I've been running scams on the streets since I was ten. The Empire Strikes Back is full of slapstick humour, but it takes itself seriously. Jenkins borrows a little from the Han Solo archetype: Steve is swashbuckling and funny, but picks up on the vulnerability in that character trope and expands on it. a good question... for another time. Take what you read here with a grain of... salt.
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I see the same complexity in Harrison Ford’s performance that so many people saw in Marilyn Monroe’s in Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend—in the second act of A New Hope, his machismo act begins to fall apart, as evidenced in the anxiety-laced interaction with the stormtrooper, and a later moment where he barrels down a hall of the death-star, screaming and shooting his blaster without looking back. And that dead-pan "Boring conversation anyway", just so much snark. Rather than what we need (more women writers, more women writers of color, more trans and nonbinary writers, and so much more), major studios tend to give us bad-faith displays that are supposed to make us feel seen.
So why does the detention center work as a comedic interlude? Charm and context is different than Just being a good actor.
The threats to the heroes are always played straight. Poe makes a Your Mom joke where he literally just SAYS “your mom”. “I happen to like nice men,” Leia retorts. And it’s all done with great delivery and timing by both Harrison and the imperial on the comm. If you are experiencing any problems or have any issues, please use the report function or do not hesitate to contact our moderators directly. This movie could be shown in offices as an example of appropriate protocol for a workplace romance. On the other hand the prank call for Hugs just keeps going long after it was never funny. Hollywood has always been terrified of the implications of female desire. The ST humor is things like Stormtroopers backing away from Kylo's room when he's mad or Luke tossing the lightsaber away or Leia telling Threepio to stop smiling... that don't really create a sense of danger. Makes me want to watch the movie again .
They sport a lot of cleavage, but they also have machine guns, so we know that they’re independent. It’s funny because that struggling is a direct contrast to his cool guy persona, until he finally handles it the Han way and just shoots the thing, ensuring the imperials will find them. It’s concise and comes after a pause that’s supposed to be intimidating. A Voicy of 'Han Solo - We’re fine' #Han #Solo #Were #Fine #MP3 #Original #download #originalsound #SoundEffect #georgelucas #Galaxy #MillenniumFalcon #battle #StarWars #HanSolo #soundbit #SFX #32bby #nevertellmetheodds #smuggler #leia #Soundboards #JediRebellion #HarrisonFord.
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