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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash

Name: LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash
Director: Ethan Spaulding
Released: 2018
Duration: 78 min

Representation Score

4.6/10

Fair

2018

Not Rated

Director

Ethan Spaulding

Runtime

78 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film operates as a traditional genre piece emphasizing slapstick humor and well-known superhero stories. While the cast is diverse, the representation serves a functional purpose rather than driving deeper social critiques or challenging established norms. The narrative structure stays conservative, focusing on conventional storytelling elements.

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Category Breakdown

Does LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film doesn't include explicit LGBTQ+ characters or explore non-traditional relationships. Instead, it focuses on traditional friendships and heroic teamwork.

How does LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash portray gender?

Fair

Wonder Woman shows strong combat skills and plays a key role in the story. However, the narrative doesn't challenge traditional gender roles or male dominance.

How racially and ethnically diverse is LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash?

Fair

Characters like Cyborg bring multi-ethnic representation to the Justice League. However, the LEGO style simplifies nuanced racial identities into uniform designs.

How does LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story follows a classic Western moral framework where the hero upholds social order. It doesn't question the authority figures involved.

Does LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash include disability representation?

Limited

The film doesn't depict characters with visible or invisible disabilities, neurodivergence, or chronic illnesses.

Present on Screen

The Justice League includes multi-ethnic representation through characters like Cyborg.
Female characters like Wonder Woman have significant combat skills and play important roles.

Limited or Absent

The film doesn't engage with LGBTQ+ identities or non-traditional relationships.
It doesn't depict characters with disabilities, neurodivergence, or chronic illnesses.
The LEGO aesthetic simplifies nuanced racial identities into uniform designs.
The story doesn't explore diverse cultural perspectives or challenge established authority.

Official Synopsis

Reverse-Flash manipulates the Speed Force to put the Flash into a time loop that forces him to relive the same day over and over again—with progressively disastrous results, including losing his powers and being fired by the Justice League. The Flash must find a way to restore time to its original path and finally apprehend his worst enemy before all is lost for the Flash…and the world!

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