I saw a post on Reddit, didn’t know if it was posted here yet (I’m using Thunder, and idk if any other client has the ability to search in communities), so decided to do so…
I have now come to hate Marvel movies. The only recent movie that actually made me feel like, “Yeah… There’s a consistency here.” was Guardians of the Galaxy 3. Sure it’s got humour, but so did the other 2. That’s it’s shtick. Old music, fancy visuals, over-the-top comedy mixed in with some serious tones.
The Flash would’ve been good, if only they stuck to the fucking tone.
Imagine… You lost your mother in a murder, and your dad is wrongfully convicted of the crime. You gain superpowers and one day, get a chance to maybe right that wrong. BUT… By doing so, you will tear the fabric of reality. And after an attempt at righting the wrong, you realise the consequences of your actions. And have to put things back the way they were, even if that means going back to the world you were in before.
Bro that is SOOOOOO fucking heavy. And not to mention the fact that there’s some scenes in the movie where they definitely delivered on that pain… Barry Prime lashing out at Neo Barry for a Mom joke, because he’s never had one and Neo Barry seems to take her and his entire life for granted. And instead of acting out like a child, Neo Barry actually behaves like an adult and apologizes… Knowing that even if he doesn’t understand why, Barry Prime probably has a reason.
BRO how fucking cool would a movie that maintained this, have been? HUH??!!
But no. They smash all that into the ground because Spider-Man No Way Home brought back old actors, so shall we (for no reason).
Plus the incessant dumb jokes! And the fact that they forgot that he has the calories limitation at the beginning of the movie.
LIKE BRO.
(I’m sorry this turned into a The Flash rant.)
I don’t think you can just lump verbal jokes as comedies. Lots of movies used the occasional cheap verbal joke, especially action movies. What changed is reducing the movie making process to a formula based on what talented directors do. Every scene now needs a joke or an action sequence no matter what, maybe an exception for 1-2 scenes to establish a story at the beginning. This completely destroys the ability to build drama, or have sad scenes when appropriate. They also don’t hire directors that would fight them on this either.