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Simson Garcia | Sports Editor<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSolo: A Star Wars Story,\u201d is its own movie. Yes, it follows along with the linear plot of, and connects to, the larger Star Wars universe \u2014 something us fanatics love. But the characters \u2014 new and old-droids \u2014 Wookies and warp speeds into the next galaxy make it original and a worthwhile ticket.<\/span><\/p>\n I had expectations \u2014 don’t we all, when it comes to Star Wars \u2014 that were mostly met. Alden Ehrenreich, who acts as Han Solo, was someone I honestly didn’t care for when I watched the trailer. However, I set my expectations low prior to my viewing and the only thing I looked forward to was how he would portray his version of Solo. His embodiment was exceptional. I’m glad I wasn’t too much of a fan of the warm charisma that Harrison Ford invested in Solo and, although that performance won’t ever be matched, Ehrenreich holds his own quite well.<\/span><\/p>\n Donald Glover is the exception and best actor in this movie. As Lando Calrissian, captain of the Millenium Falcon, Glover exceeds Billy Dee Williams\u2019s past performances of Calrissian. This is unfortunate because Williams was the original who personified Lando, but Glover did such a phenomenal job mirroring Williams\u2019s acting \u2014 and eventually bringing his own flavor \u2014 that I’ll give him the benefit. One thing I looked forward to was the chemistry between Glover and Ehrenreich. This didn’t match the chemistry between Ford and Williams exactly, but the pair clicked.<\/span><\/p>\n Of course, these two on screen would not be if not for their quarrels over the Millenium Falcon, like in past films, and I’m so satisfied they got into the backstory of their constant negotiations over the beloved light-speedster.<\/span><\/p>\n And let\u2019s not forget about Chewbacca and Solo\u2019s relationship. Kudos to the filmmakers for including so many highlight moments in their relationship. It was awkward when they first met in a mud-filled jail confine, but that’s the beauty of their pairing \u2014 something die-hard fans have always loved about the franchise.<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ve always loved Star Wars films, but the major thing that annoyed me was the constant unnecessary CGI makeover that was dominant in the prequels of the last decade. Everybody prefers sock-puppet-Yoda over the computerized version and so I’m thankful \u201cSolo\u201d retained the classic looks of weird looking creatures and droids.<\/span><\/p>\n I will continue to love Star Wars movies like \u201cSolo\u201d as long as they keep reinventing. \u201cSolo\u201d gives a new look while still maintaining the old-fashioned Star Wars we know and love. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Contact the author at journalsports@wou.edu<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Photo courtesy of: starwars.com<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Simson Garcia | Sports Editor \u201cSolo: A Star Wars Story,\u201d is its own movie. Yes, it follows along with the linear plot of, and connects to, the larger Star Wars universe \u2014 something us fanatics love. But the characters \u2014 new and old-droids \u2014 Wookies and warp speeds into the next galaxy make it original […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1030,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1030"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7878\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}