Film Serial: Flash Gordon

Released in the 1930s, the film serial titled Flash Gordon tells a sci-fi story of a protagonist’s journey within a foreign planet. Throughout the movie, many concepts can be noticed within the screenwriting. However, these aspects had flaws that weakened the plot in various ways. Overall, the film’s screenwriting is adequate as it was biased but still good enough to tell a story when considering the time period. One of the many important elements of screenwriting are the main characters as stories revolve around them. During the time, these characters appeared in ways that agreed to specific viewpoints within western culture. The antagonist, Ming the Merciless, is the ruler of the planet “Mongo” who aims to invade Earth. During the time,