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Spider Man: Into the Spider Verse

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. 

miles: anyone can wear the mask. you can wear the mask!

me in the theater:

Let’s keep the energy going

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!

i think “Into the Spider-Verse” really proves how animation is an amazing form of story telling and how it’s just as effective(if not more) as live-action

the sacrifice sometimes is necessary.

tom after chat turns marinette down

Plagg: In the end, it doesn’t matter since they’re the same girl!

Me:

FINALLY a Cat Noir centered episode that showcases him in a way we rarely get to see, from going out of his way to try and make Marinette happy, to fighting to his last breath to save her.

like? this kid is strong and brave and he’s an angel and bless the dupain-chengs for cheering him on and being nice to him at the end. he deserves it

So guys listen!!

So you know the rose Chat brought to Marinette in “Weredad”?

It’s pink!!

And the rose he offers to Ladybug in “Glaciator”??

It’s red!!

And I remember rose colors have different meanings so I decided to look it up and…

Red is love, pink is friendship

thinkin about my two hundred different embarrassing and completely self-indulgent daydream universes that i’ve actually taken time out of my day to create content for and have never shared with anyone bc they’re that embarrassing but not being able to stop bc they’re one of the few things that bring me genuine joy 

Marilla knows

Miraculous ladybug is actually about two idiots friendzoning each other because they’re in love with each other

I complain about Adrien getting screen time a lot but it’s not because I don’t like him, it’s because of how that screen time is being used. He’s heavily tied to the plot through his family but is completely disconnected from it at the same time. His character is oversimplified. We don’t know what his ambitions are, we never see him try to make up for his mistakes, we never see the internal struggle that comes from having your only childhood friend be hated by everyone (with good reason), we never see him questioning why his father has a book related to the miraculouses, we never see anything of value to his development. He is only ever naively optimistic or an angsty boy we’re supposed to feel sorry for 24/7. It’s a shame that no other aspects are explored because he doesn’t feel organic at this point, he feels like a poster boy, which ultimately, he is.

A few reasons why Jonathan Crombie will always be The Definitive Gilbert Blythe

1-His Birthday is in October- enough said!

2-His Mom’s name is Shirley Ann (yes, no ‘E’- but- its still cool!)

3-Jonathan chose to do The Continuing Story instead of going back to do plays at the Stratford Festival

“Megan was already attached when they approached me.  I was set to go back to Stratford, but decided if they were going ahead, and Megan was a part of it, I should be as well.”

4-He never tried to give the Definitive portrayal- it just happened

“But ultimately, the script served as my main source—and I tried to remain faithful to that.  If I had worried about trying to portray the “definitive” Gilbert from the books, I think it would have really messed me up.”

5- Unlike a majority actors who have portrayed Gilbert on screen, Jonathan is Canadian.

Adrienette ship explained in one picture:

After defeating Hawkmoth, Ladybug and Chat Noir decide to meet at a specific table at a specific café as civilians and finally get to know each other behind the masks. They both try to get there anxiously early but Marinette, being the disaster she is, arrives with a box of personalized sweets after Adrien has already taken the table. Now, as excited as she is to run into the love of her life like this, she needs the table and she’s going to get it. She goes over and they exchange friendly greetings but as soon as she asks for the table Adrien gets serious and gives her a stern “No”. Marinette continues trying to convince him to leave but he insists that he needs the table because he has a date with the love of his life and he ain’t budging (that explains the bouquet he has with him) and it hurts to hear that but not as much as its going to hurt him when she removes him from the goshdang table by force.

They both wind up getting kicked out of the café btw

that time chat was ready to die for ladybug and ladybug was ready to kill for chat

Ladybug + transformations in S2

Please… Be gentle with him…

Adrien + Firsts  Miraculous Ladybug

Me, getting out of bed to face the world: I’m proud, I’m confident, I’m Marinette!

AHHH its finally finished !!!! here are the main five in their 50s ensemble

i had a tonne of fun doing this !! >v<

chat noir, trying to make fun of himself: lol adrien is a nerd

carapace: fight me bitch

Anne with an E + found families

Only a boy can’t admit when he’s gone over a lady.

I love how the queer ML fandom collectively agrees that Chloé is a massive lesbian

ladybug with actual black hair is a look

sometimes i wish that marinette’s hair was just black rather than “black with blue reflections that ends up making it look straight up blue”

zombizou // chameleon