Flash's Multiverse Can't Fix The DCEU's Worst Shared Universe Problem

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Even with The Flash set to explore DC's Multiverse, it won't be enough to fix the biggest shared universe problems of the DCEU. Despite owning the rights to many of pop culture's most iconic heroes, Warner Bros. DCEU has failed to achieve the same success as its direct rival, Disney's MCU. Both franchises incorporate their respective heroes' stories into one larger shared universe, but Marvel's is generally accepted as the superior of the two, thanks to its cleverly written interwoven stories and varied tone of its many films and TV shows.

Unfortunately, the DCEU has made many mistakes and missteps and has had its share of problems in the years since its conception. Common criticisms include the needlessly bleak and gritty tone that persisted throughout many of its earlier, establishing films, and there have also been behind-the-scenes issues that have marred the resulting films. The DCEU is beginning to take steps to get back on track, but there's still a long way to go before DC's shared universe can ever hope to rival Marvel. This shared universe problem is predominantly an issue because of how well the DCEU's direct competitors are doing the same thing, which in turn leads to unfavorable comparisons. However, as The Flash will explore DC's Multiverse, this may seem at a glance to be a potential solution to the issue.

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Unfortunately, there's very little The Flash's Multiverse can do to fix the DCEU's biggest shared universe problem, which actually has very little to do with Marvel. Instead, the DCEU's biggest problem is that its characters have already existed in other shared universes which have told better stories. Of course, with so many