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While Harrison Ford has headlined many acclaimed releases on both the big and small screen to this date, for many, his career is mostly defined byStar WarsandIndiana Jones. Given how rich his filmography has been, it’s safe to say that being linked to one specific franchise would be frustrating for any actor, and the actor hasn’t shied away from dishing out playful jabs at the IP.
Although most of his apparent issues withStar Warsseemingly boil down to its cultural impact, which has often taken the spotlight away from Ford’s other works, he did have one specific issue with his character.
Han Solo isn’t Harrison Ford’s brightest gig
Despite Han Solo’s stature in the beloved franchise,Harrison Fordisn’t really a big fan of his persona. Considering Solo refused to learn from his mistakes on several occasions, without Harrison Ford’s charm, the character might not have been such a hit, as he lacked nuance. Speaking of Han Solo’s one-dimensional characteristics, before returning to the franchise in 2015, theIndiana Jonesstar deemed Solo (viaEW),“He’s dumb as a stump”, and added that he’s much less interesting thanhis other iconic gig.
He’s got a good heart, but I think he’s certainly a much less interesting character than Indiana Jones. He was the foil between the other more compelling elements of the film, between the sage old warrior and the young hero. There’s not much breadth of character to explore beyond what we got out of him.
However, it doesn’t seem Ford’s criticisms are coming from a place of detest towards the IP, but quite the contrary, as it further highlights that past his playful jabs at the character, he deeply cares about Solo.
Harrison Ford’s issues with Han Solo have been blown out of proportion
Even though Ford has been quite vocal about his frustrations of being always linked to Han Solo, which is reasonable as most actors don’t prefer to go by just one role, it appears that his detest against Solo is greatly exaggerated. Not only Ford was ecstatic to return as Han Solo inThe Force AwakensunderJ.J. Abrams, but he also clarified that the narrative surrounding his stance against Han Solo was blown out of proportion.
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Elaborating on it, Ford explained (viaRolling Stone) that he didn’t outgrow the role, and his comments about wanting Solo dead had to do with fans’ investment in the character.
I don’t think I, no … I didn’t say I outgrew it. What I said was I thought we ought to kill him. And that was because I didn’t have the imagination to recognize the potential in the future for the character. I was only going to do three of them; I wanted to use the character to supply some bass notes, some gravitas that I thought would be a useful — an emotional utility for the audience’s investment.
But the revered actor has certainly played around with this sentiment, which is not pretty on point for Han Solo.
Star Wars: The Force Awakensis available to stream on Disney Plus.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
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