2. The Big 3 – Solo, Leia and Skywalker
So, we have our big 3 from the original series making a triumphant return. Let’s get Luke out of the way since he has no dialogue and only a few moments on screen. We get a single glimpse of Luke Skywalker at the end of the movie and he has morphed into a Obi Wan Kenobi-like character. I don’t have too much of an issue there as his presence (or lack thereof) was constantly alluded to as the main story plot in this film. So that was our teaser. Moving on to Solo and Leia. Where was the passion? Where was the love? Where was any emotional connection at all? This film was completely devoid of the emotion that led to us falling in love with the original series and launch all of this madness.
And this, the 7th installment, was the amazing return of these legends and all we get is Leia roaming through what looks like a police trailer doubling as the Rebels’ main operating station and Solo giving us a few good moments and then simply being a sidekick in the movie. This was honestly a tough pill to swallow with so much potential at hand. It was a clear decision to not focus on the past and to try to push the story forward. But in doing so, Abrams and his writing team lost so many opportunities. The real loss is the lack of connection in the film which Lucas did so well in Episodes 4-6.
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