Hey, so, I finally watched the film! And I have some thoughts.

First, I would like to reiterate that I didn't hold off on watching this film for as long as I did because I doubted all you folks who told me it was good. Even though I hated the comic by the same name! I did trust that the people who told me they loved it knew what they were about. I just didn't get around to it Because Reasons.

Second, those people were all completely right, because this movie owns not only the block it lives on, but the entire surrounding district. I'd run out of superlatives fast if I tried to convey how impressive the visual style, the sound design, and all the rest of the technical aspects of the production are. Entire generations of filmmakers have tried their hands at making their movie feel like a comic, and frankly I'm not even sure what that means most of the time, but I feel like the makers of this one might have pulled it off. Even if they didn't, what they got was a unique and special experience.

(They also managed to make the Prowler, of all villains, genuinely terrifying, which is... impressive.)

Speaking of villains, that might be the widest incarnation of the Kingpin I've ever seen.

Also, I feel like I get the hype about Miles now. I mean, obviously there are parts of his deal I'm only able to appreciate from outside, but I can see how important he must be to readers who are closer to the center of the target demo than me, y'know? His character arc in the movie is really something, and I particularly like the way they made it overlap with the life of the Spider-Man he succeeds, even though they only knew each other for a few minutes. Aunt May's involvement, for instance, is genius. And that version of her is awesome, she's like Alfred if Alfred were a slightly aggro widow from Queens. ("I SAID TAKE IT OUTSIDE.")

As for the others, well, I already loved Spider-Gwen, and the Spider-Verse version is... basically perfect. Clearly Miles thinks so too. Can we get another movie that's just her?

Also maybe one starring Spider-Man Noir. ("Is he in black and white?")

--G.
"Is that all ya got? You gonna fight or ya just bumpin' gums, ya hard-boiled turtle-slapper?"
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