In the comics, Flash Thompson is a high school bully who torments Peter Parker. Eventually the two grow to stand each other as Pete endears himself to his friendship circle - comprised of Mary Jane Watson, Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn - but for the most part the character has never been one of Parker's admirers. Instead, he actively adores Spider-Man, to the point that, in the comics, he even enlisted in the military - so inspired was he by the wall-crawler's heroics.
While it's unlikely we're going to see the same arc repeat itself on the big screen, Tony Revolori's character does exhibit the same relationship Flash had with Spidey in the comics, taking the time to defend the web-slinger, only to insult Peter as he walks into the room.
It's meant to exemplify the responsibility of being a superhero, with Pete revelling in no glory when not in the mask. If it points towards some more development between the two characters, with Flash even taking on a greater role than just being the comic relief, that would be great too.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
