This is where many of us saw Ford for the first time, and even if you bought into all of George Lucas’ Jedi/Force mysticism, Han Solo’s brash cynicism was a blast of fresh air. Here was a wisecracking, manly hero out of a Howard Hawks movie, a guy who shot first, who had mad piloting skills, and who had earned the loyalty of the most badass sidekick ever. That he actually turned idealist in time to help save the day at the end was the cherry on the sundae.
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