Star Words: Episode V, Part 40
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matrilStill hoping to salvage something out of his deal with the Empire, Lando goes to inform the prisoners of their fate. Fett has claimed Han, but Leia and Chewie will find relative safety in the City. Leia doesn't buy it for a second. Why would the Empire let any of them live?
Because Luke is Vader's true prey.
It's no surprise that this shocking revelation sends Han into an attack against Lando -- and also no surprise that he's too feeble, post-torture, to get in more than one punch before the guards take him down. But his sarcastic words might wound Lando far deeper.
"You fixed us all real good, didn't you? My friend.
I'm going to include two quotes today, since they're part of the same scene and the same idea. Lando offers what weak apologies he can, referring to his own rather sizable problems, but Han's sarcasm doesn't diminish one bit.
"Yeah. You're a real hero."
There's something particularly striking about the way Harrison Ford conveys his character's sarcasm. You can hear the contempt dripping from every word, the bleak humor. And it's clear to me that his contempt hits Lando where it really hurts. Whatever their disagreements in the past, they have a history of friendship, of hijinks and adventure. Of heroism? Maybe. Or maybe they were just a bunch of no-good scoundrels. Either way, both of them have shifted to something more selfless. But Han doesn't see it in Lando. He betrayed their friendship; he's no hero at all. I doubt you could summon up a more cutting way to insult Lando.
Next time, a (hopefully) new perspective on an old favorite....
Because Luke is Vader's true prey.
It's no surprise that this shocking revelation sends Han into an attack against Lando -- and also no surprise that he's too feeble, post-torture, to get in more than one punch before the guards take him down. But his sarcastic words might wound Lando far deeper.
"You fixed us all real good, didn't you? My friend.
I'm going to include two quotes today, since they're part of the same scene and the same idea. Lando offers what weak apologies he can, referring to his own rather sizable problems, but Han's sarcasm doesn't diminish one bit.
"Yeah. You're a real hero."
There's something particularly striking about the way Harrison Ford conveys his character's sarcasm. You can hear the contempt dripping from every word, the bleak humor. And it's clear to me that his contempt hits Lando where it really hurts. Whatever their disagreements in the past, they have a history of friendship, of hijinks and adventure. Of heroism? Maybe. Or maybe they were just a bunch of no-good scoundrels. Either way, both of them have shifted to something more selfless. But Han doesn't see it in Lando. He betrayed their friendship; he's no hero at all. I doubt you could summon up a more cutting way to insult Lando.
Next time, a (hopefully) new perspective on an old favorite....
