The Flashin many ways was an appropriate end to the DC Extended Universe.
Its safe to sayThe Flashscreenplay attempted to do a lot.
And like the DCEU as a whole, it proved to be in a huge hurry getting nowhere.
Even though the then newly installed Warner Bros. At least those who showed up.
It failed at that.
Particularly the two female quadrants.
All of that is just the wind going against the film Ive learned.
Muschietti is notentirelywrong (though close).
Or the Guardians of the Galaxy and their talking raccoon.
So why didnt the same thing happen for the Flash?
While this is ultimately just an educated guess, we have some ideas.
As future Captain America Anthony Mackiesuccinctly put it, Anthony Mackie isnt a movie star.
Falcon is a movie star.
Or the Flash for that matter.
Yet when it came toThe Flashthat proved frustratingly impossible.
Or at least implausible consideringthe allegations and legal entanglementsthe Flash actor Miller found themselves in by 2023.
When asked whether Calle might play that Supergirl, Gunn at the time was vague and perhaps evasive.
It left room for fan speculation, as well as intense skepticism.
And that was in regard toThe Flashs biggest new addition to the DC Extended Universe.
Admittedly, a movie should be enjoyable unto itself as a complete experience.
And no one wants that.
Forget about the ghastly reviews which did not preventBvSfrom earning $874 million in 2016.
Thats a far cry fromAvengers billion-dollar expectations.
The DCEU had critical and financial successes outside of that trajectory, too.
Patty JenkinsWonder Womanwas both in 2017.
The Disney studio had seen underperformers before, including the then-recentEternals(2021).
Audiences increasingly show a higher degree of burnout and weariness when it comes to the superhero genre.
Luckily, does not mean the genre is dead or the future dimmed.
Last yearsDeadpool & Wolverinegrossed nearly $1.4 billion by itself.
Superhero movie fatigue is real.
But a movie that delivers whats on the box can still beat it.
Unfortunately,The Flashdidnt deliver for much of anyone.
