SPOILERS AHEAD
I have to give “The Flash” movie credit.
My opinion of it has not changed at all.
I’ve grown to dislike the movie more.
So I won’t give a full in-depth breakdown of the movie.
Let me ask a quick question, why does the scene exist?
What purpose does it serve for the movie other than shoehorning in pointless cameos?
If you take it out of the movie, you missed absolutely nothing.
Many people came out of “The Flash” and rightfully criticized how PlayStation 2-like the CG was.
Many people said, “Yeah, the CG was bad, but I look past it.”
One of the appeals of these movies is that they are given an unlimited budget.
And not only does “The Flash” not look good, it seems like an amateur-hour production.
Why do I think it’s the worst scene ever in a comic book movie?
It’s because it’s the only scene in a comic book film that I legitimately find offensive.
Mostly, I don’t have any real problem with fan service.
It’s like complaining that a basketball movie featured too many three-pointers.
These are things that are ingrained into the DNA of those films.
But using fan service to get a reaction out of people comes across as totally pandering.
Doing every one of these cameos in CG was a terrible idea.
It’s why I buy into the idea that resurrecting dead actors for fan service is a moral issue.
Christopher Reeve as Superman is iconic.
As embarrassing as that cameo was, it doesn’t hold a candle to the Nicolas Cage cameo.
The story of how Nicolas Cage was supposed to be Superman is known amongst film buffs.
The late great Jon Schnepp made a documentary about it a decade ago.
It’s a cameo that appeals to a tiny sector of film fans.
It’s a big reason why this movie bombed at the box office.
It lacks rewatch-ability because so much of it feels like an in-joke.
When I was on “Lights, Camera, Barstool,” I often complained about this.
I keep up with these universes.
The average film fan doesn’t know that.
But at least Ben Affleck is actually in the movie and acting.
He’s not a computer-generated effect used as a pawn on a fan service chessboard.
That’s a pretty good argument.
Are there comic book films that feature smaller budgets and more pathetic storytelling?
We’ve had comic book films nominated for Best Picture and win Oscars.
In 2023, there’s no excuse for this movie and scene to have existed.
It’s a rare instance in which I’m very proud of modern audiences.
By bombing, audiences sent a message that we don’t want more movies like this.
“The Flash” was always going to be a cinematic Hail Mary.
It was a film that was trying to connect 1 million different storylines.
It’s the worst scene ever in a comic book film.
