11 Reasons You're Wrong About Solo: A Star Wars Story

by Ewan Paterson

1. It's Absolutely Stunning To Look At

Star Wars Han Solo Trailer
Lucasfilm

Bradford Young is one of the finest cinematographers in the biz, and his work in Solo shines throughout.

Solo isn't Young's first sci-fi feature - he worked with Denis Villeneuve for Arrival - but it might be his most visually impressive. The atmosphere the film exudes is one of Star Wars' best, and it owes that to Young's work, which paints a decidedly darker picture of the galaxy far, far away than most interpretations have dared attempt, save for Rogue One, which featured a far less expansive set of locales than the most recent Star Wars spin-off.

It's just a remarkably well-shot movie, and it's a theme that runs throughout all of its scenes, whether they're large, action-based spectacles, or quieter moments of reflection.

Star Wars has always been a mythos built on an incredibly unique visual style, and while they've always been pretty to look at it, the way Solo is shot pushes it into the top-tier of Star Wars movies - at least on a visual level.

The galaxy far, far away has never looked so good - even if it is a little rough around the edges.

Share your own thoughts on Solo down in the comments section.

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.