Thoughts on Solo
Two things: 1) tonight (Dec. 25th, 2018) I am feeling the joy of a new Star Wars movie at Christmas time when there isn't one in the theatre this year.. I purposefully didn't see the Han Solo movie in the theater so I could watch it here at Christmas as has become a tradition these past few years to watch a new Star Wars movie at Christmas.. 2) reviews of the movie (both good and bad) are unrealistically polarized.. my own opinion is, in my best Lando Calrissian voice, that "everything you heard about the movie is true" .. both the good and the bad. I was born in 1972, if there was ever a generation where Star Wars penetrated into one's worldview with the magical inspiration it is famous for.. it was mine.. I will always love the original Star Wars trilogy as part of my beloved childhood.. My summary of Solo is simply this: As a generic Sci-Fi Heist movie - it's fantastic.. as a Star Wars side movie.. it's really quite good.. as the "Han Solo origin s...