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This story has been done to death and this movie wasn't good

posted 10 months ago by sgreen4 (27)
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In the Flash comics, they did this same story. The Flash goes back in time and saves his mom and comes back to a strange new world.

The Flash TV show did this same story too. The Flash goes back in time to save his mom and comes back to a world that is different.

It was called Flashpoint and there was an animated movie about it. It was called Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)

You should watch it.

This movie tried to do this same story but wasn't as good. They had a different older Batman. In the comics, Batman was actually Bruce Wayne's father, so it made sense for him to be older. Why was he older in this film ?

In none of the stories did they ever have 2 Barrys. This movie had so much potential and could have been great but like most DC films, they just can't get it right.

[–] bozo_500 (12559) 10 months ago

They had a different older Batman. In the comics, Batman was actually Bruce Wayne's father, so it made sense for him to be older. Why was he older in this film ?

Good point , so Batfleck is about 50 in The Flash present (like he is in real life), that means he's 40 in 2013 during MoS (in BvS batfleck says '20y in Gotham Alfred, wheres it got us' so he started out in like mid 1990s in his 20s). Keaton is playing about 60 in the movie set 2013 with help of bill shatner toupee/make up (Keaton is actually 70), therefore he'd be about 30 in Bat89/Returns (Keaton about 40 then). So in the new universe batman is 20y older and was around way earlier taking on joker, penguin, riddler etc, and just him, no other superheroes, (same as in the DCEU they didn't emerge until BvS/Justice League). And then at the end we have Clooney who is clearly about 60 in present day 2023

Therefore each Batman is about 10y difference like the actors (Keaton/Clooney/Affleck)

Unless they all meant to be the same age?

[–] ATG6 (3000) 8 months ago

Ever see "Last Vegas"? Four guys who span 25 years are supposed to have been classmates in school.