The Flash opens with Barry Allen racing into action in Gotham City at the behest of Batman. With an entire wing of a hospital about to collapse, the Scarlet Speedster - who is running low on energy after not grabbing his breakfast - finds himself in the midst of a literal "baby shower."
As the adorable babies rain down around him, The Flash grabs a snack and successfully saves them all.
In the video below, the entirety of that sequence is showcased along with commentary from director Andy Muschietti. "In the original script, there was a scene with a volcano," the filmmaker starts. "I thought we needed something a little stronger to start with."
"So I came up with this scene where a bunch of babies are thrown into the void and Flash has to do something about it. What I wanted is to put our superhero to [the] test. I wanted to put his superpowers to the test, and basically [explain] that even if you are the fastest man alive, you can have trouble saving different people at the same time."
It's interesting that the movie originally featured a volcano as one is shown erupting during a news report which explains why Superman isn't able to help his fellow Justice League members.
Muschietti continued, "What happens is basically, he has to save nine babies that are not only falling, but because he didn't have breakfast, his calories are going down. So everything starts to speed up. That's the other narrative gimmick that we're having, that we're basically seeing the events from [The Flash's] perspective."
"When he's in full energy, everything seems to be frozen in time. But when his calories go down, meaning that he doesn't have fuel enough to be at the top of his capacities, everything starts to get faster."
You can hear the director's comments in full in the video below, but he'd go on to explain that the idea of Barry needing calories was meant to establish a vulnerability which would help audiences buy into the fact the Fastest Man Alive isn't unstoppable and has a legitimate weakness.
The Flash is now playing in theaters.