So guys, now we've arrived at the last DC.E.U movie before James Gunn starts on his own version of it, The Flash. This is a film that I was kinda surprised was really coming out because this film has had so many behind the scenes issues and things like that that it honestly felt like there was a possibility that it would never come out. But it has now and I wasn't that excited for this originally, but as the trailers started coming out, they started looking like this could be a really fun film. So, I was able to see it on Friday last week and, I gotta admit, this film really surprised me. I really didn't think I'd see this film as really that good, but I gotta be honest, it was. I really liked this film and I think it's a really fun movie. That's not to say it perfect, or even great necessarily, but it was definitely more fun than I was expecting. And, like always, this will have no spoilers for the first part and then I'll go into the spoilers after a warning. So, what's the story? Barry is still part of the Justice League and is helping in anyway he can, but after realising he has the ability to go back in time and fix things, he decides to try to go back and make it so that his mom never died. But, by doing that, he's created a new timeline where there's no superheroes aside from a new Batman, played again by Michael Keaton, and Supergirl, played by Sasha Calle. Not only that, but there's also another him from this new timeline. So I'm gonna stop there for now. So, right off the bat, what I liked the most about this film was just how fun it was. This is one of the most fun comic book movies I've seen in a while and there's so many scenes in this that made me really happy and enjoy the journey of what was going on. I like how the film sorta did right what a couple of M.C.U movies haven't done that well lately like Thor: Love And Thunder where they balance the comedy and serious things really well and, no, I don't think this is super emotional, but it's done really well and when it's funny, it's really funny and when it's dramatic, it's really dramatic. It does all of that so well. Moving onto the cast, they're really great here. I know what's been going on with Ezra Miller lately, but just going off this movie alone, he's really great here and really funny and really likeable. Something they do with him here that's really fun is that Barry is having to team up with the Barry Allen from this new timeline and they have it where the main one gets annoyed with this new one and so the two of them have a really fun dynamic and I like how they both mature in the film in different ways. Michael Keaton is also back as Batman and this is easily my favourite version of his character we've ever seen. I've never really liked or cared about his Batman before in the other movies, but they do a good job here of making him very fun and likeable here and I really like the team-up with him and Barry and they have some funny moments. The main new addition in this movie though is Sasha Calle as Supergirl, and she's really great in the film too. I've wanted to see a proper version of Supergirl on the big screen for a long time and they do some really cool and interesting things with her here. Everyone else is really great too in terms of acting. All the acting in the film is so good here. As for the action itself, I'd say it's good, I don't think anything here is absolutely incredible and some of the best action scenes in a comic book movie ever, but there is a whole lot of it and they do a lot of cool things here, especially one part in particular at the start of the film that was really fun to watch. I also liked the various ways the story gets told because they do some imaginative stuff with this too like when they explain who the main villain is and what they do with that is pretty surprising. I think the most surprising part of the story is probably how it's all solved in the end and they have a nice character arc for Barry with that. Not only that, but this is clearly a film that offers possibilities for a lot of cameos. We already have Michael Keaton coming back, but there's a ton of other great ones and some of which that were extremely mind-blowing to see. I'm obviously gonna talk about that stuff in the spoilers, but I was so surprised by the cameos we got to see here. And, in general, I just thought the film was well told and well presented for the most part and was just a lot of fun to watch overall. If there's anything I really have any problems with, it's not that many, but the main one I can think of are the effects because the C.G.I here is honestly horrible a lot of the time. Sometimes it looks amazing, but a lot of other times, it honestly looked really awful. I don't know if it was sometimes intentional, but, there were moments when it clearly wasn't supposed to be and it just looked horrible sometimes. And, I guess the other thing is that I don't think there's anything really that special about this. I mean, it has a lot of truly awesome stuff and I guess it's better than the average comic book film, but I also don't think it's up there as one of the best. That being said, I personally would place it as one of my favourite DC movies because, like I said, there's a lot of really fun moments here and some moments that make me excited for what they could do in the future. So, I realise this section of the review was probably kinda short, but, there's so much in this film to go over in the spoiler section that I'm really excited to talk about. But, as for this film overall, I really do think you should go see it. Apparently the film is really bombing at the box office, but I really do think you should support it. Regardless of some behind the scenes drama, I still think the film itself is extremely well done and is worth viewing. I personally can't wait to see it again. So guys, those are my thoughts on The Flash. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you think. Okay, now we're going into the spoiler section, if you don't want anything spoiled, so watch the film then come back and read the rest of this.
Spoilers:
Okay, so, like I was saying, there's a fair amount of things to spoil in this film, so, let's just get right into that. First off, the opening scene at the beginning is what I was referring to when I said the film had a really creative and imaginative opening action scene, but the C.G.I kinda distracted me from it a bit because it looked really bad a lot of the time, especially any wide shots. But the whole thing of Barry catching all the babies was pretty fun to see, and creative with how he did it. It was also cool to see Ben Affleck again. I was pretty surprised to see he came back for this, but it looks like this is gonna be the last time we ever see him as Batman, and I liked seeing him again one last time. It was also a huge surprise to see Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman too. I assume this is the last time we'll see her as Diana too, but it was cool to see her here. Also, I liked how they show Barry trying to help his dad showing that he's still trying to clear his name and they have some nice moments with that. But then this leads to Barry learning about going back in time with his powers and it was interesting how he used it to save his mom from dying but then that led to a new future where all the superheroes are either gone or never happened. And having the two Barry's together was funny to see too. Like I said, this led to some fun scenes where the main Barry gets annoyed by the other one and sorta realises why so many people find him annoying. I also found it interesting how the main Barry loses his powers when the other one gets his powers, I think that was a fun way to do that and I think they do it in some creative ways because we then see Zod from Man Of Steel come to the planet and I liked how they show that Barry was actually already there in the Man Of Steel movie trying to help people and so it's cool that they added that. However, that then led to the scene where the two Barry's go to Bruce's house only to discover it's a different version of him who's the Michael Keaton version. It kinda makes me wonder if it's supposed to be the same version of him from his own movies or if it's still kinda supposed to be Ben Affleck's version but he just looks different. I then also liked when they start to get along and Bruce agrees to help them get Superman out of captivity to stop Zod only to realise that it's actually Kara and the first action scene with them and the soldiers was cool too. I then also liked the scene where Barry tries to get his powers back and how they do that is pretty cool, and I like how this film was a cool reference to the Flashpoint story with having it look like Bruce was gonna help Barry with it. When he does get his powers back, the action scene that follows goes back to what I was saying about how it was cool and it had some creative moments, but, again, the weird C.G.I really did distract me from it. But, as for the rest of it, I was surprised when we see Bruce and Kara die and this led to Barry eventually realising that this was something that couldn't be prevented and that they had to let it happen but then, this kinda led to the reveal of the main villain, maybe. Which is a third and old version of Barry who's been time travelling for so long that he's now old and this led to the second Barry getting killed and that old one getting killed too. Before that though, we get a scene that was really mind-blowing to see. We get to see different universes and old versions of characters like Christopher Reeves Superman, that original Supergirl from that terrible 80's movie and we even see that Nick Cage Superman that was never really made, but is one of the most infamous superhero ideas ever, but then we see some versions of Batman like Adam West and things like that that were really mind-blowing to see. But then we see Barry having to make things right again by making it so that his mom does die, which was pretty sad to see, especially during the scene where he says goodbye to her. But he did it in a way where his dad would be proven innocent so he's free now. And this led to maybe the most mind-blowing scene in the movie for me when Barry is about to see Bruce again, but this time, it's actually George Clooney's version, which absolutely made me lose my mind when I saw this. It almost makes me wonder if he'll actually keep going as this character now that it looks like this universe has been reset, so I'm very curious to know what's gonna happen now. As for the post-credit scene, it jsut shows Barry talking to Arthur and I'm wondering if Jason Momoa is gonna keep going as him. But, yeah guys, that's really everything. There were so many surprises in this film that made me really happy and really excited for what they could do in the future. I'm just really excited to see what James Gunn is going to do with this new universe now. And so, yeah, everyone, that's my review of The Flash. Thank you all for reading and please comment below to tell me what you think.
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