Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse [June 2nd 2023]

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I bought the 4K at target Friday night for some reason when they aren't supposed to be out until tomorrow
 

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Earlier in this thread when the movie came out I asked if Miles was on some Finn shyt in this, because I wasn't about to watch 2 hours of Miles running behind a white bytch and being a lackey in his own movie

I wasn't disappointed:wow:

Miles is clearly in love with Gwen, but not at the cost of everything he needs to accomplish. His mama even told him not to lose himself for no white bytch:wow:

And how does he display this? When he finds out the truth of his situation and how Gwen left him in the dark he said ":hhh:fukk you bytch" my nikka Miles:wow:

Miles was a direct counter to the weak, passive, indecisive, agency lacking black men that are a regular in movies and tv. He has doubts and insecurities because he's human, but he also has confidence that comes with being good at what you do. He has enough agency to reject being pulled in multiple directions against what he felt was the right thing to do. This is what heroes and hero tales are made of:wow:

Now there is a dichotomy, and Miles' decision could be interpreted as selfish and adjacent to villainy, because villians are typically selfish, but Miles himself doesn't see it that way because he believes a life is worth saving. That's some good ass writing right there:wow:

Honestly, the Miles / Finn contrast is a very underrated aspect.

Just so you know, Amy Paschal (Sony exec) views Gwen the same way Kathleen Kennedy (Disney exec) views Rey. As far back as 2018 there was a vanity fair interview with her basically revealing that Gwen was her favorite, the next movie (across the spider-verse) would be a love-story between her and Miles, and the movie would serve as a launching pad for a Gwen-centric spin-off movie starring all spider-women :dead:

The big difference is either Amy learned from Kathleen's complete mishandling of Rey, or the producers (Lord & Miller) and directors (one of them being a breh) wasn't going to let her fukk it up :mjlol:

No "force is female", no "m-she-u", no bait-n-switch with the black male being a dumbed down simp. shyt, even MCU T'Challa (in BP 1) was a glorified version of Finn in ways. Stayed getting his ass kicked and his "Rey" (Nakia) had the actual agency and heroism.

So to see Miles in a healthy romantic caper, and winning his fights, and outsmarting muthafukkas... maaaaan.
 

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Honestly, the Miles / Finn contrast is a very underrated aspect.

Just so you know, Amy Paschal (Sony exec) views Gwen the same way Kathleen Kennedy (Disney exec) views Rey. As far back as 2018 there was a vanity fair interview with her basically revealing that Gwen was her favorite, the next movie (across the spider-verse) would be a love-story between her and Miles, and the movie would serve as a launching pad for a Gwen-centric spin-off movie starring all spider-women :dead:

The big difference is either Amy learned from Kathleen's complete mishandling of Rey, or the producers (Lord & Miller) and directors (one of them being a breh) wasn't going to let her fukk it up :mjlol:

No "force is female", no "m-she-u", no bait-n-switch with the black male being a dumbed down simp. shyt, even MCU T'Challa (in BP 1) was a glorified version of Finn in ways. Stayed getting his ass kicked and his "Rey" (Nakia) had the actual agency and heroism.

So to see Miles in a healthy romantic caper, and winning his fights, and outsmarting muthafukkas... maaaaan.

in almost all movies the hero loses in the beginning and wins at the end.
 

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Sounds like the audio mix is no better on disc. Idk how Sony fukked this up. The first one had reference audio :snoop:

I guess I'll just stick with my digital copy :francis:
 

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in almost all movies the hero loses in the beginning and wins at the end.

That’s overly simplistic. It’s not whether you lose, it’s how you lose.

Basic storytelling/WWE ring psychology, which is something the Russos (and the Across the Spider-Verse team) understood with how Cap and Miles were depicted.

But I digress.
 

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I rewatched the movie last night and I can't believe after all these years my mind always glosses over the fact that they gave this nikka lightning powers:dead:

Black men gotta protest the lightning powers trope at this point:dead:
 

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I rewatched the movie last night and I can't believe after all these years my mind always glosses over the fact that they gave this nikka lightning powers:dead:

Black men gotta protest the lightning powers trope at this point:dead:
They love giving black people electricity :dead:I want Gojo Limitless bending space time shyt fukk a lightning blast. :russ::russ:
 

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in the first spiderman movie with tobey there is a part where they are talking about how different spiders got different abilities and i think one of the spiders had the ability to shock or something. they gave miles a bunch of different spider attributes.
 

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Movie of the year.

fukk Barbie and Openheimer

fukk is a strong word for oppenheimer :whoa: but I agree. Florence Pugh, the first blast wave from the test and the ramping guilt/distress parts caught my attention the most

Also in the canon event scene they got canadian spider woman in her parka in her uncle ben and i dunno why but it has me :dead:
 

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I rewatched the movie last night and I can't believe after all these years my mind always glosses over the fact that they gave this nikka lightning powers:dead:

Black men gotta protest the lightning powers trope at this point:dead:

The Black Man is an VOLTAIC man, bursting with unbridled energy. We ILLUMINATE the world with knowledge that SHOCKS the pale skins’ NEURONS into articulate thought. SPARKING the next generation to take CHARGE of the next generation.

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THE BLACK MAN IS ELECTRIC. You got a problem with that?
 

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Sounds like the audio mix is no better on disc. Idk how Sony fukked this up. The first one had reference audio :snoop:

I guess I'll just stick with my digital copy :francis:
Well I folded :francis:...and I'm happy I did. The audio is good after all :blessed:

I have an digital code if someone wants it.
 

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I hate Peni. I really do. I don’t know why she’s such a fan favorite. This isn’t anime. This ain’t Evangelion. We don’t need any fukking mechs piloted by little schoolgirls.

This Spider-Man. Western media. fukk the anime influence
 
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