The Flash Director Defends Film’s Bizarre CGI: ‘It Was Planned’

Success in the first reviews that came out and one of the most anticipated films of 2023, The Flash officially debuted in Brazilian theaters last Thursday, the 15th, and several people detonated the visual effects, also known as CGI (CG). now the director Andy Muschietti defended the production.

The film’s computer graphics are quite evident when the protagonist, Barry Allen/Flash (Ezra Miller), uses the powers and everything is in slow motion. So all the other characters that are slowed down look like part of an old video game.

During an interview with io9 (via Gizmodo), the filmmaker and Barbara Muschiettihis sister and producer of the feature, were asked about the quality of the CGI and whether it was intentional for it to look low quality.

At the beginning, Barbarian joked. “No, we use all real babies,” she said. Right away, andy replied: “The idea, of course, is… we are in the perspective of the Flash. Everything is distorted in terms of lights and textures. We entered this ‘aquatic world’ which is basically being in the point of view of barry,” added the director.

It was part of the design, so if it seems a little strange to you, what was intended.

The Flash: Michael Shannon didn’t like returning as Zod: ‘It was like playing with dolls’

In addition to the return of Michael Keaton It is ben affleck as batman, Michael Shannon back to interpret General Zod in The Flashbut he didn’t really like acting in the film directed by Andy Muschietti and starring Ezra Miller.

The first and only time shannon lived the villain was in The Man of Steel (2013), directed by Zack Snyder and starring Henry Cavill. During an interview with colliderthe actor praised that multiverse films provide opportunities for actors to reprise beloved roles, but these productions take away the humanity of these characters.

“Yes. I’m not going to lie, it wasn’t very satisfying for me as an actor. These multiverse movies are like someone playing with dolls,” said the actor in the conversation. “It’s like, ‘Here’s this person. Here’s this other person. And they’re fighting! It’s not exactly the character-study situation that I honestly felt like. The Man of Steel it was.”

Whether people think that’s crazy or not, I don’t care. I really felt that The Man of Steel it was actually quite a sophisticated story. I feel that The Flash it is too, but it’s not the story of Zod. I’m basically there to present a challenge.

“It’s pretty crazy. I never thought I’d be a doll. I never envisioned it for myself. I can’t take all the credit because the action figure isn’t me,” he continued. Michael Shannon. “And the General Zod. That would be weird, if I actually had my own action figure from Michael Shannon.”