For instance, besides the threat to his mortality that being frozen entails, Princess Leia’s grief is further enhanced by this moment. It’s ironic that being closed off to this emotion, or allowing oneself to be in love, has now manifested itself into becoming a trophy for Jabba the Hutt’s wall. Allowing himself to be vulnerable to love may be the scariest thing Han Solo has ever faced. Being put into carbon freeze will allow for Han to turn off feelings he has not allowed himself to experience for a very long time. He has been closed off emotionally for a while, now, which is why his burgeoning relationship with Leia Organa is such a potential threat to his false sense of security. It’s difficult and unexplored territory for the captain of the Millennium Falcon. The conflict within can be much more daunting than any asteroids or stormtrooper blaster fire. From a literary perspective, ice may imply that Han is closed off to the feelings he is struggling with. This is a threat to Solo’s mortality, but it’s also a threat to his growth as a character. Let’s further extend the metaphor: With Han being in carbonite, he is, in essence, encased in frozen water. The carbon freeze chamber emphasizes this with dramatic precision. However, when the water freezes, the symbolism turns dire. Conversely, rough waters indicate turmoil and angst. As water flows, so to do the character’s range of emotions the more calm the water, the more relaxed the character feels.

It can be a mirror that provides insight into the character’s emotional state. Han in Carbonite is the last of the explicitly Jabba-themed Attakus statues that I needed, although the C-3PO, Jedi Luke, Boba Fett and even R2-D2 ones could conceivably be displayed with these.Water is often associated with a number of key storytelling ideas that reflect a great deal about where a character is in his or her journey.

Ideally I would have him displayed with the Jabba statue, but he will only fit on one surface in my office so that will have to wait until I can figure out some other display option. Pictured are the Gamorrean Guard, Oola, and Bib Fortuna statues. Here it is with some of my other Attakus statues. I think the Sideshow version is probably closer to the actual prop, but silver does make it easier to see some of the details on a small-scale replica like this. That makes it a lot closer to the version included with the Gentle Giant Jabba’s Palace bookends than the Sideshow 1/6 scale environment. Representations of Han in Carbonite tend to either be silver or black/gunmetal and this one is definitely in the silver camp. The carbonite block is separate from the stand, so I suppose you could display it on its own, but it doesn’t come with a hole in the back or anything that would allow you to hang it on a wall. This is of course in scale with the other Attakus 1/5 scale statues, so it’s quite large - about 18″ tall on the stand. This definitely appears to be Harrison Ford.

I think it’s pretty well done, especially when you consider how most Attakus humans don’t really look anything like the actors. In this case, it was about $120, which I think was quite a good deal as I’ve seen them go somewhat higher. As with all of the other Attakus pieces in my collection, this was purchased for way below the original retail price. I’ve had this on my want list for some time, but they don’t show up on ebay all that often (at least compared to some of the other Attakus pieces). I actually got this a few weeks ago but hadn’t had a chance to take pictures of it until now.

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