middle already A surreal conflict, a surreal moment that arises when he meets Mark Hamill for photographed of Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars” uses his tombstone tranquilizer voice to urge people To take cover during Russian air strikes on Ukraine.
parasitism of Hollywood science-imaginary fantasy In the gloomy everyday reality of war in Ukraine as a result of Hummel decision to lend his fame voice To “Air Alert” – a downloadable application associated with Ukraine air defense system. when air Siren raid start Howling, the app warns ukrainians that russian missiles and bombs and deadly Exploding drones may be featured.
Don’t be careless, Hamill voice Advise. “Your overconfidence is your weakness.”
the actor says I admired – from afar, in California – how Ukraine “has shown such resilience … under these terrible conditions.” that it fight against Russians invasionnow in that it second year reminds him of “star Wars” sagahe says – of Brave rebels fight and eventually defeat a deadly vast empire. expressing it over English-language version of the air-Apply scared and give it a “Star Wars” touch it was to him way of Help out.
Bohdan Zvonik, 24-year-old app user who spirits in West hit again and again city of group , says He chose Hamill’s voiceover over the Ukrainian setting as he is trying to improve his English. He’s a fan of “Star Wars” too.
He said, “Besides, we can use a little of the power that Hamill would like us. “
Olena Yeremina, 38-year-old business manager in Capital, KyivHamill said, “May the strength be with You’re in the beginning made her laugh. Now her enduring sense of humor gives her strength.
“It’s a very nice phrase for This situation,” she said. “I won’t say how I feel like Ukrainian Jedi, but sometimes this phrase reminds me to straighten my shoulder and keep going. “
Sometimes it can be wise shut Hummel off. Yeremina forgot to do that on a trip outside Ukraine – to Berlin – and paid for the error When the alarm started blaring at 6 am and again When I took the subway in German capital. She was not alone. another person in Subway car also The app was launched. The two of they first Cursed, but then “it made “Me and this person are smiling,” Yeremina recalls.
Ajax Systems, the Ukrainian manufacturer of security systems that participated-developed application, Hamill hopes star power will encourage people outside Ukraine download He. She. until they taste of Anxiety shrinks on Ukrainians by nerve-tearing alarms and airborne death and destruction.
“With Mark’s approach, he won’t be so intimidating,” said Valentin Heritsenko, chief marketing officer at Ajax. “But they will somehow understand the context.”
In the invasion’s first year and air sounded frightened alarms more from 19,000 times across the country, soof turn, people He said. The application has been downloaded more from 14 million times. Among them is Hertsenko who use her english-language Preparing to hear Hamill voice.
“For Star Wars.” fansHe. She sounds Really cool.” “It’s cute of Ukrainian mentality until you find some joke in the bad Or trying to be positive.”
Hamill is pleased that science fiction saga He is again Transport peopleif only temporarily, to her galaxy far, far away.
“It’s an inspiration people,” he said. “Everyone blinks back To be 6 years old again. if it was movie Can help people during hard times, that was much better. “
