This is one amazing movie. Everything was done right, the animation was used to full advatage, the music, the characters, the plot and the storytelling - everything was great, if not completly original, but done in a fresh, dynamic and sincere way.
Once again it gets proven that the main character doesn’t have to be ordinary to be relatable or interesting. Miles Morales is not another plain, socially awkward guy. No, quite the opposite, he is cool, carefree and confident, has friends, good grades and always a smart joke to offer. He has some quarrels with his parents - but nothing extreme, they love each other very much - just that natural little disparaty between parents pushing thier child to make something of himself and the child just trying to find who he wants to be. It’s relatable to youngsters, but not so overdone yet to be preachy.
The movie makes an intersting point by showing how parents don’t have to be absent or outright extreme abusers to still make for an engaging influence for their children and how even the best intensions and love don’t make relationships without conflict or strain. Miles’s parents have an actual role in the movie and actually have some meanigful and moving moments.
The characters are plastic, likeable and well-written, acting logical and with understandable motives, flaws and charisma. Mainly Miles is a smart kid doing his best, coming off free and easy, trying to find his way.
There is uncle Aaron, who without the immediate concern and responsibily of a parent takes the role of a relaxing, charismatic and casual confidant to Miles and later gets and interesing shady plot twist.
Then we have Peter B. Parker an older version of the typical Spiderman, with a future that took a surprisingly realistic bleak turn. But don’t be fooled, despite the rugged and a bit neglected appearence, he is still the capable hero we know, with experience and abilities you can count on. His start as a teacher is a bit ruff, but he learns step by step, not only winning the sympathy of the audience but also a rewarding development of his student.
Next we have Gwen, a pretty action girl, taking her superhero role with style and spark. This is not a love story by any stretch, but her presence is powerful and makes for a nice dynamic with Miles.
All Spidermans have their own distinguished tone and make for a solid, funny and powerful group. Their protectivness towards Miles as the latest Spidey, who still has lots to learn, without derogating his importance is sweet. Their respective fashion, fighting style, personalities and quirks prove great attention to detail and make the ride that much more lively.
It’s also a great origin story for our main hero, since he has the abilities and the brains, but still needs to belive in himself. This doesn’t sound as a very original conflict, but it’s conveyed very emotionally. Miles faces his challanges with realistic fear and beginner’s incompetence, but still comes off as a strong, determined and moral boy. He struggles, he falls, but he cares and learns - this process is portrayed masterfully in the movie and the final, where Miles accepts all the lessons and finds his inner balance and belief in himself, is that much more satisfying.
Miles is an incredibly well written character. It’s gratifying to see him not being a meek weakling just to have a bigger contrast for his growth at the end. Miles is cheeky and smart, obviously talented and intelligent with a loving family, but still has enough room to grow, enough obstacles to overcome and enough of the world’s and society’s as well as personal problems to face. Yet he manages to be very approachable, representing modern teenagers and circumstances in a playful and compellig way, making the movie a fantastic experience.
hello everyone just passing by to say that there’s no heterosexual explanation for this photos okay bye
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About the Russian invasion - how is everyone feeling there? What can we do to help?
Thank you so much for asking!
A little bit of history: it's actually been 8 years since russia first invaded our country. But for the last years it was getting more and more quiet. And now BOOM again
Many people evacuated from the destroyed by war cities in 2014 and some still live there even though they support Ukraine. It's hard to leave your home. So it's emotionally different for everyone. There was a joke that people from Kyiv worry more than people from Eastern Ukraine. Because they have experienced a similar thing in 2014 and now they're more prepared than ever before.
Personally, I'm panicking from time to time, because, yup, it's stressful. Most people don't really speak about the war and evacuation because it's scary. But I feel like everyone's trying to be prepared for the evacuation or fighting. Every night does feel like a last one, after all.
Since the beginning of the war, our people have been giving money to military charity. One of the most famous military charities is "Return alive" (Povernysya zhivim). Many Ukrainians donate here every month. Here is a link for Facebook page of the charity, let me know if it translates to English or if i should make a post with translation:
There is also a charity that helps military. Yana Zinkevych, a Ukrainian politician and a commander of the Hospitallers Medical Battalion, leads this charity. In 2015 she was paralyzed during a mission and since then she has been using a wheelchair. She has personally saved more than 200 soldiers and she's awesome.
https://www.facebook.com/100020149602229/posts/914756185872693/
In her post here she makes a list of needed ammunition and the needed money.
I tried to write about the charities that Ukrainians trust in. They are famous, they have been trusted by people all these years, so as far as I am concerned, they can be trusted.
Here is a post by @everlasting-burnout who provided more links. They seem trustworthy.
Thank you so much for reading and I encourage to reblog. Just to remind you, I'm trying to tell about Ukrainian situation as objectively and as truthfully as I can
I JUST NOTICED ANOTHER PARALLEL
Putting yourself out there more in 2019
Putting real time into some of your serious passions year round
Making the effort to sustain your relationships with people you care about
Achieving your definition of success in as many areas of your life as you can in 2019
Spider-Man has always been my favorite Marvel character because every iteration of spidey has given me a sense of my only real limitations being self imposed ones. “Into the Spider-Verse” really captured this feeling and I’m so glad everyone got to see the energy of these characters and we’re carrying this energy into 2019 because anyone can wear the mask!
anyone have some good Ladynoir centric fic recs? whenever I try to look for them they’re kind of drowned out by the other sides of the lovesquare, even in the “ladynoir” search
I don’t know what’s happening but I like it
now or never is about doing things without fear and staying true to who you are. now or never is about how you need to live each day like it’s your last and follow your dreams. wake up is about coming into yourself and finding yourself again. it’s about using your pain, and taking it and using it as motivation to follow your dreams, and stepping into the light and out of the dark.
now or never is sung by sunset curve, who were each others family, even though they weren’t related. wake up is a letter from julie’s mom to her, and they are a family. these songs are about being true to yourself, and dreaming at their core. they’re sung by two families, first and foremost.
and that’s what julie and the phantoms is about. being who you are, and dreaming, it’s a show about family.
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018) Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Anne with an E + found families
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