The Flash (2023) is a film that follows Barry Allen (Ezra Miller), aka The Flash, as he attempts to use his powers to change the past and prevent his mother’s tragic death, which has haunted him for years. His actions create a ripple in the timeline, opening up a dangerous new multiverse. This sets off a chain of events that threatens to unravel reality itself.
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The movie opens with a sequence featuring Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) as the Flash, who is part of a team of heroes that includes Batman (Ben Affleck) and Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot). Flash is still adjusting to being a member of the Justice League, and we see him trying to balance his superhero life with his personal one.
Barry’s Trauma: Barry’s motivation for what follows stems from a deep emotional wound: his mother’s death. As a child, Barry witnessed his mother’s murder in a home invasion, a crime for which his father, Henry Allen, was wrongfully convicted. Barry’s inability to save her haunts him. Despite the evidence pointing to his father’s innocence, he remains in prison, and this has weighed heavily on Barry for years.
2. Barry’s Decision to Change the Past:
Barry realizes that, as the Flash, he has the power to alter the timeline. After a confrontation with criminals that goes wrong, he starts to think about going back in time to prevent his mother’s death. He reasons that if he saves her, his life would be completely different—and his father would never be imprisoned.
The Flash’s First Mistake: Barry races back in time, and in a pivotal moment, he saves his mother from the attackers. However, this act of changing the past results in significant consequences. Barry’s mistake doesn’t go unnoticed, and it creates a new alternate timeline. Upon returning to the present, Barry finds that things are drastically different.
