History Heartwarming / Solo

** The breakout actually kicks off because L3 removes the restraining bolt on a droid, who then starts a chain of releasing the rest of the droids in the control room. The droids then deactivate the chains on the slaves they had just been monitoring.

!!Movie

** The breakout actually kicks off because L3 removes the restraining bolt on a droid, who then starts a chain of releasing the rest of the droids in the control room. The droids then deactivate the chains on the slaves they had just been monitoring.

!!Meta
* After all of Creator/GeorgeLucas' frustration at the now-Creator/{{Disney}} owned Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} not following most of the suggestions he made while selling the franchise, his old friend Creator/RonHoward put a piece of his advice into this one.
* [[Music/ChildishGambino Donald Glover]] was a huge fan of not only ''Star Wars'' but Lando Calrissian in particular as a kid, regularly sleeping with an action figure of the character that his father bought because it was the only black one he could find. [[HeartwarmingInHindsight Now it has come full circle]] with [[PromotedFanboy him playing Lando]]. And figures bearing his likeness are already confirmed.
* In a way, [[https://twitter.com/realronhoward/status/996118193717510144?s=21 Solo’s premiere at Cannes]] (after having had one in LA) is very sweet considering ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' was the last ''Star Wars'' film to have a Cannes premiere. So Solo’s journey begins the same place where Lucas’s series ended.
* Just like ''Film/RogueOne'', the film brings back a character from the prequels, played by their original actor (albeit with a different voice this time), with the reveal played dead straight as a shocking twist despite the films' highly controversial regard among the fans. And this one has the bonus of implying there might be more plans for Darth Maul still to come. Creator/RayPark was pretty happy to be back, and was quite pleased that it was in ''Solo'', as Han Solo is his favourite character. He's since made it clear that he'll happily reprise the role again. Creator/EwanMcGregor geeked out upon seeing the film's premiere with him and congratulated him.
** But even the voice is heartwarming. For fans of the cartoons/video games, Creator/SamWitwer is widely considered to BE Darth Maul, credited with turning him into an actual, fleshed-out character. Over a year after Witwer's last appearance on ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'', it's great to hear his voice again.
* Going to Creator/RonHoward’s twitter and [[https://twitter.com/thirdjerry/status/1000252711806238726?s=21 seeing hundreds of fans]] [[https://twitter.com/mugsysam/status/1000438769428942849?s=21 thanking him for the film]] [[https://twitter.com/some_moofmilker/status/1000439211487612929?s=21 and saying they enjoyed it]] [[https://twitter.com/brian_wick/status/1000253220957106177?s=21 such]] [[https://twitter.com/prophetoftruth0/status/1000510287928229893?s=21 as]] [[https://twitter.com/realronhoward/status/1000510175940431873?s=21 these]], with Howard [[https://twitter.com/realronhoward/status/1000297744567865344?s=21 often replying]] [[https://twitter.com/realronhoward/status/1000248318683824129?s=21 and saying thank you himself]] as often as he can. Considering how some fans have reacted to Disney ''Star Wars'' recently, it’s great seeing so many fans praising the director and supporting the cast and crew. And considering ''Solo'' had arguably the most skepticism of any film in the franchise before it, that’s saying a lot.
* Apparently Creator/RonHoward had so much fun on set and working again with Creator/WarwickDavis, that [[http://comicbook.com/starwars/2018/05/13/willow-sequel-ron-howard-lucasfilm/ he’s seriously considering making Willow 2]]. Fans of ''Film/{{Willow}}'' completely went wild over this.
** It's going to materialize into a Creator/DisneyPlus series instead, but hopes are still high about it.
* When a concerned fan sent a tweet to Creator/RonHoward about the films box office, Howard replied [[https://twitter.com/RealRonHoward/status/1000798455206309893 with this]].
** Going along with Howard’s tweet, [[https://twitter.com/swramblings/status/1000816221154000896?s=21 this one is pretty heartwarming in of itself]].
* Despite the low box-office, neither Howard or Jonathan Kasdan are upset or fazed by it. [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/79171170a87322308f138cdccacd979f/tumblr_p9ltbxjbHa1wvzo74o1_1280.jpg Kasdan in particular is happy people enjoyed the movie]], whether it was a success or not.
* Thanks to this film, fans of ''Film/{{Willow}}'' (a previous Lucasfilm project by Creator/RonHoward) and this film are now FriendlyFandoms.
* [[https://twitter.com/sebahat_8/status/1003710181946126336 This tweet]].
* Creator/RonHoward [[https://twitter.com/realronhoward/status/1005721169553551361?s=21 took to Twitter]] to say that despite the film not making as much money as expected, he’s still proud of the film and the work the cast and crew put into it. After seeing a lot of directors (most recently [[Film/Mother2017 Darren Aronofsky]], [[Film/GodsOfEgypt Alex Proyas]] and [[Film/Ghostbusters2016 Paul Feig]], to name a few) lash out at people for their film bombing, Howard instead expressing he’s proud of his film and the support he’s gotten throughout its run is very sweet to see.
* Seeing [[https://twitter.com/realronhoward/status/1043947153742127104?s=21 how happy]] Creator/RonHoward is that people are enjoying Solo on home video [[https://twitter.com/yellowdogamism/status/1043945970864656393?s=21 like here]], [[https://twitter.com/ace_bande/status/1043815293452075008?s=21 here]] [[https://twitter.com/loreemckague/status/1043944052050149376?s=21 and here]] among others.
* Three years after the film was released, Ron Howard [[https://screenrant.com/solo-movie-harrison-ford-alden-ehrenreich-response/ revealed in an interview]] for the Lights, Camera, Barstool podcast, that Creator/HarrisonFord was quite happy with Alden’s performance with Howard also taking the time to praise the entire cast. And despite how chaotic it was, by all accounts the cast enjoyed working together and Howard working with them.
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** Before that point in the story, Chewie showed his trust by allowing Han to do the prisoner-guard routine with him, something that he objected to strongly when Luke suggested it years later.

* Apparently Creator/RonHoward had so much fun on set and working again with Creator/WarwickDavis, that [[http://comicbook.com/starwars/2018/05/13/willow-sequel-ron-howard-lucasfilm/ he’s seriously considering making Willow 2]]. Fans of ''[[Film/{{Willow}} Willow]]'' completely went wild over this.

* Thanks to this film, fans of ''[[Film/{{Willow}} Willow]]'' (a previous Lucasfilm project by Creator/RonHoward) and this film are now FriendlyFandoms.

* Just like ''Film/RogueOne'', the film brings back a character from the prequels, played by their original actor (albeit with a different voice this time), with the reveal played dead straight as a shocking twist despite the films' highly controversial regard among the fans. And this one has the bonus of implying there might be more plans for Darth Maul still to come. Ray Park was pretty happy to be back, and was quite pleased that it was in ''Solo'', as Han Solo is his favourite character. He's since made it clear that he'll happily reprise the role again. Ewan McGregor geeked out upon seeing the film's premiere with him and congratulated him.

* This story is the start of a decades-long friendship between Han and Chewbacca.[[note]]44 years from this to Han's death in ''The Force Awakens''. That's two-third of Han's entire life.[[/note]]

* Creator/RonHoward [[https://twitter.com/realronhoward/status/1005721169553551361?s=21 took to twitter]] to say that despite the film not making as much money as expected, he’s still proud of the film and the work the cast and crew put into it. After seeing a lot of directors (most recently [[Film/Mother2017 Darren Aronofsky]], [[Film/GodsOfEgypt Alex Proyas]] and [[Film/Ghostbusters2016 Paul Feig]], to name a few, as well as Rian Johnson's less tactful treatment of detractors of The Last Jedi) lash out at people for their film bombing, Howard instead expressing he’s proud of his film and the support he’s gotten throughout its run is very sweet to see.

** But even the voice is heartwarming. For fans of the cartoons/video games, Creator/SamWitwer is widely considered to BE Darth Maul, credited with turning him into an actual, fleshed-out character. Almost exactly a year after Witwer's last appearance on ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'', it's great to hear his voice again. The sheer joy they

** However, along with her navigational systems, her personality is uploaded to the ''Millennium Falcon's'' computer, which explains where the personality that C-3PO was talking about came from, meaning that the ''Falcon'' is essentially ''alive'' and helps to explain some of the impossible things she can do. Every time the ''Millennium Falcon'' appeared following the events of ''Solo'', L3 was there too.

* Despite the low box-office, neither Howard or Jonathan Kasdan are upset or phased by it. [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/79171170a87322308f138cdccacd979f/tumblr_p9ltbxjbHa1wvzo74o1_1280.jpg Kasdan in particular is happy people enjoyed the movie]], whether it was a success or not.

** Chewie has been victim of {{dehumanization}} at the hands of the Empire. Han starts treating him like a person the second he figures out he's a Wookiee.