Star Wars Screen Play: Han's Perspective

The script I read was Star Wars Screen Play. The way I want to address this post is to analyze how an actor would adapt their characters in the film based on what they read from the screenplay.

I think that Han Solo is very well represented with actor, Harrison Ford. I think as an actor you have to fully understand the character and take his background and life and try to feel like if you are that person. You need to believe what you are acting, that way the audience will believe it too.

In this particular scene, Han's character has different personalities depending to whom he is talking to. It says in #10, "Into the radio, big brother style" "Now wait a min, Luke" We see that with this Han has to act like an older brother would do. He cares about Luke but he also wants to make sure, Luke understands who is in charge in the relationship wether Luke will obey or not.

Then Han Solo, talks to Leia. By his expression we can see that he is now in the opposite side of the card. He is now more submissive to what Leia has to say. When he was going to meet her, his attitude was "I am the best", and we see it as it is described: "She walks quickly to Han, whose mouth is open on an angry retort. He shuts it as she smiles at him."

As an actor Harrison Ford he needs to understand that his character is a man of mystery and he will act different depending to whom he is talking to. He is a man of honor and he is brave and he will do anything he can for the ones he love, even though he sometimes tries to hide it. I think Han character is very well written and there is nothing I would do to alter his characteristics, except the fact that at the end he could maybe learn some Jedi techniques and fight and save Luke with a lightsaber.