The Flash Review: An Epic Time Travel Adventure
After the box office flop of Shazam: Fury of the Gods, the DC Extended Universe is back in a flash. is one of those superhero movies that has been in development for so long it’s hard to believe it’s actually coming out. It’s been passed through an absurd number of writers and directors over the years. Nevertheless, it has been integrated into the DCEU, with Ezra Miller reprising their role as Barry Allen/The Flash from Justice League. The film is written by Christina Hodson (Birds of Prey, Bumblebee) and directed by Andy Muschietti (It).
The Flash is an excellent time-traveling adventure film with humor, emotion, and joy. The film appropriately plays its opening logos in super speed in a crimson hue. Like all good superhero movies, it begins with the hero on a smaller standalone mission where they save the day. This movie opens with an epic action set piece with The Flash and Batman (Ben Affleck). It’s great to see these two fight alongside each other again with Batfleck back in action. The sequence also has some CGI babies reminiscent of Son of the Mask, which feels a little goofy along the lines of a Saturday morning cartoon, but it’s still fun.
The emotional core of the story exists with Barry’s parents. His mom was killed when he was a child, and his father was accused of the crime. Barry discovers early on that he can run faster than the speed of light, meaning he can turn back time. He wonders if he can use time travel to travel to the past and save his mother. The film follows his attempt to save her and the repercussions of his actions in a time-travel story that feels perfectly suited for the character. It’s a marvelous experience to watch this story unfold, with turns that will take you by surprise.
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