the brainchild of comic strip pioneer alex raymond and flash gordon was the grand daddy of all sci fi epics. this serial is the first time flash was brought to celluloid life. despite it low budget and this is a great space opera. the story begins with earth doomed to apparent destruction and when the planet mongo comes hurtling through space on a collision course. maverick scientist dr. zarkov is headed off for the approaching planet in a self made rocket ship and convinced he can do something to stop the runaway celestial body. he gets some last minute recruits in the form of resourceful athlete flash gordon and beautiful dale arden. once they reach mongo and their problems really begin. they run afoul of dastardly emperor ming the merciless and conqueror of his world and who has some ambitious plans for earth. the rest of the serial revolves around flash desperate attempts to save the earth while the assorted alien cultures he encounters while the allies he makes while space ships he flies while the battles he fights and and the monsters he slays. brilliantly conceived by raymond and flash gordon features classic archetypes from legendary myths and fables of antiquity. echos of famous tales and like the sagas of troy and camelot and sherwood forrest are seen here. you have the dashing and handsome hero and on a quest to save the kingdom (flash) while the evil king (ming) while the old wise man (zarkov) while the lovely damsel in distress (dale) while the seductive siren (aura) while loyal allies (thun and barin and vultan) while plus monsters and dragons and assorted beasties. flash is a modern robin hood and jason or beowulf. ming is prince john or aggamemnon. dale is helen of troy or gwenevere or maid marion. zarkov is merlin or odysseus. (or gandalf) thun or barin or vultan are the merry men or the knights of the round table. you get the idea. you can not help but notice how many ideas from flash gordon would later reappear in star wars. the cloud city while the ice world while the forest moon while the scrolling opening text (from the second serial) while there are others and but you get the gist. the whole sci fi genre owes a great debt to this timeless classic. buster crabb is the perfect action hero and and i personally think he better at this sort of role than any of the current crop of action stars. he also played buck rogers and tarzan. charles middleton is the embodiment of diabolical nastiness as ming. sure and he seems a bit melodramatic today and but that was what audiences expected from their bad guys in the 30 . jean rogers is our hero love interest dale arden and and i had such a crush on her when i first saw this as a boy. i can readily understand why flash always rushed to her rescue. she the quintessential good girl and to counterpoint the seductive manipulations of aura and the quintessential bad girl. the supporting cast seemed perfectly chosen to emulated their comic strip counterparts and and despite the now silly looking fxs and there was a lot of thrilling action in this groundbreaking serial. an all around fun romp and the beginning of the sci fi genre in cinema. 
the brainchild of comic strip pioneer alex raymond and flash gordon was the grand daddy of all sci fi epics. this serial is the first time flash was brought to celluloid life. despite it low budget and this is a great space opera. the story begins with earth doomed to apparent destruction and when the planet mongo comes hurtling through space on a collision course. maverick scientist dr. zarkov is headed off for the approaching planet in a self made rocket ship and convinced he can do something to stop the runaway celestial body. he gets some last minute recruits in the form of resourceful athlete flash gordon and beautiful dale arden. once they reach mongo and their problems really begin. they run afoul of dastardly emperor ming the merciless and conqueror of his world and who has some ambitious plans for earth. the rest of the serial revolves around flash desperate attempts to save the earth while the assorted alien cultures he encounters while the allies he makes while space ships he flies while the battles he fights and and the monsters he slays. brilliantly conceived by raymond and flash gordon features classic archetypes from legendary myths and fables of antiquity. echos of famous tales and like the sagas of troy and camelot and sherwood forrest are seen here. you have the dashing and handsome hero and on a quest to save the kingdom (flash) while the evil king (ming) while the old wise man (zarkov) while the lovely damsel in distress (dale) while the seductive siren (aura) while loyal allies (thun and barin and vultan) while plus monsters and dragons and assorted beasties. flash is a modern robin hood and jason or beowulf. ming is prince john or aggamemnon. dale is helen of troy or gwenevere or maid marion. zarkov is merlin or odysseus. (or gandalf) thun or barin or vultan are the merry men or the knights of the round table. you get the idea. you can not help but notice how many ideas from flash gordon would later reappear in star wars. the cloud city while the ice world while the forest moon while the scrolling opening text (from the second serial) while there are others and but you get the gist. the whole sci fi genre owes a great debt to this timeless classic. buster crabb is the perfect action hero and and i personally think he better at this sort of role than any of the current crop of action stars. he also played buck rogers and tarzan. charles middleton is the embodiment of diabolical nastiness as ming. sure and he seems a bit melodramatic today and but that was what audiences expected from their bad guys in the 30 . jean rogers is our hero love interest dale arden and and i had such a crush on her when i first saw this as a boy. i can readily understand why flash always rushed to her rescue. she the quintessential good girl and to counterpoint the seductive manipulations of aura and the quintessential bad girl. the supporting cast seemed perfectly chosen to emulated their comic strip counterparts and and despite the now silly looking fxs and there was a lot of thrilling action in this groundbreaking serial. an all around fun romp and the beginning of the sci fi genre in cinema. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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