"The Flash" was released, the heroes were assembled, the highlights were full, and DC's shot was indeed loud
Since entering the summer season this year, the outbreak of imported films in mainland theaters has accelerated sharply, among which superhero movies, which are the mainstream themes of Hollywood, are no exception.
Although Marvel's trend has begun to show fatigue after entering the fifth stage, "Ant-Man 3" and "Black Panther 2" are not satisfactory, but this summer file still handed over such a stable quality masterpiece as "Guardians of the Galaxy 3"; And Sony has once again proved that it is the orthodox of Spider-Man movies with its ultra-high-reputation animated sequel "Spider-Man: Across the Universe".
On the other hand, on the DC side, although "Thunder Shazam: Wrath of the Gods" was introduced this year, both the box office and word of mouth encountered Waterloo; With its own IP on the verge of reboot and the gradual weakening of the super-British film environment, DC urgently needs a new film with excellent quality to improve its predicament.
So, with a wonderful plot, full character shaping and a rare freshness in superhero movies, DC's "The Flash" came.
A late bloomer that is hot before screening
Even in DC, where the filming efficiency is notoriously low, "The Flash" can be regarded as a work that has been difficult to produce for many years - directed and written by Siyi, the script has been repeatedly rewritten, and it has been nearly ten years from the establishment of the film to its release, during which the CW TV network next door even completed ten seasons of the "Flash" TV series.
Generally speaking, a film that has several twists and turns and many postponements during the production period will not end up too well. But surprisingly, "The Flash" became an exception - the film not only shined at the film industry conference in the United States in April this year, but even was praised by art celebrities such as Tom, Stephen King, and Edgar Wright.
Not only that, since last month, "The Flash" has invited many groups of media and film critics in China to watch the film, and the rumors have been praised, and there is even no lack of voices calling the film "the best movie in the DC Extended Universe series".
And now the film is officially released nationwide and quickly tops the top of the same period - the wonderful performances of the actors in the film, the touching emotional shaping, the wonderful and exciting hero assembly plot, and the massive Easter eggs and DC terriers, not only make fans satisfied, but also allow passers-by to get an excellent viewing experience.
Both adrenaline and heart
As the annual blockbuster of superhero movies, "The Flash" has a large number of special effects scenes, including "crossing parallel universes" and "hero assembly battle" scenes, which are highly compatible with the display of the big screen.
Although some of the special effects pictures of this film still have room for improvement, such as the light and shadow and depth of field of some pictures can be seen that it is not very natural, but similar to the opening Batman street car chase scene, and the scenes of two flashes from different universes sweeping Kryptonian miscellaneous soldiers, Batman driving Batfighter air combat are very grand, and the design of the action scenes is also very interesting, so that the audience is firmly caught in the eyeballs, and the adrenaline is always maintained at a high level.
In terms of character lineup, "The Flash" uses the advantages of the plot setting to not only realize the appearance of Ben Affleck's version of Batman, which is loved by this generation of audiences, but also let the Michael Keaton version of Batman in the memory of the previous generation of audiences return, and also introduces a new character "Super Girl" and a parallel universe "Flash", which is full of highlights.
While "The Flash" has done a good job in terms of "hard power" such as scenes and lineups, it does not forget to carefully polish the story and characters in the film. The story centers on "The Flash" Barry Allen traveling through time to rescue his murdered mother as a child, depicting a family story that can resonate with audiences around the world.
In the film, the scene where Barry and his mother finally separated is particularly touching, and in many screenings, the audience has reported that they cried - thanks to the superb performance of starring Ezra Miller, the film not only has a mother and son emotional line that can be empathetic max, but also has a chemically reactive interaction between two Flash from different universes and different personalities, making the story of the film flesh and blood, giving people a feeling of sincerity.
In addition, the film involves the setting of the multiverse, such as intervening in historical events will derive multiple timelines. For such a relatively obscure and difficult to understand problem, "The Flash" uses a clear and graphic pastoral analogy to explain these settings for audiences who are not familiar with science fiction movies, making the film's viewing threshold lower than that of movies such as "Spider-Man: Across the Universe".
A basket of Easter eggs pays tribute to fans
After "Spider-Man: Homeless" sacrificed the ultimate killer of "three generations of Spider-Man in the same frame", the Easter eggs and cameo content of the superhero theme gradually began to roll up.
From the illuminatid of "Doctor Strange 2" inviting back the old "Professor X" Patrick Stewart, to the 200+ Spider-Man in "Spider-Man: Across the Universe", it has become increasingly difficult to imagine what more topical work can be done in subsequent superhero movies.
Unlike other superhero works in which heavy cameos often have fewer scenes, "The Flash" takes the most heavy returning character in the film, the Keaton version of Batman, as a major role in the film, giving him a role far beyond the size of the cameo; Coupled with Keaton's stable performance as Tarzan, the former "Keaton Bat" fans can be said to be cool enough.
At the same time, DC's DC cinematic universe, which has been built for ten years, also has previously unannounced surprise cameos in this film - such as "Wonder Woman" Gal Gadot, which is her second cameo this year after "Thunder Shazam: Wrath of the Gods"; There is also Alfred, Batman's butler, Tom Curry, Aquaman's father, Fiora, General Zod's aide-de-camp, and so on.
These familiar faces familiar to DC Universe fans appeared in "The Flash", which is both a tribute to the ten-year universe and a return to fans - although there are some highly anticipated characters who have not been able to participate in the cameo of the film for various reasons, such as Superman played by Henry Cavill and the CW version of The Flash played by Grant Gustin and so on.
In the scene where the "multiverse" is on the verge of collapse, "The Flash" also released one surprise cameo after another: from the 1966 "Batman" TV series, to the late Christopher Reeve's recreation of Superman in CG form, and even the long-circulated but never formed Nicolas Cage version of Superman;
Through this series of blockbuster cameos with the longest span of time, "The Flash" not only earned enough feelings and topics, but also showed the long history of DC live-action film and television on the big screen, allowing the audience to re-recognize that DC is also an IP that has a history of decades and still has the influence across years and countries.
While gathering a number of heroes across the universe to fight together and achieve various surprise cameos throughout the ages, the most valuable thing about "The Flash" is that it sincerely tells a story that can be accepted and understood by everyone - this film achieves a rare balance of superhero movies in terms of character narrative and fan service, which is almost comprehensive, which is really a brilliant masterpiece.
It can be objectively said that before the full reboot led by James Gunn, DC completed a decent and honorable curtain call with "The Flash".