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Why does Flash wear a "Flash" movie merchandise t-shirt during the film? 🤔
posted by Midi-chlorian_CountSTAFFMOD on February 9, 2019 at 1:54 AM
Isn't this a little bit odd?
It's like if Han Solo wore a "May The Force Be With You" t-shirt during Star Wars...
Reply by VHS-VANDAL
on February 9, 2019 at 5:17 AM
CAUSE HE IS JUST THAT FRIGGIN AWESOME!
Reply by tmdb82469342
on February 9, 2019 at 5:42 AM
He's an athlete and he's wearing one of his products.
Reply by lassie
on February 9, 2019 at 9:19 AM
I agree with Gus, Flash was a superstar football player and is wearing his own merchandise, a Flash shirt. That is definitely not the same as Han Solo wearing a Star Wars shirt.
Reply by Midi-chlorian_Count
on February 9, 2019 at 3:42 PM
mmm, I don't know - that argument would only really stand up if he wasn't also wearing his own "Flash" logo wrestling vest later in the film 😂
Reply by Nexus71
on August 13, 2019 at 8:18 AM
It's like if Han Solo wore a "May The Force Be With You" t-shirt during Star Wars...
Wouldn't a t-shirt with "I've got a bad feeling about this."might be more appropriate?
Reply by Midi-chlorian_Count
on August 13, 2019 at 3:29 PM
Ha - or how about a "Han Shot First" t-shirt? Now that would be some great special edition meta there!
Reply by Jacinto Cupboard
on September 6, 2019 at 4:27 PM
He keeps wearing new and different shirts thoughout the film. This sort of irony wasn't fashionable at the time of the movie's release and people were more likely to just mark it down as a continuity error or some other kind of goof, possibly because it had been a long time since Flash Gordon had been a 'thing' . Still, it's odd how irony comes in and out of fashion in cycles. People got upset about Batman & Robin (1997) , particularly the armour nipples, because for whatever reason they wanted a 'serious' comic book hero. Go figure.
As for the Han Solo reference, one can't really have a satirical take on something until that something has already had a cultural impact. In other words the subject matter has to be re-visited. If there is such a thing as preemptive satire it hasn't been invented yet. Audiences would have no idea it was supposed to be funny or why.
Reply by rooprect
on September 26, 2020 at 7:41 AM
Wearing a t-shirt with your own name printed on it... you have to be either seriously cool, or seriously forgetful.
Reply by tmdb53400018
on September 26, 2020 at 4:55 PM
That's right, he does wear a bunch of different shirts in the film! I was too young at my viewing to "get" it, though.
Reply by movie_nazi
on September 29, 2020 at 12:59 AM
I'd wear that T-shirt!