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'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Official Trailer Breakdown

I've got a really good feeling about this...

By Jonathan SimPublished 6 years ago 6 min read
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Well, the first official trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story has come out, and this trailer makes the movie look way better than the teaser. So, I'll be doing a frame-by-frame breakdown of the trailer, analyzing some shots, giving information, and making predictions about what we can expect to see from the upcoming Star Wars anthology film.

So, here we go!

In one of our opening shots, we see a ship in the sky, which appears to be a Star Destroyer. This film takes place a few years after Revenge of the Sith, so this should be an Imperial-class Star Destroyer, at the height of the Galactic Empire.

These opening shots also take place on Corellia, the planet that Han and Qi'ra grew up on.

As we see this shot, we hear Emilia Clarke's character, Qi'ra, say "You're after something. Is it revenge? Money? Or is it something else?"

What does this line mean? Well, I suppose it's because of Han's smuggling. Qi'ra is simply curious about why he decided to become a smuggler out of all things. Clarke has said that her character knew Han for a while, so she's wondering why this was the path he chose.

Han also appears to be in some sort of prison in this scene. So, maybe he was captured by the Empire?

The film has been described as a "space western", so this appears to be an Old West fast draw duel, with Han carrying his blaster in his holster.

In this shot, we see that Han is facing off with a new character. According to multiple sources, her name is Enfys Nest, and she's known to be a dangerous marauder with an infamous group of pirates known as the Cloud-Riders.

Now, I don't know if she's gonna be a main villain, or if she'll be a villain for only the first act (like Jabba the Hutt), or if she's gonna end up getting thrown in the trash like Captain Phasma.

Han and Chewie looking up at what may be the Millennium Falcon. Han's facial expression shows some awe, so this may be his first time seeing it. Just as a reminder, the Falcon belonged to Lando before he lost it to Han in a bet. So, hopefully, we'll see the ship come into Han's hands in this film.

Woody Harrelson's character, Tobias Beckett, tells Han that he has heard about a job about a "big-shot gangster putting together a crew."

This is the gangster that Beckett was referring to. His name is Dryden Vos, and he'll be portrayed by Paul Bettany in the film.

I believe it is more likely that Dryden will be the main antagonist of Solo, because not only is he a crime lord, but he LOOKS like a villain. Maybe he'll lash out at Han if Han decides to drop out.

It may be hard to see, but in this shot of Han driving a vehicle, he has his lucky golden dice hanging in there. As we know from The Last Jedi, these dice would later be given to Leia shortly after Han's death.

We get a shot of this ship. Now, I don't know THAT much about Star Wars, but I don't know what this ship is, or if it's been introduced in an EU book or a past film, so if you know, good for you.

From the narration, we know that Han wants to be in the crew, and has been waiting for a shot like this.

And we see this new character, Val, who is presumably a member of the crew.

There's also an introduction to Lando, when Qi'ra refers to him as the "best smuggler around", and I believe that Lando will be the one supplying the Millennium Falcon to the crew for their smuggling mission, and that's why they need Lando.

We also see a new droid, L3-37, hurting a man, and Lando tells her to "let go of the mean man's face". I assume that this man she's hurting tried to attack Lando or someone else, the way Luke was attacked in A New Hope.

I also assume that she is owned by Lando.

We get another full shot of the Millennium Falcon, and it is quite obvious to any fan of Star Wars that the Falcon doesn't look like it did in the films.

Now, I believe that this is because the Falcon that we see in Solo is how the Falcon looked when it was in new condition. However, near the end of the film, part of the Falcon's tail will break off, and the Falcon will end up with the iconic split-nose tail that we see in the OT.

And with luck, the tail portion will break off during the Kessel run, which Han has infamously claimed the Falcon made in less than 12 parsecs.

There's not much to analyze here. Just liked this shot of Han entering the Millennium Falcon for the first time.

In this scene, Beckett tells Han, "If you come with us, you're in this life for good."

Well, as we know, Han doesn't stick around with the crew for good. So, I have to assume that something forces Han to leave the crew—this can be either a betrayal from Qi'ra or the death of Beckett, both of which I believe are likely to happen, and contribute to Han becoming more cynical.

This shot features the train heist, which, according to numerous sources, will be an important action scene in the film. I believe the crew is going to steal the train from the Empire for reasons that initially seem to be noble, but turn out to be selfish.

In these two shots, someone who appears to be Beckett fires a blaster at a new kind of Stormtrooper called a "Range trooper".

This shot has Qi'ra dressed much more formally. She appears to be dressed as royalty, and I assume that this is all a guise to help the crew, as she is said to have grown up on the streets with Han, and Clarke has said her character has "a couple of guises".

Beckett also tells Han to assume everyone will betray him and he'll never be disappointed. This is what may have contributed to Han's cynicism, but Han appears to view Beckett as a father figure as well.

In this scene, we see Han say, "I've got a really good feeling about this." This is, of course, a reference to the line spoken in every Star Wars film, "I have a bad feeling about this."

But does Alden Ehrenreich look or sound enough like Han Solo? I wish he did. I really do.

We now see TIE fighters pursuing the Falcon, and you can tell in this film that Han, Qi'ra, Chewie, Lando, and Beckett aren't friends of the Empire.

Now, who is flying the TIE fighter? Boba Fett, maybe? I mean, that's one way you can please an audience of Star Wars fans that hate Star Wars.

Uhh...I think Han said "Push it!" instead of "Punch it!" like you're supposed to say when you're a Star Wars character driving the Millennium Falcon. So, either that's how the line was written, or Ehrenreich really didn't say it correctly.

Just a little note—if we could get Jabba the Hutt in this movie, that's another way to please the Star Wars fans that hate Star Wars.

Is this the Kessel Run? It had better be the Kessel Run.

And that's all there is to analyze!

Now, will this be a good film? Probably. But will Star Wars fans find the smallest flaws about the movie, blow them out of proportion, and comment about its horribleness every five minutes on every Facebook post they can find?

Hell yes. First rule of being a Star Wars fan? Hate Star Wars.

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Jonathan Sim

Film critic. Lover of Pixar, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, Back to the Future, and Lord of the Rings.

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