The Flash and Playing It Safe

My wife and I saw The Flash movie, and it was entertaining. This was the third comic book movie that had a multiverse used, which definitely feels played out considering the MCU and the Miles Morales Spider-Man movies are utilizing it. The movie also suffered from having far too much of the same tone and humor as a Marvel film. Nonetheless, it was fun and really played off nostalgia while having some heartwarming moments. It is difficult to recommend comic book movies these days as there are just so many of them, but if it is ever on streaming, it would not be the worst two plus hours spent.

One thing about comic book movies, and movies in general these days, is that they play it far too safe. They use specific tropes, nostalgia acts, reboots, remakes and whatnot to capture audiences. In Brazilians Jiu Jitsu, I realized that I was playing it quite safe myself, stopping my progress. It is fine to go into a vulnerable situation and find positions of safety, but it is a matter of putting oneself in those positions. This extends to writing as well, and it is still an idea that I am tackling.

It is a matter of exiting one’s comfort zone in order to progress, and it applies to martial arts, writing, movies, and pretty much everything. I think that as I continue this writing journey that I will play around and experiment more with plot, execution and characters.