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Moments Families Can Relate to in The Flash

by Kevyn Gohu
June 15, 2023

With The Flash premiering on June 14, 2023, here are some relatable moments that families may find.

Barry Allen (AKA The Flash) may feel familiar. He’s chatty, constantly hungry, stuffing all his things into one place to “clean” his room, somewhat constantly in a daze, socially awkward, and has a Work Dad in Bruce Wayne. Sound familiar? That’s a lot of our kids on a daily basis. But DC has been quite infamous for tackling a lot of dark topics, especially after the release of Zack Synder’s version of Justice League.

So without further ado, here are eight moments that families can relate to after watching The Flash.

Moments Families Can Relate to in The Flash

1. Barry always being in a rush for something

Millennials always seem to be in a rush and Barry’s no different, especially if it’s work-related. Unfortunately, the struggle is real when millennials are trying to get to work on time, but their stomachs decide otherwise. The Flash has that problem, too, as he desperately waits for his sandwich, wondering why his usual waitress isn’t there to take the order.

2. “Take it from this old man.” -Bruce Wayne

Where have we heard this line before? This is the same line parents tell their kids when they’re about to do something baffling. Here, The Flash wanted to time travel to prevent his mom from dying which would prevent his father from ending up in jail, to which Bruce warned him it was already a bad idea.

But, he still did it anyway, especially when he discovered the Flash Point.

3. Barry Allen living in a “clean mess”

We, parents, will never understand how our kids can live in such a messy room where there’s no space. Some kids, especially those who are working, call it a “clean mess” and have grown quite accustomed to it. They know where everything is, in spite of it.

4. Getting thrashed out by your boss, but you can’t explain why

Despite being the fastest man alive in the DC Universe, The Flash finds himself late for his first day of work along with a stuffed-up pipeline. But what’s a working guy to do when his “dad” from his other line of work needs him to do something? Like, saving babies falling from a burning and collapsing building?

5. Barry doing everything to help his parents out

The older kids will relate to Barry Allen’s relentless pursuit of his dad’s acquittal in killing his mother. Using some of the technology and pulling some strings (most likely because of Bruce), Barry gets a “job” in a crime forensics lab to hopefully prove his father’s innocence. Moreover, he utilizes their technology to make the video clearer.

6. The Flash is unable to sing a “song” that he once sang with his mom

Throughout the movie, the song was a bit of a sore spot for The Flash. Before his mother died, The Flash remembered dancing and singing with her while she was cooking his favorite spaghetti and waiting for his dad to come back from the store with tomatoes. But the trauma caused by her death prevents him from recalling the song as it reminds him how he just ran from the crime scene instead of helping his father.

Until he accepts her death, only then does he sing the song that they used to dance to.

7. Treasuring a keepsake and getting angry when someone doesn’t appreciate it

Everyone has a keepsake that they hold on to from their parent, especially when they pass away. “Monkey,” a stuffed toy The Flash’s mom gave him, serves as a keepsake even after her death. He holds onto it even when he travels back in time where he sees, much to his dismay, his other self using the toy as a dartboard. The Flash, however, doesn’t berate him until much later when they go to the bat cave.

8. “Letting go” of the childhood you could’ve had

Once The Flash realizes the consequences of abusing his ability to travel back in time, he returns to the very point he tried to change things. A part of us, as parents, will always wish that there’s a part of our childhood we could change, especially if we know if it will make us better people to make the lives of our loved ones’ better. Unfortunately, as Bruce Wayne explains, time doesn’t behave in a straight line. It behaves like spaghetti — an enormous pile of mess.

Catch The Flash in cinemas this June 14, 2023

There are a lot of Easter eggs in The Flash movie that even parents will appreciate, including a meme of Nicholas Cage, a tribute to Christopher Reeve, and the cameo of Michael Keaton as Batman. Families, especially dads who have idolized Batman, will see the movie as a chance to bond with their children. But the movie also symbolizes the dawn of a new Justice League cast as even The Flash leaves with a bit of a cliffhanger when he finally meets the new “Bruce Wayne” after restoring the timeline: “Who the heck is this guy?!”