Justice League: Flash's Final Sprint Was More Important Than You Realize
The Flash's final run through Central City in Zack Snyder's Justice League has a lot more significance than simply being the Scarlet Speedster's send-off. After much campaigning and pushing by fans around the world, the Justice League Snyder Cut finally arrived in March of 2021. The film continues to be one of the most discussed movies in recent memory to this day with just how it came to be.
The Justice League that arrived in theaters in November of 2017 was a far cry from the movie Snyder had made prior to leaving the project. Since the Snyder Cut's release, it's been impossible not to compare the two versions of the film side-by-side. One area that's stood out is the difference in how Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) runs in the two versions. Barry's final sprint through Central City especially shows this contrast.
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In the theatrical cut, Barry's send-off is pulled from the reshoots overseen by Joss Whedon. The scene doesn't tell much of a story other than simply showing Barry's final run while being one last showcase of his bizarre sprinting style. In the Snyder Cut, Barry runs in a much more conventional manner in general. His final run through Central City during the epilogue also slows down to show Barry smiling with joy as he spreads his arms before speeding back up. While it might seem like a throwaway moment, this is the culmination of Barry's character arc in the film.
When Barry's introduced in the Snyder Cut, he's not living the carefree life one might expect of someone with such a cheerful personality. Barry's father Henry Allen (Billy Crudup) is wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of Nora Allen. Barry is also holding down several
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