Listen, it’s one thing for me to snark about Doritos Super Bowl commercials while secretly ingesting a metric ton of Cool Ranch chips on the side. It’s another thing for me to review a trailer for Solo. The former is a job. The latter is very, very important to me.
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ trailer aired during the Super Bowl, and we need to pick it apart
Wookiee of the year material right here, lol
If you want to subject me to a litmus test, I’ve seen The Force Awakens, Rogue One, and The Last Jedi. They were all great. They all improved with subsequent viewings. I’m in. I’m a mark.
That doesn’t mean I’m not nervous.
The first update we got on this movie was scary. It featured a young Han Solo, looking especially durfy.
And this trailer featured a few Solo-sounding lines from an unknown origin, but it didn’t show the actual Han Solo talking. Considering that the above picture was concerning, and that there have been rumors that everybody is supposedly less than impressed with the eventual performance, this first trailer sure seems like a car commercial without the car.
On the other hand, people were freaking out about The Force Awakens reshoots, too, so maybe this is me being a weirdo. I enjoyed seeing a young Lando! I enjoyed the tease that Solo is affiliated with the Empire in some capacity!
But I wanted to see a dude pretend like he was Han Solo so that we could judge his 30-second performance. Maybe he’s so good that Disney wants to save it for the movie and blow our minds.
Maybe.
Maaaaybe.
Probably not.
Still, I have unanswered questions, which is a very good thing for an ad campaign like this. For example, who is this and can I buy an action figure?
Who is this, and can I buy an action figure?
Is this some sort of train-track eating train, and can I buy some sort of toy that will transport my action figures?
Is this the president? Of space?
Is May in the summer now?
Is this commercial worth $15.4 million?
It’s got dorks like us talking about it, so probably.
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