The last Star Wars movie of this type was well shot, had great fight scenes, and a lot of fan service. It also added little to the Star Wars narrative beyond fan service, simply reinforcing things the first Star Wars movie already made clear, rather than giving them extra depth or meaning.
Solo adds the most useful information to Star Wars since the first film by contrast. It's the most visceral, comprehensive case for why the Galactic Empire must be destroyed, and it shows this despite the Imperial forces themselves being tertiary antagonists. It's a brilliant counterpart to "A New Hope" in that regard.
While it does an excellent job of showing why The Empire is horrible however, the film is otherwise by the numbers and fairly unremarkable. Where "Rogue One" only succeeded in clarifying some continuity and lore questions, it did have great action. While "Solo" tells a more meaningful story, the action and "Legends" nods are more lacking here. There is nothing here that wasn't better in the "Legends" material and little in the way of a war scene with visible extra planetary scope, in Star Wars!. Finally, while "Solo" doesn't go with a Foregone Conclusion as "Rogue One" did, it does end with a Shocking Swerve comparable to WCW's infamous Black Scorpion angle.
The opposite of Rogue One
The last Star Wars movie of this type was well shot, had great fight scenes, and a lot of fan service. It also added little to the Star Wars narrative beyond fan service, simply reinforcing things the first Star Wars movie already made clear, rather than giving them extra depth or meaning.
Solo adds the most useful information to Star Wars since the first film by contrast. It's the most visceral, comprehensive case for why the Galactic Empire must be destroyed, and it shows this despite the Imperial forces themselves being tertiary antagonists. It's a brilliant counterpart to "A New Hope" in that regard.
While it does an excellent job of showing why The Empire is horrible however, the film is otherwise by the numbers and fairly unremarkable. Where "Rogue One" only succeeded in clarifying some continuity and lore questions, it did have great action. While "Solo" tells a more meaningful story, the action and "Legends" nods are more lacking here. There is nothing here that wasn't better in the "Legends" material and little in the way of a war scene with visible extra planetary scope, in Star Wars!. Finally, while "Solo" doesn't go with a Foregone Conclusion as "Rogue One" did, it does end with a Shocking Swerve comparable to WCW's infamous Black Scorpion angle.