Also ten years, DC's end is much bleaker than Marvel's
The well-behaved DC failed to win back the audience's hearts in the end.
"The Flash", which shoulders the double burden of the DCEU finale and the DC live-action movie restart, has indeed won a small wave in word of mouth.
At present, the domestic Douban is stuck at 7.9 points, the popularity of foreign Rotten Tomatoes audiences is 84%, and the IMDb is 7.2 points, which is a relatively good word-of-mouth evaluation in the DCEU series.
But good word of mouth did not usher in a good box office.
The daily box office of "The Flash" on the second day of its release in the mainland was surpassed by "Transformers: The Rise of the Power Warriors", which has been released for a week, and now the total box office (168 million) is not even as good as "I Love You" released in the Dragon Boat Festival! (171 million).
Do you think that if superhero movies are not popular in China, they can eat in their hometown in North America? No!
"The Flash" was released in North America in the second week, only collecting $15.3 million over the weekend 3 days, down 72.5% from the first week, which is the largest in the history of DC movies and the second largest decline in comic book movies, second only to -73.8% of "Doctor Night: Morbius", and the current North American box office is only $123 million.
"The Flash", which has a good reputation, cannot save the bleak end of the DCEU.
First, wake up, return to the entertainment of light
"The Flash" changed the heavy and dim style of the previous DCEU, even if the life of "The Flash" is equally heavy, it is still presented to everyone in an extremely joyful form.
Especially after the formal contact from Double Flash, the sense of humor and comedy effect have skyrocketed. The strong contrast between Xiao Flash's curiosity and Big Flash's helplessness makes a very good comedy atmosphere in the middle of the movie.
The overall style is full of entertainment, which is the most different part of "The Flash" from previous DCEU movies. Prior to this, most of DECU's films were full of pain, characters with a sense of mission with bitter hatred, and gloomy pictures.
At the end of the DCEU's life, I finally remembered the era when superhero movies were no longer preaching and preaching philosophy, and returning to the essence of popcorn and letting the audience experience the refreshing feeling of fighting monsters and upgrading in the movie is the most important.
Second, the emotions are full of killing, and the characters are better than the plot
The story of "The Flash" is adapted from the famous "flashpoint" event of DC Comics, but the film adaptation is downgraded from a cosmic event to the growth experience of a single hero. The plot itself is fruitless, it is a typical superhero growth story.
But what is better than the plot is the continuous return of superhero characters.
The return of Ben Bat, the cameo appearance of the woman, the still unruly Aquaman and the shocking glimpse of Superman's back are the collective farewell of this Justice League. When The Flash traveled to a new universe, the return of the first Batman Michael Keaton and the appearance of the new Supergirl surprised old fans and audiences.
One-to-one restoration of the Batcave and the original Batmobile, when the 72-year-old, wrinkled-faced Michael Keaton put back on his bat suit and said the phrase "I'm Batman", which old fan didn't cheer?
Although the new version of Supergirl Sasha Kale is making her debut, it is different from the traditional blonde Supergirl image, with short black hair and heroic and murderous eyes, coupled with a body full of power, it is simply sassy.
The bigger surprise is the various versions of superheroes in the Time and Space Bowl, Christopher Reeve's version of Superman and the original Supergirl (Helen Slater), the original Flash, and the unfilmed Nicolas Cage's version of Superman, full of regrets. There is also the last third-generation Batman George Clooney, these different versions of superheroes gather, really enough to bring tears to the eyes of old fans.
The layout of three or ten years ended bleakly
Starting from "Superman: Man of Steel" in 2013 to "The Flash" in 2023, the 13 sequences have uneven levels, different reputations, and box office ups and downs, and the DCEU universe is destined to be a guide version full of ups and downs.
Unlike Marvel's "ten-year layout, one-night glory" next door, the DCEU can only be described as "ten-year layout, bleak ending".
In the category of superhero movies, DC and Warner started and succeeded before Marvel. As early as 1978, Christopher's version of "Superman" and Keaton's version of "Batman" were very successful, and even after Nolan's Batman trilogy appeared on the altar, Warner was immersed in his own arrogance, lacking a sense of the big picture, blindly pursuing box office results, and excessive intervention, which eventually led to the fragmentation of the DCEU, otherwise the phrase "DC's biggest enemy is not Marvel, but Warner" would not circulate in the fan circle and DC fan circle.
What makes countless fans regret is that under the careful planning of Director Za, this should have been a movie universe full of grand narratives. Unlike the popcorn movie next door where Marvel focuses on entertainment, the overall narrative of the DCEU is more thoughtful about life growth, thinking about the good and evil of human nature, and the suffering and price to be paid in the fight against evil, which are things that Marvel's "theme park" next door does not have.
Coupled with the advantages of protagonist casting, Ben Affric, Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, and even the "Flash" played by Ezra Miller who has been involved in various scandals in real life have also played a great role in this film. Originally, the leading actors and fans and audiences have gradually become better, but they have fallen apart due to Warner's various SAO operations, and we are powerless to change except complaining and regretting.
Next door to the Marvel decade, there is also a phrase "I'm Iron Man. "Famous for eternity, and DC ten years, only left a strangulation sigh.