‘Solo’: Yeah? Nah? Meh? The Black Nerd Problems Staff Weighs In

Earlier this week, a new Solo trailer dropped for our viewing pleasure. It elicited plenty of excited conversation in the BNP Slack channels. Lots of different opinions, lots of emotions flying around. Love it or hate it, we all care deeply about Han Solo, both the mythical character of our memories and the younger character of the upcoming movie. Here are our opinions, good, bad, and indifferent. Your view probably falls somewhere in between. Let us know what you think. Are you excited for Solo?

Jamil Donald Glover looks amazing in that fur coat, but beyond that, why should I care about the Solo movie? Han Solo had a compelling character arc in A New Hope (which is why it absolutely matters that Han Shot First, but that’s a different nerd debate). The rest of the original trilogy was about Han growing into his new role as a hero. Where is the potential for character development for this version of Solo? I’m not seeing it, and without that, the movie needs someone with the sheer awesomeness of Harrison Ford to make me interested. Woody Harrelson and Donald Glover come close, but they’re not playing Han. And Alden Ehrenreich is no Harrison Ford.

Carrie I was pretty meh about this whole film until the trailer showed Donald Glover in the black fur stunting on everybody, their mama, and their Teedo. At this point in this second week of April of our forever in our hearts angel Carrie Fisher, Glover’s hella dapper and hella smooth Lando Calrissian stays as what’s holding my inter…