Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

After watching this DC animated film for lunch today by myself here's my spoiler-free review of Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox! As usual, I'll be talking about my thoughts, memories of the voice cast and also the LEGO DC Super-Villians game! Then my conclusion/rating! The story this is based on is from the Flashpoint comic book it was the first time they did it then they later adapted it into the third season of the Flash TV show! The voice actors/actresses include; the late great Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordan, Michael B. Jordan as Cyborg (later in the 2010s he was Johnny Storm/Human Torch in that rubbish reboot of Fant4stic then Killmonger in Black Panther), C. Thomas Howell as the Reverse-Flash who later returns in LEGO DC Super-Villians and a bunch of celebrities who have been in movies/TV! I enjoyed this so much more than The Flash 2023 film (which thankfully flopped LOL) that I'm excited for Crisis on Infinite Earths the biggest crossover in the history of television! Overall this was a fun Flashpoint movie that has similar story elements from The Flash 2014 series & 2023 with the idiotic lunatic Ezra Miller I won't watch the live-action 2023 version again but instead watch a breakdown of The Flash Season 3 premiere on YouTube! That's why I'm giving this an 8/10! I look forward to watching Batman: Mask of the Phantasm for its 30th anniversary! ;-)

This was so amazing. That ending pulled on my heartstrings. Never has an animated movie done this to me.

Amazing reboot of a very important but slightly forgotten DC History. The animation is far from how good the history was adapted, even if there were a few modifications about the comic one. It comes in a very good moment as a preparation for the Justice League movie that is getting planned for the forthcoming years. This parallel world vision makes you see another side of these powerful heroes and the how the reality can be changed by minimum touch of the history. It also makes you understand the power of those we tend to think are secondary characters of the Justice League but also how the lack of the most important ones make a huge difference.

This was awesome! Some of the details in the story are different that its comic book counterpart, but overall is an amazing adaptation.

I have to recognize my opinion may be a little bias as I'm a huge DC Comics fan and the Flashpoint event was the biggest thing since 1985 in terms of continuity as it rebooted everything from a new start point for all of DC characters. It has a lot of action and most cameos of characters I've seen so far. All the battles are epic, characters are well portrayed and animation's very interesting with obvious anime influence.

A lot of fun, totally worth it and if you're new to superhero animation this is a good starting point.

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox is the newest film from DC animation studios based on the comics crossover event Flashpoint by Geoff Johns and artist Andy Kubert. There are a handful of deviations from the comics but the animated film ranks among the best of DC's animated movies. The voice cast is spot on with many familiar voices returning to their respected roles such as Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Nathan Fillion (the people's Hal Jordan) as Green Lantern. The film has a very epic, cinematic feel to it and the action scenes are amazing. This is some of the best on screen Flash action sequences ever and its about time we get a film feature of another character than Batman or Superman. This film also further proves that Barry Allen is an interesting, deep character that can be used on the big screen. On the downside, I'm not too keen on the animation style. Over the past few films, DC animation has been sliding more and more to modern anime styles. Which is fine but some of the character designs don't fit with the rest of the DC universe. Wonder Woman looks a little odd and Aquaman should have a neck (just saying). There are a lot of side plots that are introduced such as the world of the new Thomas Wayne Batman that is explored in the spin off comics, but never utilized in the film. Feels a bit like a missed opportunity. I think the movie gets a bit overly violent at times. There are a lot of brutal things in the book but I think the film overdoes it a little (i.e the fate of Grifter). Despite the questionable title, Justice League: Flashpoint (which is what it should of been named) ranks among the best of the DC animated movies and should most definitely please fans of the material and characters. I would also recommend it as a solid introduction to the Flash character, for those curious or unfamiliar.