Here’s a Mashup of ‘The Flash’ and ‘Star Wars’ You Didn’t Know You Needed
As of this writing there are less than thirty minutes left of May 4th, the official/unofficial “Star Wars Day” because it’s fun to make puns that sound like a speech impediment. But here on Geekscape, every day is Star Wars Day.
With that in mind, a hero who goes by the name deimosdoestube on YouTube created this excellent mash-up trailer of the CW superhero series The Flash with the final trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Some of it looks hilarious awkward, like making Tom Cavanagh’s Harrison Wells talk like Harrison Ford’s Han Solo, but for the most part it still works thanks to clever editing and timely music cues. The sweeping John Williams score fits almost too perfectly for The Flash that I kinda wish Williams actually scored the show. Then again, it’d be nice if Williams scored everything.
The video, titled The Flash: The Speedforce Awakens which is totally cute, was uploaded a whole two weeks ago, but perhaps due to the flurry of Star Was Day coverage it’s only now making the rounds. Side note: While deimosdoestube skips over it, remember that Star Wars actor Mark Hamill has been on The Flash, both the current show and the campy 1990 abomination, as the super-villain Trickster.
I’ve ceased becoming impressed with mash-up trailers and The Force Awakens offered no shortage of bad ones, but this one was pretty aces. Way to go, internet. You’ve surprised me again.
EDIT: Just came across this too, which is several weeks older but no less relevant. An artist by the name Bosslogic made this The Flash poster in the exact style of The Force Awakens. Maybe Barry should use his Speed Force to visit a galaxy far, far away?
