Solo’s Fun Summer Heist

Rather than waiting for the usual Christmastime crowd, the latest chapter of the Star Wars franchise decided to jump into the summer rush with their second spinoff film. Despite the fact that the film explores the backstory of one of the franchise’s favorite characters, Han Solo, it has not performed up to usual standards at the box office. Personally, I think that most people are having a hard time separating their actual feelings about Solo: A Star Wars Story from their feeling for the Star Wars franchise as a whole. There is so much Star Wars material coming out now that the fatigue is affecting movies that are definitely not bad – I mean, Solo is easily better than The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones – and people are voicing their anger for the entire franchise and aiming it directly at this one movie. There’s also something to be said for its ability to hone in on some of the little details, which are part of the magic of the original Star Wars mythology. That’s not to say that Solo is perfect by any means, because it isn’t, but it is fun – as a summer movie should be.

Ocean’s 8: Proof Reboots Can Be Fun

Many of the summer blockbusters you’ll see this year are superhero flicks – fun, even when they’re animated, but not everyone’s cup of tea. Alongside those movies come a series of reboots and sequels, which is a bit dry in its own way, since we know at least a little bit about the stories as we walk into them. So, how to combat this? Well, the reboots and sequels must do their best to bring a fun, fresh twist to the story in order to keep us entertained, since that’s really what we’re asking for in a summer blockbuster. Ocean’s 8, an early contender for the summer movie crowd, is a great example of this. Not only is the reboot of Steven Soderbergh’s heist film a twist on the original story – a team of women committing the crime – but all the elements of a good heist film are played to perfection. The plan is complex but fun to follow, the characters form a seamless and amusing team as they execute the heist, and no matter how you may expect the story to end, the film will still keep you on edge wondering how the ending will come about. Summer blockbusters are there for you to have fun indoors, and you will definitely have fun sitting through the antics of the newest Ocean team.