I feel exactly the same way! I was horrified! Especially since it had very little meaning because we knew next to nothing about this son or their relationship or whatever the conflict was between him and his parents! It felt like a cruel, cheap shot and nothing more.
They killed not only our all of our childhoods, but the childhoods of all those kids who will watch the original movies for the first time.
Especially since it had very little meaning because we knew next to nothing about this son or their relationship or whatever the conflict was between him and his parents!
Yes, this exactly!! It was meaningless. They took the joy of getting the gang back together and totally ruined it. And the movie held so much promise.
I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one. Misery loves company :) Thank you for taking the time to comment. I understand not really being ready to talk about it. I teared up again just typing up my post.
Nope, not the only one. My sister told me her best friend called her, in tears, immediately after coming home after the theater. I guess she'd loved Han since she was 6 years old. My sister hadn't seen the movie yet and didn't want to be spoiled. But the minute she heard her voice she knew only one thing could create such a reaction in her friend. It sounds silly, since this is a grown woman, married, with a child. But that's how it felt - like our childhood was destroyed. And for no other reason than to be cruel and "dramatic".
*Hugs tight.* You aren't alone, Ith. I haven't seen it, and am refusing to having heard about Han in some spoilers. I've also seen people who did see it and where up set. It's hard for me to tell on the internet how much of it is matter of the age of the people reacting to the movie, and how much it's other things. I just know it seems like a lot of the people who aren't upset are younger fans who's first real exposure to a Star Wars movie in a theater was one of the prequels. They might intellectually understand the importance of Han to older fans, but they don't get it at the gut emotional level. I'm sorry you've been feeling alone with the loss, (((((Ith))))).
Thanks. I know part of it is my mental state, with my father dying, and Tammy before that. There's enough real death out there -- I don't need it in something that was making me happy as I watched. It really was such a good movie. I think that made it worse.
There's enough real death out there -- I don't need it in something that was making me happy as I watched.
Exactly. I feel like I say it a lot, but I can't help it. That's a simple truth for me. I feel strongly about it even if the character that dies isn't one I have a deep emotional attachment to, and I've loved Han Solo since I was five years old. As soon as I heard the spoiler there was no way anyone was getting me to spend 10$ to watch Han Solo be murdered.
It really was such a good movie. I think that made it worse.
The possibility of it being good enough to make it worse is part of the reason I'm not sure when-if I'll finally see it. I know I don't want to spend 10$ on it, that would feel waaay too much like I was rewarding them for destroying my childhood, but I also know I did eventually watch Highlander: The Source which had very little redeeming value. It was a pure exercise in "The things I do for Methos." I guess right now it's a matter of time. I have to see how I feel when I have the chance to see The Force
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I went in unspoiled so yeah, I was pretty shocked when it happened, although I know I'd heard comments that Harrison wanted this to definitely be his last SW movie, so in hindsight I should have figured it out. It pisses me off that the screenwriters seemed to feel that we HAD to have a character die; that somehow we wouldn't be emotionally invested unless it happened, and as we fan writers know that's BS.
And it certainly doesn't make me any fan of Kylo Ren, that's for damned sure.
And not just die, but with no reeaction after. I weas mentally screaming at the screen. Han just died and no one seems to give a damn. Like Chewie would have just moved on with Rey like nothing happened? Just ARGH!!!
I bawled my eyes out twice so far, and fully expect to do so again.
I don't know if it helps, but here's where I stand with it: There's what someone already mentioned about how likely it is that Harrison only agreed to do one, but also... they can't ask him to keep doing that stuff, but Han doesn't know how not to. He'd just keep doing it until his body refused to do it anymore and got him killed, probably in a far more ignominious fashion.
He went out trying to save his family. Even if we don't know much about what happened, I feel like I got enough from Han and Leia for the sacrifice to make sense.
It probably doesn't help, I know; you feel how you feel, and you have all my hugs. <3
Also, you might appreciate this piece on io9. (I do think this person is overselling it a bit -- I get the impression they got a goodly amount of "happy ending" time before everything went south -- but I get the sentiment anyway.)
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I feel exactly the same way! I was horrified! Especially since it had very little meaning because we knew next to nothing about this son or their relationship or whatever the conflict was between him and his parents! It felt like a cruel, cheap shot and nothing more.
They killed not only our all of our childhoods, but the childhoods of all those kids who will watch the original movies for the first time.
I still can't really talk about it.
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Yes, this exactly!! It was meaningless. They took the joy of getting the gang back together and totally ruined it. And the movie held so much promise.
I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one. Misery loves company :) Thank you for taking the time to comment. I understand not really being ready to talk about it. I teared up again just typing up my post.
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*Hugs tight.* You aren't alone, Ith. I haven't seen it, and am refusing to having heard about Han in some spoilers. I've also seen people who did see it and where up set. It's hard for me to tell on the internet how much of it is matter of the age of the people reacting to the movie, and how much it's other things. I just know it seems like a lot of the people who aren't upset are younger fans who's first real exposure to a Star Wars movie in a theater was one of the prequels. They might intellectually understand the importance of Han to older fans, but they don't get it at the gut emotional level. I'm sorry you've been feeling alone with the loss, (((((Ith))))).
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Exactly. I feel like I say it a lot, but I can't help it. That's a simple truth for me. I feel strongly about it even if the character that dies isn't one I have a deep emotional attachment to, and I've loved Han Solo since I was five years old. As soon as I heard the spoiler there was no way anyone was getting me to spend 10$ to watch Han Solo be murdered.
It really was such a good movie. I think that made it worse.
The possibility of it being good enough to make it worse is part of the reason I'm not sure when-if I'll finally see it. I know I don't want to spend 10$ on it, that would feel waaay too much like I was rewarding them for destroying my childhood, but I also know I did eventually watch Highlander: The Source which had very little redeeming value. It was a pure exercise in "The things I do for Methos." I guess right now it's a matter of time. I have to see how I feel when I have the chance to see The Force ( ... )
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I went in unspoiled so yeah, I was pretty shocked when it happened, although I know I'd heard comments that Harrison wanted this to definitely be his last SW movie, so in hindsight I should have figured it out. It pisses me off that the screenwriters seemed to feel that we HAD to have a character die; that somehow we wouldn't be emotionally invested unless it happened, and as we fan writers know that's BS.
And it certainly doesn't make me any fan of Kylo Ren, that's for damned sure.
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I don't know if it helps, but here's where I stand with it: There's what someone already mentioned about how likely it is that Harrison only agreed to do one, but also... they can't ask him to keep doing that stuff, but Han doesn't know how not to. He'd just keep doing it until his body refused to do it anymore and got him killed, probably in a far more ignominious fashion.
He went out trying to save his family. Even if we don't know much about what happened, I feel like I got enough from Han and Leia for the sacrifice to make sense.
It probably doesn't help, I know; you feel how you feel, and you have all my hugs. <3
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Also, you might appreciate this piece on io9. (I do think this person is overselling it a bit -- I get the impression they got a goodly amount of "happy ending" time before everything went south -- but I get the sentiment anyway.)
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