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Love it or hate it, The Flash’s CGI wasn’t an accident. Director Andy Muschietti once insisted the film’s “weird” visuals were a deliberate creative choice, especially in the much-talked-about Speed Force and Chronobowl sequences. “We are in the perspective of the Flash. Everything is distorted in terms of lights and textures. We enter this ‘waterworld,’ which is basically being in Barry’s POV,” Muschietti explained in an interview with Gizmodo.
“It was part of the design, so if it looks a little weird to you, that was intended,” he added. One of the most criticized moments occurs early in the film. Barry (Ezra Miller) races to save Gotham City Hospital’s collapsing nursery, where babies and a midwife are in danger. Instead of a heart-pounding rescue, audiences are met with visuals that look… off. Many fans assumed budget constraints or rushed post-production were to blame. But Muschietti had a different answer.
Barbara Muschietti, the film’s producer, jokingly shut down concerns about realism. “No, we used all real babies,” she said. But Andy stuck to his vision, reaffirming that the CGI’s unnatural look was meant to reflect Barry’s super-speed perception. That explanation didn’t sit well with everyone. Some fans called it an “excuse” rather than an artistic decision. Social media buzzed with side-by-side comparisons of The Flash’s CGI against older superhero films, questioning why a 2023 blockbuster looked so unpolished.
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