Star Wars: The Force Awakens - 10 Ways The Final Trailer Eased Your Fears
10. Harrison Ford Can Still Do Han Solo
Admit it: you were concerned. After close to a decade and a half of pretty lackluster movie roles (many of which made Harrison Ford look as though he'd forgotten how to act), it's not as though the iconic actor has really delivered anything worthwhile for a long, long time, is it? Which means that it's amazing to see that - against the odds - Ford can still channel Han Solo perfectly. When he reprised his role as Indy in the very terrible Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull back in 2008, there was something missing from his performance; something that meant that, in the end, it just didn't feel quite right. But there's a magic in the way that he delivers his lines in the new Star Wars trailer that feels exactly right; like we're watching Han Solo, not Harrison Ford, with all his mannerisms firmly in tact. Granted, there are only a few lines in the trailer and it's not definitive proof that Ford has stepped back into Han's shoes without issue, but it's certainly comforting to know that the actor appears to remember how to deliver a Han Solo line.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.