Major screw-up in Solo - and I don't just mean the movie itself... Major spoiler!!! - Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Discussion

[–] grindovermatter (380) 6 years ago

Maul didn't die in Episode I. You didn't notice his robot legs?

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[–] hootiehome (409) 6 years ago

Came here to ask the same question as MarcTale. I did not notice the legs though.

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[–] Bubbathegut (17225) 6 years ago

Maul was brought back to life in the Clone wars cartoon where he has robot legs.

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[–] hootiehome (409) 6 years ago

Thanks for the explanation. Never knew that.

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[–] DceuFanticArmy (1111) 6 years ago

This film is crap i don't even consider it as canon this film is insult to han solo disney ruined star wars

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[–] furiousstyles (4359) 6 years ago

Have you seen it ? its alot better than BVS and Man of stool you baffoon

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[–] DceuFanticArmy (1111) 6 years ago

I saw it marveltard moron i'm an old school stars wars fan not like you who haven't wateched a single star wars film before 2015 in his life lol

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[–] furiousstyles (4359) 6 years ago

You havent seen it, stop lying, and i watched the Originals back in the 70s/80s, now go back to the batcave and keep convincing yourself that the DCEU isnt a flaming pile of garbage, go now, save the DCEU.

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[–] DceuFanticArmy (1111) 6 years ago

I watched star wars in 1977 when i was 7 years old you marveltard moron

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[–] furiousstyles (4359) 6 years ago

I dont believe you , i believe that you are 7 years old now, no adult takes the way you do.

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[–] DceuFanticArmy (1111) 6 years ago

i am 48 years old as i born in 1970 you dumb marveltard

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[–] dteam6 (5073) 6 years ago

While I'm no fan of Disney Wars, there is simply no way you're 48 years old--not with spelling/grammar/punctuation this horrendous.

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[–] DceuFanticArmy (1111) 6 years ago

are people in this forum is grammar nazi ?

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[–] DceuFanticArmy (1111) 6 years ago

or son of shakespeare man i never saw anyone bitching about grammar so much

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I think the implication is that Maul got cut in half and fell down that hole but didn't actually die on Naboo.

Apparently Star Wars Rebels is canon in the Disney universe and Maul appears in that just prior to the events of Rogue One.

Take from it what you will but I wouldn't be shocked to see Maul and Obi-Wan have a round two of their scuffle on film.

It's intentional, even if it is sheer fanwank.

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[–] tanyalawrence (352) 6 years ago

Darth Maul and Obi Wan have ALREADY had round two on Star Wars Rebels and there won't be a round three.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

You aren't thinking multilaterally enough for a stand alone Obi-Wan movie Tanya.

If Leia isn't dead for episode IX but Luke is then anything is possible with these movies.

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[–] dlancer (2036) 6 years ago

There's no screw-up. Darth Maul returned in Rebels and officially died there. Even through the hologram you can see Darth Maul is clearly much older than he was in Phantom Menace, robot legs and all.

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[–] Vechtersbaas (550) 6 years ago

Thing is, its never explained. You can't just expect fans or normal audiences to watch stupid cartoons.

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[–] dlancer (2036) 6 years ago

Darth Maul was cut in half, and the hologram revealed his robot legs. It explains itself.

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[–] Vechtersbaas (550) 6 years ago

You can't just show only robot legs and expect the audience to believe it. Every death could be solved that way. Maul was REALLY cut in half, not just his legs. To survive that woud require some next level shit. They could very well just show Mace Windu with some robot legs and be like SURPRISE MOTHERFUCKA. Doesn't work that way.

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[–] furiousstyles (4359) 6 years ago

Isnt it canon that he survived the slice and dice and was given mechanical legs?

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[–] Vechtersbaas (550) 6 years ago

Canon as in, its shown in the cartoons Clone Wars and Rebels. But you can't expect EVERYONE to have seen that.

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[–] furiousstyles (4359) 6 years ago

no i agree with you , it is rather bizzare, obvious that hes going to appear in the sequels, may of made more sense for it to be Jabba in the hologram.

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[–] Vechtersbaas (550) 6 years ago

Jabba would have made alot more sense indeed.

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[–] dlancer (2036) 6 years ago

Jabba would've made sense for a Solo sequel. Sequels don't seem to be the object of the game here. Maul makes more sense for something like an Obi-Wan movie since that's the guy that cut him in half. Maul's appearance was the Star Wars version of a mid-credit scene for a future project because Star Wars doesn't want to interrupt its traditional credits.

As for Mace Windu, he's another we didn't see actually die. So yes, it could work that way if they did it right. Bringing Qui-Gon back would've been a better example of something they "screwed up." But with Darth Maul, it's easy to pick up the pieces, ESPECIALLY IF YOU SEE HIS ROBOT LEGS. lol

However, even if you only follow the movies and none of the animated stuff, and you had no way of thinking how Maul could've possibly lived (plausible I guess), here's a glimpse of what you missed, and now you can either find out by examining that material, or possibly wait until a future film decides to flesh it out for you.

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[–] Juschill (781) 6 years ago

"SURPRISE MOTHERFUCKA"

ROTFLMAO

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[–] Arghhhh (804) 6 years ago

I'd pay good money to see this.

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[–] tanyalawrence (352) 6 years ago

It's not Disney's fault you've failed to keep up. Darth Maul survived being cut in half as revealed in Clone Wars and then concluded in Rebels. I thought it was a great moment when he was revealed as the head of Crimson Dawn.

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[–] Vechtersbaas (550) 6 years ago

Failed to keep up? You cant expect mature audience to watch cartoons on cartoon network or disney channel. Thats just dumb.

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[–] tanyalawrence (352) 6 years ago

Your ignorance is on you. Call yourself a Star Wars fan? Spare me.

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[–] Vechtersbaas (550) 6 years ago

Wat? I have seen all the Clone Wars stuff AND all the Rebels stuff. I was talking about people that DIDN'T see it. I wasn't talking about myself. Asshole.

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[–] SammyJackson (24) 6 years ago

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[–] Vechtersbaas (550) 6 years ago

Again, I KNEW EVERYTHING. I was talking about people that didn't see it. You know, not being selfish and thinking about others. I knew Darth Maul was alive and I have watched every Clone Wars and Rebels episode. I still didn't like the cameo.

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[–] SammyJackson (24) 6 years ago

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[–] tanyalawrence (352) 6 years ago

Make sure you write to Disney and tell them all the things you don't want to see is upcoming Star Wars films. When they completely rewrite their scripts just to suit your tastes you might get a screen credit.

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[–] SammyJackson (24) 6 years ago

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[–] Vechtersbaas (550) 6 years ago

Probably not watching dumb cartoons.

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[–] SammyJackson (24) 6 years ago

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[–] Vechtersbaas (550) 6 years ago

I did. However kids don't care about Star Wars.

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[–] SammyJackson (24) 6 years ago

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[–] Vechtersbaas (550) 6 years ago

I am a history teacher. I know kids. Atleast in my school, they don't give a shit about Star Wars. They laughed when I brought it up. Marvel however, is loved everywhere. I even talk about Avengers with my pupils.
Maybe its different in other schools or my classes just don't like it. But from what I am seeing, Star Wars is not so popular with kids anymore.

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[–] SammyJackson (24) 6 years ago

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[–] Vechtersbaas (550) 6 years ago

If Disney is trying to get the kids back, Solo is not the way to do it I guess. It didn't have childlike wonder in it. No magic spark. They'd have to work on getting it right.

I tried to educate them haha, but I guess its hard. I don't really mind it too much. I get to talk with them about Marvel and popular TV shows and Netflix shows. Star Wars is such a old franchise, its understandable that newer generations might not gravitate much towards it. As much as I love the old movies, they are slow burners compared to movies nowadays.

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[–] SammyJackson (24) 6 years ago

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[–] Vechtersbaas (550) 6 years ago

Yeah I hate kids at the cinema. I also hate loud teenagers or young adults. Wish people would just be decent and respect the cinema and stfu.

Yeah I definitely agree. But that's also what I dislike about Solo. As a kid/fan, you get to speculate what drove Han Solo there and what his life would have been like. It take away from the magic to show everything beat by beat. The best movies for kids, are the ones that make the adults feel like kids. For instance, Jurassic Park or Jurassic World. Those movies bring that wonder. It helps that there are children in those movies, but still.

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[–] dlancer (2036) 6 years ago

It's difficult to take vechter seriously. He's one that complains about everything related to Disney's Star Wars. Even if it's done properly, as Darth Maul was in Solo, he's gonna find an angle against it. He's all over this thread flinging his crap. It's pathetic.

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[–] robotherolove (35) 6 years ago

Movies series like this always revive characters if they are "cool" enough.
Sometimes they forget that the death of a character can serve an important role in a story, and undoing that death cheapens the greater narrative.
One of my favorite cinematic deaths is the death of Barbossa, a great character with an even greater death. He desires the sensation of the simple joys in life such as eating an apple. When the curse is undone he feels "cold". Great scene, but then the writers bring him back because they let focus groups write the next films.
Another character is Agent Coulson, he had a meaningful death to bring The Avengers together. But then a separate group of writers created "Agents of Shield" and brought Coulson back from the dead.

Here, Darth Maul was brought back because focus groups demanded it. Expect to see more lightsabers as well.

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[–] SammyJackson (24) 6 years ago

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[–] specterkev (115) 6 years ago

Except for the fact that he didn't die many of us have known that he's been alive for years now maybe if you watched the Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels you would know do some research next time okay?

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