Whilst the praise for the new “The Flash” film was gushing out of CinemaCon, subsequent reviews have seen the sentiment towards the film slide to ultimately a very mixed bag.
In recent days however a new issue with the film has cropped up, one not related to the controversies over the film’s star or the various cameos and other spoiler elements.
Rather, the discussion has been about the $200 million film’s visual effects, with plenty of critics saying they look unfinished. In a new interview with io9, director Andy Muschietti has defended the look of the film.
Discussing a scene at the beginning, where Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) saves babies from a nursery on the brink of falling down, Muschietti says the strange visuals are intentional. Namely, it’s the film’s depiction of the Speed Force – how the world changes around Barry when he’s running:
“The idea, of course, is…we are in the perspective of the Flash. Everything is distorted in terms of lights and textures. We enter this ‘waterworld’ which is basically being in Barry’s POV. It was part of the design so if it looks a little weird to you that was intended.”
The effects criticism reportedly comes during scenes either set in the Speed Force or what’s being dubbed the ‘Chrono Bowl’ scenes. We’ve seen this before in “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” film so a point of comparison is there.
Nonetheless, the quality of those visual effects has come up as a talking point in many reviews thus far, going so far as to compare it to Joss Whedon’s theatrical cut of “Justice League” with its mocked digital upper lip for Superman.
You can judge for yourself when “The Flash” opens in cinemas tomorrow.
