No matter how you feel about The Flash (and the movie certainly has its fair share of fans), it's easy enough to understand why the VFX have come under fire.
Despite claims both those CG babies and the Speed Force's "Chronobowl" intentionally looked weird to better show what the world looked like through Barry Allen's eyes, we know many of you aren't buying it. After all, it's no secret that The Flash went through a number of last-minute reshoots.
In a video posted to TikTok, Zach Mulligan (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Black Adam), a VFX artist who worked on The Flash, shed some light on why the movie's visuals fell short of expectations.
Explaining that VFX houses remain overworked, Mulligan says, "Artists are forced to work relentless hours, overtime almost every day, including weekends. If the VFX companies aren’t meeting the unrealistic expectations that these studios are setting, the risk losing out on future contracts, and there [are] only so many studios that are making superhero movies anymore."
"When you’re putting out this many projects with shorter turnarounds, the VFX will always look worse," he continued. "So if it looks like a VFX shot in The Flash was made in a week, it’s probably because it was."
The Flash ends with a huge cameo which we know was shot in January. DC Studios was responsible for adding that actor to the mix and, assuming the same is true for those Speed Force cameos, it's no wonder the movie looked a little subpar.
While studios have been known to improve VFX between a blockbuster's theatrical and home entertainment releases, that seems unlikely in this instance, especially after how much money has already been spent.
The Flash is currently playing in theaters.