The true Han Solo character is Episode IV.
They all had aged too much by the time Episode V came out, and Han Solo began to become pussified.
The Han Solo character was at its peak during Episode IV. He was freewheeling, cocky, and very sure of himself.
I didn't know if Han would ever really go for Leia in a long-term relationship. I don't know if that would be in his character.
I would imagine he would have his way with her, but then he would be off cruising around the galaxy.
Sure, he might sleep with Leia four or five times, but Han is the kind of guy that likes to cruise around.
I don't imagine he would like to be stuck with just one woman. I think he would have a girl in every spaceport around the galaxy.
Han is a man of adventure, and I just don't think he would settle down too fast. He would get bored after ten minutes.
It might sound like a good idea, to be married to Leia, and to live more of a domestic life, but I don't see it happening.
Han is a man of adventure.
They have pretty much worked out what Han's life is, both before and after the movies. He does end up marrying Leia, and they have three kids. Leia becomes a jedi. One of their sons ends up turning to the dark side.
Harrison Ford pretty much lost interest in the character by Episode V. There really wasn't much for him to do. I wouldn't say that writing stories for the Han Solo character would be easy. One would have to know the Star Wars universe really well.
We know that Han was motivated by money, because space fuel is not cheap. Maintaining The Millenium Falcon would be a constant drain on his resources, as it needed constant repair. It was an old ship, over twenty years old, and Han definitely put it through some abuse.
The rule of thumb with any machine is that the more working parts it has, the more possibilities there are that something will go wrong.
Airplanes only last for so long. Traveling at high speeds eventually just wears down the metal of the plane, and the bolts holding it together.
The Millenium Falcon, and all Star Wars ships seemingly have shields that protect them when entering atmospheres of planets.
This must protect them.
One reason why Star Wars is a fantasy is that there is no sound in space, unless the galaxy where the Star Wars Universe is located has different physics.
Also, there is no way those ships could fly like that in space. There is no air to push against.
The new Battlestar Galactica way of how ships would fly is way more realistic as to how it could be.
You gotta love Star Wars, though.
Episode IV works as a stand alone movie. they never had to make another Star Wars movie, and it would still be a classic film.
It is good that they made 'Empire'. I don't know why Yoda would act that way towards Luke when they first met. Maybe Yoda was starting to go a little senile.
It was hard to take Yoda seriously at first, because, well, he was a puppet. But I eventually forgave them for that, and accepted Yoda as a character.
In Episode IV, Luke seemed really interested in Leia. He was hoping for a hook-up. In a way, it was better when Han and Luke were competing for Leia's affections.
Luke and Leia becoming brother and sister didn't happen until the second movie. They hadn't invented it yet. If Lucas had known that they would be siblings, he may have casted people that looked like they were related.
It was no contest who Leia was attracted to. It was Han.
But the story could have gone where maybe one night Leia and Luke got drunk one night, and had a wild time. Then it would be really funny if they found out they were brother and sister later. They would have to live with that forever.
Han would be pretty disgusted if Leia had sex with Luke, though.
But yeah, Luke never stood a chance with Leia.
Part of the pussification of Star Wars occurred because when you have characters all finding out that they are related, like a family reunion, it kind of ruins things.
Darth Vader was far more interesting when you knew nothing about him.
There is one problem that I haven't heard people talk about. Luke and Leia are both short. Vader is tall. How does that work? Luke should be taller than he is.
I never bought the whole deal with Annakin's mother. It didn't seem like too feasible of a situation. If he cared about her so much, why did he wait so long to rescue her? And why did she have to die? They didn't have to have these things happen.
As a result of her death, Annakin kills the whole tribe of indiginous sand people because of his anger and rage.
Why would Padme fall for Annakin when she was so much older? Also, Natalie Portman is not a good actress, and she is really unconvincing as a Senator. Nice try, George. It goes against logic that people around the galaxy would think of Padme as a competent Senator.
The Star Wars Universe is modeled more after the Dune Universe, where it is heavily populated. In Star Trek, space is much more empty, like it should be.
If Star Wars is a history of events in the past, in a far away galaxy, then how did people on Earth hear about it?
Star Wars is a fairy tale. There is no way any of it could have happened. Or could it have?
Rebel ships are more phallic, and look like dicks, while the Empire's ships are more vagina shaped, based on the body of the woman.
Anyway, Han is pretty cool.
I made a mistake in Clone Wars Adventures by not buying the Han Solo gear. That was a big mistake. I didn't think I was going to need it.
Also, I should have bought the Lando gear. It would go pretty good on my Bling lot.
That's another thing. I had a hard time believing the friendship of Han and Lando. I kind of believed it, but kind of didn't.
I guess they wanted to show that their could be black people in space.
Latino and Asian people are pretty much characterized by aliens. The long-necked aliens on Kamino where the clones were made are like the Japanese.
The little guy that flies with Lando in Episode III, he seemed like a Mexican to me.
Star Wars is kind of racist, but it is all done in good fun, I suppose. It's basically a universe from a white guy perspective.
Jar Jar will always suck, no matter what they do with that character. No one wants to watch a bumbling idiot with the most annoying Sesame Street retard voice ever invented.
Episode I had the makings of a good movie. The Chinese trade aliens in the beginning kind of set the tone for a flat experience, and the cgi was too phony instead of having real ship models like in the original Star Wars movies. It just didn't work.
Episode I would have been much better with an intro to the whole series, which explained the Star Wars Universe, and maybe showed some things from The Old Republic. Instead, you are just thrown into a boring movie with no idea of what is going on. I am still trying to figure out the words in Episode I. I've even read summaries of that movie. Padme is the queen, and then she is somebody else, and Naboo, and fat alien guy, and what is going on and why should I care? I don't know. The dialogue in Episode I is really bad. And then the pod race is made to be really important because they wanted to sell video games, and the KFC advertising, and the products.
People stood in line to see Episode I, and they walked out afterwards with a look of 'wtf' did I just see? And I waited in line to see that?
Darth Maul was a pretty awesome character, though.
I actually like the character of Quai-Gonn a lot.
Cgi Yoda is a hideous creation, and his dialogue was awful.
Annakin had that bowl hair cut.
What is The Chosen One supposed to be about when he goes Sith? Makes no sense. It works in the Dune books, but not too well in Star Wars.
Annakin isn't necessarily a person you are supposed to like. In fact, he's kind of a short-tempered dick who doesn't listen to his master, and is always at odds in an annoying way.
Luke's original name was Starkiller until studio execs made Lucas change it. Why would he have that name anyway? It was a good working title for Luke, because that is what he ended up doing, by killing The Death Star.
Do people have sex in Star Wars? Well, they must, otherwise the galaxy would not be populated. They never show that stuff, because of course, it's for kids, and you gotta make everybody happy, and you don't want women to get their panties all in a bunch. That would be bad. Lucas has some perv tendencies, though, of course he does. He wouldn't be into the sci-fi game if he wasn't.
We used to hold George up on a high pedestal as kids. He was the new Moses of science fiction. He was our leader as far as we were concerned. We couldn't get enough of Star Wars.
So hey. We used to have the Death Star playset. It looked nothing like the Death Star, but it was pretty fun. I liked the trash compactor and the monster that came with it that had the one eyeball.
Overall, Star Wars is great, though. Too bad Episodes I-III left people a little flat emotionally.
The music for Episode I is incredible. Too bad they didn't have a better movie to go along with it.
Han represented the wild west frontier of space. He had a pulse, and was in the tradition of Westerns. People could identify with him. He is the Clint Eastwood of Space.
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