogy, is what you might call.
As episode vii is in large part about kylo rens development, one of the decisions he had to make was to embrace his family, or cut. The two hug, kylo ren stabs his father in the gut with a lightsaber, and han falls to his death off a bridge. Kylo ren is a fictional character and major antagonist in the star wars franchise. Han solo is really dead but at least he didnt go out like a punk. A star wars story is arriving in theaters in less than a week. As captain of the millennium falcon, han and his copilot chewbacca came to believe in the cause of galactic freedom, joining luke skywalker and princess leia organa in the fight against the empire. Its a similar death to that of obi wan kenobi in a new hope one of sacrifice.
Alden ehrenreich had a nearimpossible job of following up harrison fords iconic portrayal of han solo, however he does a really good job here. As much as solo relies on and delivers staples of the saga endearing droids, fast ships, familiar music cues, and hell, han, chewie, and lando it also strays from the formula. As episode vii is in large part about kylo rens development, one of the decisions he had to. This is the only nonsubtitled word of greedos language to the ears of a galactic basic speaker, the line sounds like. In the beginning of episode five, when the rebels are on hoth, luke gets abducted by the wampa. When han solo meets luke skywalker, he doesnt believe in the force. He tells usa today, that was the case with han solos return too. Im creating a report for a class about han solo dont ask why a junior in high school has to do this, but we didnt get to choose who we got. He bore han solo on his back for probably miles and miles at what i can only assume was a frenzied pace because han was looking frantically for luke. When finn and han solo infiltrate the starkiller base, they force her to remove base shields and throw her into a trash compactor. Aside from donald glover, alden ehrenreich was the best casting choice in solo. Harrison ford fought tooth and nail to have han solo killed during the events of return of the jedi, and we cant fault his reasons. A recap of the lost boy, episode 5 of season 1 of his dark materials on hbo, produced by bbc studios.
Its not vital intel, but having that background is a lot of fun if you watch the films in chronological. The cocky attitude, the mannerisms and likeable persona doesnt make it difficult for you to believe him as han solo and just not harrison ford. Han solo, known only as han until being given the surname solo by an imperial recruitment officer, and also known as cadet 124329 when serving as an imperial cadet, was a human male smuggler who became a leader in the alliance to restore the republic and an instrumental figure in the defeat of. But that films final scene made it clear that han had, once upon. Disney ceo bob iger revealed that the issue of the han solo death in star wars. In the star wars universe basic what we call english is a common language understood by all species even wookies. After he escapes via his lightsaber he becomes stranded in the cold. Harrison fords complicated history with han solo huffpost. A star wars story has since given new life to this moment a different version of this exchange takes place between han and lando in that film, but we also have a much better idea of why han is so emotionally guarded now.
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