Continuing on my theme regarding iconic characters and not so obvious but really cool scenes in films I turn my attention to the short lived action series The Flash. If you read this blog you already know that I bought the DVD series and some joy to go with that!After Batman’s success at the box office WB turned it’s attention to another character for the small screen complete with Batman styled latex muscle costume. I remember a story about the Flash costume that after the actor would run in the suit you could push one of the muscles and sweat would pour out of the top.
They used to get him to run on a treadmill and then cut the super running into the scene later.
Anyway this scene happens towards the climax in the pilot episode, the Flash is facing off against the main baddie who it would appear has got the Flash beat. Flash summons his reserve of strength and lightning flashes all over the place.
One bolt happens to arc across the backdrop of the full moon in a very blatant but easy to miss homage to the Batman film that helped get the series made:
If you’re playing along at home this is at 1:24:21 on the DVD
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17/12/2006 at 11:54 pm Permalink
Very observant
, I love the subliminual things in films, I always see the blatent advertising in films .eg dr pepper in spiderman 1 when he is testing out his web shooting skills for the first time.
good job
18/12/2006 at 1:56 am Permalink
Nice blog I have to say I am a big Flash Fan. I thought I was the only one to notice the similarity to the bat signal
Keep up the good work it is not in vain
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23/12/2006 at 10:53 am Permalink
Fantasy - yeah I’m a huge fan of the little things in films and TV - often one scene can make a film work for me while the rest is average!
Greg - LOL I know what you mean when the series first showed on TV I was jumping up and down in my chair at that scene and no one else got it!!!
Too bad about the series I think if it were made today it would be a very interesting show with a lot of layers to it - someone like Joss Whedon or JJ Abrams