Solo: A Star Wars Story | Full Reaction
Added 2025-07-06 23:43:41 +0000 UTCI have been excited to sit and watch Solo ever since I saw this movie title on the release order list back when I began the original trilogy! Han immediately became one of my favorite characters after he hit Leia with the "I know" 😂 And this movie was no disappointment to his legacy!
This was a story about outlaws. No jedi. No Sith (well almost hahaha). Just a wholehearted tale of an outlaw dealing with smugglers, betrayals, and broken loyalties. Making some love and friends along the way. This story had Han written all over it!
Alden Ehrenreich was thrown into iconic shoes and actually delivered!? I was prepared for a little disconnection at first, but there was none. From the first scene of him hotwiring a speeder to the smile on his face as he whisked away in the Falcon. All of it felt real! His heart, cocky smile, and bluffs under pressure were everything and anything I could have expected from a Solo film.
I'm also still sitting with Qi'ra (I personally love Emilia Clarke and was SO pleasantly surprised to see her pop up in this one!). Her character was so layered and heartbreaking. The chemistry between her and Han was so real and true. But ultimately the world shaped her into something so foreign and so dark that even Han couldn't begin to think it. And that final scene? I think I literally gasped out loud, several times lol.
All in all, I loved this one! It felt like a grounded break away from all the mythical space for a minute. It made moments of quiet connection and subtle character shine through the screen again. And for me, that's what Star Wars has always been about. Found families. The cost of survival. And the way we all become the stories we tell ourselves.
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LINK: https://youtu.be/q2bfICJgdQI
I watched this on Disney Plus
Comments
Love the reaction. I dont think Qi'ra turned on Han. She just knew that this was the life she chose and that the only way to really protect Han was to stay and blame it all on Beckett. She loves Han, but that didn't mean she could leave with him. A very underrated film, right there with Rogue One as the best since the OT.
Farbod
2025-07-10 21:01:16 +0000 UTCI can't wait for your reaction to the Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor series that take place between Episodes III and IV. I'm sure it's already been recommended, but before you move on to the shows that take place between Episode VI and Episode VII, you should react to the Clone Wars and Rebels animated series. I think you'll get more from The Mandalorian, Book of Boba Fett and Ahsokaif you watch those first. Clone Wars is a bit longer but the episodes are short you can find lists for the import episodes to watch for each season so you can do a condensed version.
Ron K
2025-07-10 16:02:12 +0000 UTCI’m not sure if maybe this is where you heard the term, but Crimson Tide was a movie from 1995 with Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman that was pretty well known…just a thought 😊
Bernie Zwicky
2025-07-08 04:13:44 +0000 UTCThis is only the second time I've seen this. It was much better this time. I saw it first in the theater so I think all the negativity surrounding TLJ got transferred to Solo and it affected my first watch. Two other factors pulled this one down too. I think it was released at the same time as one of the big Marvel movies. Shortly after it released (maybe even after the opening weekend) Disney announced they were canceling other planned "A Star Wars Story" movies. So they never really gave Solo its due. Actually this was fun and definitely felt like Star Wars as much as Rogue One did. I would honestly watch a movie involving Qi'ra, Darth Maul, and Crimson Dawn against the other criminal syndicates and Enfys Nest. That would've been bad ass! It was great to see the origin of Han and Chewie and after a second viewing I really liked the actor for Han. I do think he's very young compared to the Han we see in Episode IV, but this experience of being betrayed by both Beckett and Qi'ra explains a lot about his character later.
Marty McGee
2025-07-08 02:59:06 +0000 UTC
