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« on: July 27, 2017, 08:20 AM »
I thought Flash was pretty fantastic. Apparently in 2017, high school kids legitimately aren't bullied by jocks anymore. They're bullied by privileged, rich, incompetent douchebags. And this Flash fit that role perfectly. So it was a nice update, I thought. And casting him non-white was kinda refreshing (how many times have we seen the white alpha-male cast as the villain?).
I'd say Zendaya is also a reflection of modern times. The girl comic book nerds dream about isn't the super-hot cheerleader. It's the brainy, competent fellow-geek. I expect MJ will "bloom" over the course of the next film to be suitably attractive along the lines of Hermione. But for this film she couldn't overshadow Pete's main crush (also a brainy geek, but way hotter).
I think the engagement was intentionally left open to interpretation.