The Flash is a film that I really like. I was hyped for it for such a long time, because of the return of Michael Keaton as Batman. In addition to being a very emotional, funny film for the titular hero, The Flash also gave Người dơi a chance to steal the show. The film had a number of other enjoyable elements, including Supergirl and General Zod.
For the most part, I tình yêu the film. However, there is an aspect of the film that I felt weird about ever since I first heard about it. That aspect is the film's series of cameos. Granted, there are some surprise cameos that are incredibly clever and fun. However, there are some cameos that feel like misguided attempts at tributes.
The film features cameos from three actors that bạn wouldn't expect to see in a film from 2023. Those three actors are:
Adam West
Christopher Reeve
George Reeves
I was incredibly surprised that those three actors appeared in the film. It should be impossible for them to be there. The film was announced so long cách đây that Adam West was actually still alive, but he had passed away a few years before filming began. As for Christopher Reeve, he had passed away over fifteen years before the film came out. Finally, George Reeves passed away over sixty years before the film came out. Because of that, you're likely wondering how they were able to be in the film.
bạn might think that the film would use old footage of them. However, that's not what happened. Instead, the filmmakers used the likenesses of the three actors for odd-looking CGI recreations. The makers of the film were likely trying to pay tribute to the actors bởi having those cameos. However, their good intentions led to problematic results. Trying to bring back a deceased performer with CGI is not a good idea. Despite how much graphics have evolved over the years, a CGI recreation of a person will never be able to measure up to the real person. If anything, it runs the risk of trying to cash off of the person's likenesses.
I've heard a rumor that Adam West gave permission before he died for old audio of him to be used in future projects. If that's true, it would make his cameo less problematic than the other two. However, his cameo could have been better handled. His cameo goes bởi so fast that it's easy to miss it. He can briefly be heard saying a line. Although not physically there, Eartha Kitt's voice is briefly present and Cesar Romero's laugh is played.
Christopher Reeve shows up as Superman. He is shown flying down and looking around at the multiverse. The CGI recreation of Siêu nhân might have looked good in an animated film hoặc videogame, but it looks very out of place in a live-action film. I would be lying if I đã đưa ý kiến that I didn't feel some excitement from seeing the cameo. However, that still doesn't change how jarring and off-putting the cameo was. Christopher Reeve is a lot of people's definitive Siêu nhân actor. Using his likeness feels wrong. Granted, it's believed that the filmmakers got permission from Christopher Reeve's estate to use his likeness. If Christopher Reeve's loved ones were okay with how the cameo was handled, that makes the cameo less problematic. However, the fact that they use Christopher Reeve's likeness without permission from Christopher Reeve is concerning. I know that there's no way that they could have gotten his permission, because he passed away in 2004. However, it still feels a bit concerning to cash off of him like that.
While Christopher Reeve's cameo is arguably problematic, the most problematic cameo was George Reeves's cameo. For those that don't know, George Reeves played Siêu nhân in Adventures of Siêu nhân from 1952 to 1958. George Reeves was appreciative of his những người hâm mộ and worked hard to be a positive example for children. He even gave up smoking, so that kids wouldn't think that Siêu nhân smoked.
Unfortunately, playing a superhero wasn't something that people in Hollywood respected back when George Reeves was alive. Superheroes were made fun of and treated as silly entertainment for kids. George Reeves was upset about being typecast as Superman. He wished that he was getting parts that people would respect him for, but his career struggled to take off. In 1959, George Reeves died. The circumstances of his death have been debated for decades. Some people think that he committed suicide, while others believed that he was shot bởi someone else. Regardless, his death was a major tragedy. I will admit that I did tear up a little while working on this article.
Adam West and Christopher Reeve initially didn't like being typecast as superheroes, but they both eventually made peace with it. George Reeves was never được trao a chance to make peace with it. He only wanted to play Siêu nhân for a short amount of time before moving to other roles. Because of that, using his likeness to have him play a character that he no longer wanted to play feels very wrong. Considering the controversies surrounding the film's star, Ezra Miller, it's possible that Adam West and Christopher Reeve wouldn't want their legacies to be associated with the film. George Reeves would almost certainly not want his likeness to be in the film. Using his likeness for a quick cameo feels like one of the most misguided tributes that I've seen in a long while.
If all that wasn't bad enough, The Flash film was released on June 16, 2023. That's the 64th anniversary of the ngày that George Reeves died. Releasing a film that has the likeness of a dead actor on the ngày of the năm that the actor died is really bad. The Flash kept getting delayed, so it wasn't originally supposed to come out on that day. However, the fact that the release ngày was on that ngày is very eyebrow raising.
Since I'm not pleased with the way that The Flash decided to pay tribute to George Reeves, I have my own tribute:
George Reeves, after over six decades, your contributions have not been forgotten. That goes to hiển thị how important and timeless your legacy is. bạn had a hard life, so I hope that bạn have found peace in the afterlife. I may have been born long after bạn were gone, but that doesn't change the fact that your death saddened me. It also doesn't change the fact that bạn are and will continue to be important to me. I tình yêu you.
For the most part, I tình yêu the film. However, there is an aspect of the film that I felt weird about ever since I first heard about it. That aspect is the film's series of cameos. Granted, there are some surprise cameos that are incredibly clever and fun. However, there are some cameos that feel like misguided attempts at tributes.
The film features cameos from three actors that bạn wouldn't expect to see in a film from 2023. Those three actors are:
Adam West
Christopher Reeve
George Reeves
I was incredibly surprised that those three actors appeared in the film. It should be impossible for them to be there. The film was announced so long cách đây that Adam West was actually still alive, but he had passed away a few years before filming began. As for Christopher Reeve, he had passed away over fifteen years before the film came out. Finally, George Reeves passed away over sixty years before the film came out. Because of that, you're likely wondering how they were able to be in the film.
bạn might think that the film would use old footage of them. However, that's not what happened. Instead, the filmmakers used the likenesses of the three actors for odd-looking CGI recreations. The makers of the film were likely trying to pay tribute to the actors bởi having those cameos. However, their good intentions led to problematic results. Trying to bring back a deceased performer with CGI is not a good idea. Despite how much graphics have evolved over the years, a CGI recreation of a person will never be able to measure up to the real person. If anything, it runs the risk of trying to cash off of the person's likenesses.
I've heard a rumor that Adam West gave permission before he died for old audio of him to be used in future projects. If that's true, it would make his cameo less problematic than the other two. However, his cameo could have been better handled. His cameo goes bởi so fast that it's easy to miss it. He can briefly be heard saying a line. Although not physically there, Eartha Kitt's voice is briefly present and Cesar Romero's laugh is played.
Christopher Reeve shows up as Superman. He is shown flying down and looking around at the multiverse. The CGI recreation of Siêu nhân might have looked good in an animated film hoặc videogame, but it looks very out of place in a live-action film. I would be lying if I đã đưa ý kiến that I didn't feel some excitement from seeing the cameo. However, that still doesn't change how jarring and off-putting the cameo was. Christopher Reeve is a lot of people's definitive Siêu nhân actor. Using his likeness feels wrong. Granted, it's believed that the filmmakers got permission from Christopher Reeve's estate to use his likeness. If Christopher Reeve's loved ones were okay with how the cameo was handled, that makes the cameo less problematic. However, the fact that they use Christopher Reeve's likeness without permission from Christopher Reeve is concerning. I know that there's no way that they could have gotten his permission, because he passed away in 2004. However, it still feels a bit concerning to cash off of him like that.
While Christopher Reeve's cameo is arguably problematic, the most problematic cameo was George Reeves's cameo. For those that don't know, George Reeves played Siêu nhân in Adventures of Siêu nhân from 1952 to 1958. George Reeves was appreciative of his những người hâm mộ and worked hard to be a positive example for children. He even gave up smoking, so that kids wouldn't think that Siêu nhân smoked.
Unfortunately, playing a superhero wasn't something that people in Hollywood respected back when George Reeves was alive. Superheroes were made fun of and treated as silly entertainment for kids. George Reeves was upset about being typecast as Superman. He wished that he was getting parts that people would respect him for, but his career struggled to take off. In 1959, George Reeves died. The circumstances of his death have been debated for decades. Some people think that he committed suicide, while others believed that he was shot bởi someone else. Regardless, his death was a major tragedy. I will admit that I did tear up a little while working on this article.
Adam West and Christopher Reeve initially didn't like being typecast as superheroes, but they both eventually made peace with it. George Reeves was never được trao a chance to make peace with it. He only wanted to play Siêu nhân for a short amount of time before moving to other roles. Because of that, using his likeness to have him play a character that he no longer wanted to play feels very wrong. Considering the controversies surrounding the film's star, Ezra Miller, it's possible that Adam West and Christopher Reeve wouldn't want their legacies to be associated with the film. George Reeves would almost certainly not want his likeness to be in the film. Using his likeness for a quick cameo feels like one of the most misguided tributes that I've seen in a long while.
If all that wasn't bad enough, The Flash film was released on June 16, 2023. That's the 64th anniversary of the ngày that George Reeves died. Releasing a film that has the likeness of a dead actor on the ngày of the năm that the actor died is really bad. The Flash kept getting delayed, so it wasn't originally supposed to come out on that day. However, the fact that the release ngày was on that ngày is very eyebrow raising.
Since I'm not pleased with the way that The Flash decided to pay tribute to George Reeves, I have my own tribute:
George Reeves, after over six decades, your contributions have not been forgotten. That goes to hiển thị how important and timeless your legacy is. bạn had a hard life, so I hope that bạn have found peace in the afterlife. I may have been born long after bạn were gone, but that doesn't change the fact that your death saddened me. It also doesn't change the fact that bạn are and will continue to be important to me. I tình yêu you.