I've ignored this thread because it pisses me off. But I thought I'd toss my rant in here anyways.
Solo was an awesome star wars origin story. It is not like other SW movies in that there is no epic battle, etc. But, it is an awesome origin story that answers who Han is, how he and Chewy met, what his relationship is with Lando, how he obtained the Falcon, etc. All of which was interesting and a good story. On top of all of that, it left the ending in spectacular fashion where they can really expand the movie universe through other 'story' movies. This movie made me excited to see what they could possibly do with other star wars stories whereas Rogue One was clearly a one-off SW movie.
The only reason this movie "flopped" was due to the media. Before Solo launched the media was still foaming at the mouth with TLJ and began tearing Solo apart by focusing on pre-sale tickets. Like WTF. That created a self-fulfilling-prophecy by creating disinterest among the masses.
The movie was awesome.







