The Flash is considered a movie that reboots the timeline and development direction of the DC Cinematic Universe (DCU). The movie has many interesting and exciting details with the return of Batman Michael Keaton and two versions of Flash, but it is overloaded with too many messages.
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After 7 years since joining the DC Cinematic Universe, superhero The Flash has his own movie. First appearing on the big screen in 2016 with Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Flash quickly became an important character and was “admitted” to the Justice League, a team of the most powerful superheroes.
The Flash is the nickname of the young man Barry Allen (Ezra Miller). After a tragic accident with lightning in the laboratory, he was given the power of electricity and lightning. Coming to The Flash, Barry Allen has almost completed his powers but is still trying to balance the daily life of an office worker with the responsibility of a superhero doing justice. Stuck in clearing the name of his father who was falsely accused of killing his wife, Barry decided to use his powers to go back in time and save his mother.
Saving his biological mother’s life, Barry then caused a disastrous consequence that bent the timeline, opening up the multiverse and worlds colliding. At that time, General Zod – the villain in Man of Steel appeared but there was no existence of Superman or other heroes in the Justice League. To prevent the apocalypse, Barry must stay in the past to track down the whereabouts of the unseen Superman and re-arrange the accident to ensure his past self receives his natural powers.
The reunion between the two Flashes makes the movie interesting.
Barry Allen’s change of the past has upset the order of the universe.
The Flash is the story of Barry Allen having to “clean up” the mess he caused. And by exploiting time travel, opening up the multiverse, James Gunn and the new creative team of DC Studio have a reasonable excuse to “reboot everything”, paving the way for DCU in 2025. Right from the start, the film has created excitement when 2 Barry Allens appear with completely opposite personalities. When not falling into a childhood tragedy, Barry Allen grows up as a “young buffalo” boy who is carefree in life. They have to work together to save the world, creating many funny and sad situations.
The film is led at a moderate pace, the information flow is easy to understand and does not puzzle viewers too much with “brain-hacking” concepts about the multiverse. The Flash also treats viewers to many eye-catching action scenes. The “twin swords combined” of the 2 Barry Allens are sometimes humorous, sometimes very majestic. When “splitting” to play two versions of Barry Allen, actor Ezra Miller did a great job of portraying the two lightning superheroes’ different personalities. Putting aside his personal scandals and scandals, Ezra Miller was truly the right choice for the role.
In addition, The Flash also poses a difficult situation for the young superhero when he is officially put in a moral dilemma. Choose charity or selfishness? And no matter which universe, the hero needs to find his own idenтιтy. When reflecting on the other self and getting into trouble, Barry Allen truly realizes that a human ego is formed from both happiness and pain. And in the great rotation of the universe, there are “intersections” that exist, meaning events that must happen, the outcome cannot be changed. Only when facing pain directly can people mature.
Graтιтude for the legacy and hinting at the future
The interesting thing about The Flash is that it creates conditions to revive legends and introduce new characters. In the new time branch, the superheroes of the Justice League do not exist or have not yet appeared when Zod plans to take over the blue planet, except for Batman. After 30 years, superhero movie fans in general and Batman fans in particular were overwhelmed when they saw actor Michael Keaton once again don the dark cloak.
Batman and the two Flashes go together to find Superman to stop Zod’s evil plan in the new universe.
The return of “veteran” Michael Keaton as Batman makes the audience cry
The relationship between The Flash and Batman Michael Keaton is like an interesting intersection of the present and the past. Seeing Michael Keaton return with the black and yellow batman logo, the legendary “batmobile” or bat-wing jet and the famous quote of Batman (1989 version): “You guys want to go crazy, okay, go crazy” has great meaning for DC fans. At the age of 71, actor Michael Keaton still shines brilliantly when playing the dark hero. Viewers also enjoy watching Batman’s side story from a funny “retired” old man returning to save the world with all his superiority in intelligence and personality. It can be said that this is the “selling point” of The Flash and a meaningful tribute to DC’s legacy.
And as the trailer introduced, The Flash also has the appearance of Supergirl, a character that arose in the new time branch created by Barry Allen. The story of this young female superhero in The Flash is also quite interesting. Transforming into Supergirl is the young actress Sasha Calle. She has an impressive appearance and charisma, quickly creating attraction even though her psychology has not been deeply exploited. The future of Supergirl in the new DC cinematic universe will probably be very promising. The reunion of the 4 superheroes makes The Flash more explosive towards the end. Close-quarter clashes that require coordination between superheroes always have a special appeal.
The confrontation between Supergirl and Zod will bring explosive emotions on the screen.
Actor Michael Shannon returns as villain Zod
The downside of The Flash is that the film is too full of messages and tries to cram in too many subplots. Therefore, the film’s duration is unnecessarily extended. The humorous dialogues and comedy between the two Barry Allens can also make viewers bored and confused if they are not really knowledgeable about American popular culture. In addition, the special effects design at the end of the film is a bit colorful and confusing.
Overall, The Flash is still an attractive and entertaining film that creates many layers of emotions for the audience. The film also does a good job of being a transitional film, creating a new superhero universe for DC Studio under the leadership of two new captains, director James Gunn and producer Peter Safran. The Flash is directed by Andy Muschietti, with the participation of actors: Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Sasa Calle, Ben Affleck, Michael Shannon… and will officially premiere on June 16.
