After the leading man scandal and schedule adjustment, the ill-fated “The Flash” was released in China and the United States on the 16th. Whether this superhero blockbuster can shoulder the burden of “reviving the DC universe” remains to be tested at the box office and by word of mouth, but at least it opens a new phase of Warner/DC’s revitalization of its classic IP.
DC’s classic IP movie “The Flash
Coinciding with “The Avengers”, “Spider-Man: No Return of Heroes” and other new Marvel (Sony) films, “The Flash” is also in the time travel and multiverse to do: the film tells the Flash Barry in order to save his mother, travel back in time to change the timeline, but triggered the chaos of time and space, the villain General Zod resurfaced, Barry can only ask Batman to come out, and the new time Superman is no longer The Superman of the new time is no longer the familiar Clark Kent.
Since “The Flash” is director James Gunn’s first blockbuster after taking over the “DC Universe”, the media and audiences have been paying extra attention to its quality and worldview. On Rotten Tomatoes, “The Flash” received a 70% fresh rating and 95% popcorn index; Metacritic website mainstream media average score of 60, this achievement than DC’s two previous super British film “Black Adam” and “Thunder Shazam 2” is a lot stronger, enough to compete with the reputation of the fallen comic book.
“At a crossroads in DC’s development, The Flash finally manages to ignite the engine”, CNN affirmed for The Flash, “achieving balance while respecting the IP’s legacy and pointing the way to the series’ development”. the IGN website stated that “The visual effects didn’t work from the ground up, but the serious performances and creative attitude still keep the DC Universe on track”.
Cut “Batgirl”, abandoned “big super” Henry Cavill, end “Black Adam” …… Warner executives and Guinn before a series of “ruthless” operation let many DC fans feel The “Flash” actor Ezra Miller’s bad private life and moral issues also let “The Flash” almost died.
The good thing is that “The Flash” was finally released on schedule, regardless of its final box office, for Warner, DC and Guinn, the “strategic importance” of returning the confidence of the audience is more important. After all, only to build a good framework for the new universe, in order to recall Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Sea King and other superheroes, and then again to form the “Justice League”, and Marvel to compete.
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