The Flash is now in theaters, and the Scarlet Speedster's first solo movie is proving to be a divisive experience for fans of the lightning-quick DC Comics hero.
This is due to several factors, but one thing many seem to agree didn't quite work is the film's head-scratching final scenes.
If you haven't seen the movie yet, major spoilers follow.
When Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) returns to what he assumes to be his own timeline after accepting the fact that he can't save Batman (Michael Keaton), Supergirl (Sasha Calle) and their entire reality from destruction, he leaves the courtroom after managing to get his dad acquitted for his mother's murder and encounters George Clooney's version of Bruce Wayne.
Then, in the post-credits scene, we see Barry and Aquaman (Jason Momoa) leave a bar in a sequence played for laughs which has very little bearing on the rest of the movie or any potential sequel.
We had heard that another post-credits stinger featuring more characters was originally going to be included, and according to the following breakdown, it would have played out very differently.
We assume the post-credits scene was changed when it was decided that Cavill would not be staying on as Superman, and the filmmakers used elements of "Justice League meet-up" for the ending of the movie instead. One shot of Supergirl from the trailers that didn't appear in the final film most likely came from this original sequence.
What do you think? Would this have been a better way to end the movie? Drop us a comment down below.
"Directed by Andy Muschietti, The Flash features Barry Allen traveling back in time in order to change events of the past. But when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned, threatening annihilation, and there are no Super Heroes to help. That is, unless Barry can coax a very different Batman out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian…albeit not the one he’s looking for.
Ultimately, to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry’s only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?"
The Flash is produced by Barbara Muschietti and Michael Disco, with a screenplay by Christina Hodson, and a screen story by John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein and Joby Harold, based on characters from DC. Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Double Dream/a Disco Factory production of an Andy Muschietti film.