Solo a Star Wars Story Blue Ray Release Day
In their attempt to pump out a new Star Wars movie every year, Walt Disney was bound to make one bad entry to the galaxy far, far away. It was inevitable. And Ron Howard's Solo: A Star Wars Story is, arguably, that movie. The second spin-off prequel after the far superior Rogue One , this episode focuses on the ruggedly brazen, cheeky and overconfident Han Solo, who apparently lived his childhood without a last name until a pivotal moment early in the film. The dearly-beloved character was made famous by Harrison Ford in George Lucas's original trilogy, but here, Alden Ehrenreich steps into the massively-huge shoes and does decently well as a younger, slightly cockier version of the western anti-hero in space. Rather than simply imitate Ford, his mannerisms and speech style, Ehrenreich evokes Han's signature swagger and makes it his own with a charm and charisma that brightens the screen. He carries Han's hard-bitten hubris with an assured familiarity while also exposing a wounded fragility to the personality.
From a script Lawrence Kasdan co-wrote with his son Jonathan, the plot, which is set between Revenge of the Sith and Rogue One (or sometime around 13 – 10 BBY for the more hardened fans), follows Solo on his most infamous and celebrated adventures while also introducing some lesser known details. In the early part of his life, turns out, an orphaned Han survived on the planet Corellia as a petty thief for a local gang, and this is also where he met childhood sweetheart Qi'ra (Emilia Clarke). The story uses a failed escape from the gang and the planet as the catalyst to Han's criminal exploits, turning the movie into a long-drawn-out rescue mission. For anyone who's seen the previews and possesses some familiarity with the original New Hope , it's not a spoiler to mention that not only do these lovebirds eventually reunite, but their romance also doesn't result in a happy ending. It doesn't help there is little to almost no chemistry shared between Clarke and Ehrenreich, or that Howard never really has us rooting for these two to run away together.
More importantly, this is where the dilemma with the tenth installment to the franchise starts to become apparent. It's our awareness and knowledge of the character and the history of the series in general. The issue is not so much in the audience as it in the filmmakers themselves, more intent on making sure to touch on specific events and as though ticking off a checklist.
Essentially, the problem is nostalgia, making a movie that feels very episodic — at times, near the point of distractingly annoying — as well as purely meant to have fans reminisce.Oh, so that's how Han and Chewbacca met.Their smuggling career is thanks to Woody Harrelson's Tobias Beckett. Got it! And of course,let's shove in a scene with Han winning the Millennium Falcon from Lando Calrissian(a wonderful Donald Glover) and make it an adorable confrontation. And lest we forget, we absolutely must show the legendary Kessel Run.
And so it is, Soloruns its 135-minute course through thick rose-tinted glasses, preoccupied with allusions to specific factoids surrounding the myth of Han Solo rather than an engaging tale about a dearly beloved and iconic character. Watching the sci-fi western occasionally feels like sitting next to that friend who knows more about the series and its ever-expanding universe than you do, elbowing you every few minutes when some subtle or obscure reference is made. It's okay and perhaps a little amusing at first, but after a while, it becomes somewhat of a nuisance as it takes away from simply enjoying what should be fun escapism. And Howard does his best at providing just that, working with talented cinematographer Bradford Young ( Selma, Pariah, Arrival ) at designing visually exciting action sequences, elevating Kasdans' plot just beyond humdrum — arguably, falling just above The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones . However, much like the character self-aggrandizing, the movie loves boasting about itself but doesn't quite live up to the hype.
Vital Disc Stats: The Blu-ray
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment brings Solo: A Star Wars Story to Blu-ray as a two-disc package with a flyer for a Disney Digital Copy. The Region Free, BD50 disc sits comfortably opposite a BD25 disc containing all the supplements. Both are housed inside a blue, eco-elite case with a lightly-embossed, glossy slipcover. After a couple skippable promos, the screen changes to the usual menu with options along the bottom of the screen, full-motion clips and music playing in the background.
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