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Solo Complaints/Criticisms of Solo

Discussion in 'Anthology' started by MotivateR5D4, May 25, 2018.

  1. Vorax

    Vorax Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Well there is a few interesting easter eggs found on Dryden's yacht , or rather Maul's, hidden in Star Wars languages. A few people translated the symbols, Like Maul's veneration to Exar Kun and Jedi and Light and Dark religious belief with a Balance embrace.

    "OUR TEMPLE HONOURING SITH LORD EXAR KUN "

    "edis strength FLOWS from the FORCE a powerful ally it is life creates it make it grow its ENERGY surrounds us bind us" and "POWER"

    "IGHT" and "DARK" are written vertically in opposite corners, while "THE BALANCE" inscribed horizontally across the middle.

    So whatever Maul was up to, went beyond the Jedi and the Sith , and seemed to have merged them for the seeking of balance. Which is interesting since Maul told Ezra to practice different beliefs. Even the Crimson Dawn's symbol is supposed to an ancient light/dark symbol dualism and represents a yin and yang. Likely also connected to the Prime Jedi yin and yang symbol seen in TLJ.
     
  2. bb8isno1

    bb8isno1 Jedi Padawan star 1

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    I dont dislike the film but that said it is one of my least favourite of the 11 films made as people have pointed out it just seems like a checklist eg how he got his surname etc and didnt feel that original etc that said I didnt mind the acting in the film and always thought it was a shame that because of it they seemingly decided to scrap the Anthlogy films because Rouge One was so good IMO
     
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  3. Sadie Erso

    Sadie Erso Jedi Master star 3

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    Why on earth do they never do any kind of hair colors for the main girls?? C'mon, anything BUT brown please!!!!
     
  4. Bor Mullet

    Bor Mullet Force Ghost star 7

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    That’s a good point. Is “brunette” some kind of four quadrant-appeal hair color for sci-fi fans that Lucasfilm dare not contradict?
     
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  5. Iron_lord

    Iron_lord Chosen One star 10

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    Cindel Towani of the Ewoks movies was blond, at least. And Mon Mothma is red-haired.
     
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  6. TCF-1138

    TCF-1138 Anthology/Fan Films/NSA Mod & Ewok Enthusiast star 6 Staff Member Manager

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    Mon Mothma isn't a lead though. If we take non-leads we also have Holdo, who has purple hair.
     
  7. Dagobahsystem

    Dagobahsystem Chosen One star 10

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    Jocasta-Nu has grey hair right?
    Yaddle looks like a redhead.
    And Oola has green lekku.
    And Taun-We had a light blue scalp.

    Kidding aside, and on topic, I was actually thinking of giving Solo another watch as it is easily my least favorite SW film by a long shot, but I want to give it yet another chance.

    I feel like there is some way I can Force myself to like it.
     
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  8. Sadie Erso

    Sadie Erso Jedi Master star 3

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    I wonder what Rey would have looked liked with Blond hair... lol
     
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  9. clone commander bossk

    clone commander bossk Ostrich Velocity Expert star 5

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  10. Sadie Erso

    Sadie Erso Jedi Master star 3

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    That is scary, @clone commander bossk

    ....What if Jyn Erso was blond? ...
    [​IMG]

    It seems like the celebrities are all going blond!! Selena Gomez, Billie Eliish, BTS...and on and on...
     
  11. TCF-1138

    TCF-1138 Anthology/Fan Films/NSA Mod & Ewok Enthusiast star 6 Staff Member Manager

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    I have literally no idea who any of those people are.

    /Old :p
     
  12. starfish

    starfish Chosen One star 5

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    I’m a year older, but I also don’t know who those people are :p
     
  13. Sadie Erso

    Sadie Erso Jedi Master star 3

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    Oh...*cricket cricket*
    Selena Gomez is just a singer.... I don't listen to her anymore...
    [​IMG]
    Billie Eliish, she's a singer also..she looks good in blonde unlike Selena. And I really don't like her style of music...yikes.
    [​IMG]

    BTS is a Korean boyband.
    [​IMG]
    And their music is AWESOME! :)
    I didn't even know about Selena or Billie until last year lol ;) And I'm a teen.
     
  14. Darth__Lobot

    Darth__Lobot Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    • I've seen Solo once (I think - can't remember if I've ever watched it at home). I couldn't tell you almost anything that even happened in it. It's not even that it was bad - just totally forgettable. I actually sometimes forget it was even made when I think about SW films.
     
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  15. I Are The Internets

    I Are The Internets Shelf of Shame Host star 9 VIP - Game Host

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    I've only seen it once as well, and I can only remember how bad the lighting was.
     
  16. PymParticles

    PymParticles Manager Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    The lighting seems to really depend on whether your theater was decreasing the projection light (cost-saving technique) or if your TV is properly calibrated. I got lucky in theaters, and I'd fiddled with my TV's settings at home, and never noticed anything. It's not until I turned it on at a hotel on a whim that I understood the complaints, because I couldn't see anything.
     
  17. TCF-1138

    TCF-1138 Anthology/Fan Films/NSA Mod & Ewok Enthusiast star 6 Staff Member Manager

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    I saw it twice in the theater, and the first time I had no trouble seeing everything. The second time, certain scenes were almost pitch black, so it really was depending on the cinema.
    However, I actually really dislike the lighting in Solo. I think it's flat and ugly-looking - but that's a whole different point.
     
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  18. Jedimarine

    Jedimarine Force Ghost star 5

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    1. Han spends too much of the film being a tag along. He lacks his own initiative, instead being led by mentors/girlfriends/even Lando. It makes him seem younger and more incapable then he really was. I think just a couple choices left to Han could've made his characterization better.
    2. Skipping over Han's military training with the Empire was a mistake. A short montage segment could be used to establish his skills, intelligence, even his confidence in a galaxy beyond the Coronet sewers...instead we leap to him as a fish-out-of-water in the trenches. Again...Han has no agency. He chose to join the Empire...let's see what he learns from them.
    3. Making the Swoop Gang into Rebels was cheesy and predictable in a tv-movie sort of way.
    4. I like Paul Bettany...he stinks in this. Not wholly his fault, but he seems to dial this one in. He knew he was the backup plan.
    5. Maul cameo was the biggest eye-roll in franchise history.:rolleyes:
     
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  19. Jedimarine

    Jedimarine Force Ghost star 5

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    CORRECTION

    6. How Han became a "Solo" was the biggest eye-roll in franchise history.:rolleyes:

    Forgive me...I had blocked it out.
     
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  20. TCF-1138

    TCF-1138 Anthology/Fan Films/NSA Mod & Ewok Enthusiast star 6 Staff Member Manager

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    Yeah, that one irks me.
     
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  21. Pro Scoundrel

    Pro Scoundrel New Films Expert At Modding Casual star 6 Staff Member Manager

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    I was fine with it. :)
     
  22. Jediking97

    Jediking97 Jedi Knight star 1

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    The middle of the movie felt slow like after the hover train part and them going to Kessel
     
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  23. Sarge

    Sarge Chosen One star 10

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  24. Dagobahsystem

    Dagobahsystem Chosen One star 10

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    [face_laugh]
    Pretty much. Terrific summary.
    I've tried to enjoy the SOLO movie, I've wanted to enjoy it. Only trouble is, it's just not good. As outlined so humorously in that vid.
     
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  25. Jedimarine

    Jedimarine Force Ghost star 5

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    At some point I learned to check out of the box that says "rate this star wars movie".

    If you are in it for the universe, you learn to handle the bad with the good.

    20 years of EU novels and comics learnt me some patience, I suppose.

    Solo can be rough...but it can also be fun...it has heart...which is more then I can say for some other entries.
     
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