A Thousand Stars: Episode V, Part 3
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matrilHan, unaware of his friend's dire situation, returns to the Rebel base. It's here that we are introduced to one of the primary conflicts of this film: will Han stay with the Rebellion or leave? There are compelling reasons on both sides. He's got a price on his head from Jabba, which not only endangers him but everyone he interacts with. On the other hand, after all his mercenary ways he's starting to develop a sense of loyalty to the Rebel cause, and as General Rieekan points out, his skills will be sorely missed.
And...one other thing.
Before Leia says a single word, we can see there's Something going on between her and Han. The entire time he's talking to Rieekan, we keep cutting back to the Princess. Han reveals that he's planning to leave, and Leia tries so very hard not to show any reaction. Han tries to be stoic too, but we get little glimpses like this, and we know there's a whole lot of feelings beneath the surface.
All of that, and they haven't even said anything to each other yet. Actually, their faces speak more truth than their subsequent conversation, in which they both dance around the incredibly vulnerable emotions they're both experiencing. Han wants Leia to admit her feelings before he does. Leia doesn't want to let her guard down when there's no guarantee that he'll stay for good. They're both stubborn people who have been burned in the past (you can make up whatever backstory you want for Han. Leia, we know, has lost an entire planet of family and loved ones) and they refuse to acknowledge anything verbally until the last possible moment. Maybe not even then.
But their faces can't lie.
Next time, some clever blocking....
And...one other thing.
Before Leia says a single word, we can see there's Something going on between her and Han. The entire time he's talking to Rieekan, we keep cutting back to the Princess. Han reveals that he's planning to leave, and Leia tries so very hard not to show any reaction. Han tries to be stoic too, but we get little glimpses like this, and we know there's a whole lot of feelings beneath the surface.
All of that, and they haven't even said anything to each other yet. Actually, their faces speak more truth than their subsequent conversation, in which they both dance around the incredibly vulnerable emotions they're both experiencing. Han wants Leia to admit her feelings before he does. Leia doesn't want to let her guard down when there's no guarantee that he'll stay for good. They're both stubborn people who have been burned in the past (you can make up whatever backstory you want for Han. Leia, we know, has lost an entire planet of family and loved ones) and they refuse to acknowledge anything verbally until the last possible moment. Maybe not even then.
But their faces can't lie.
Next time, some clever blocking....
