[ SECRET POST #3259 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3259 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I'm a little sad it was changed because it was a neat character moment for Han, but I don't get the vitriol behind the argument either.

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I don't get it either.

I mean, it's a difference of like...half a second. He was already preparing to shoot, it's not like originally he dramatically stood up and shot Greedo point blank in the forehead and in the special edition they had Greedo wave the blaster around a minute, miss, and then get shot by Han in self defense or something.

Like, either way you look at it in what actually got put out in the movies, Han is still a badass okay? He didn't need to pull the trigger just a little faster to keep up his 'I'm a badass smuggler cool guy' cred.

Of course, I'm also a heretic who likes the prequels in addition to the OT so my opinion probably doesn't mean anything to those types. :)

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt (nb I didn't grow up with or have watched any Star Wars movie more than once, so I might be off on details and such) I wondered if part of it is exactly how unnecessary it was to change that moment, and maybe some residual annoyance at some other, bigger changes. I think some of the function is also less showing badassery and more moral ambiguity, plus setting up a character no one in-universe knows quite yet -- can they really trust him? If I hadn't heard the whole "who shot first" thing and only knew Han Solo was a "good guy", him shooting first would be quite surprising and makes him just a shade more complex/human than the stereotypical "gruff guy with heart of gold" (again might be forgetting something but I think that's the most morally ambiguous moment out of him).

In some ways, I think it's a bit like editing the scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark where Ford as Indiana Jones shoots the swordsman instead of using his whip. If that were restored to its original script, they'd fight "fairly" with sword vs. whip and not really cancel out anything else plot, story, or character-wise -- but it's an interesting and unexpected little moment as is.

Tl;dr I think Solo shooting first adds something to the character, but it won't keep me up at night.