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[Swashbuckling @Swash_Tweets]

“RETRO ORU MOKKA PADAM”

[S @mahaanatii]

smiled like an idiot at this shot🙂‍↔️

[Managaram shri @managaramshri]

Kaidhis with aayul & Marana thandanai:

[Cinema Tweets @CinemaTweets1]

“Everyone keeps telling me how my story is supposed to go. Nah…imma do my own thing." Hot off my first watch of Into the Spider-Verse, I was hungry for more and had to dive directly into Across the Spider-Verse (🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟). I wasn’t disappointed in the slightest. Suffice it to say, these films are back to back masterpieces & consuming them in the same week has changed me. I can’t remember the last set of sequels that were awarded the 5 Star Treatment twice in a row, but both Spider-Verse flicks have earned it. The phenomenal visuals, emotional story, and raising of the stakes after the first film all blend together to make yet another near perfect installment in the world of Spider-Man stories. I feel like this is a week I’ll never forget. 

The crux of the story here is, in the aftermath of the life changing events of Into the Spider-Verse, Miles Morales is having a difficult time readjusting back to life without his multiversal Spidey mentors, specifically Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld). He spends his time trying to balance his responsibility as a superhero with his obligations as a son, often allowing the latter to fall short as he tries to excel at the former. All the while, a new villain brews in the background, at first a funny piece of collateral damage from the first film who evolves into the next multiversal threat. As the story develops, and the roles of each character become clearer, this movie brings things to a new level, once again showing us how to properly pull off a multiverse story with a character that is both beloved and familiar. And that is through the usage and maintenance of “canon events”. 

As Miguel O’Hara (a resolute, borderline threatening Oscar Isaac) traverses the multiverse to restore balance across dimensions, you come to learn that suffering is a requirement for being Spider-Man. Whether it is Uncle Ben being gunned down in the street or a beloved police captain making the ultimate sacrifice, these moments of loss are foundational to Spider-Man as a character. They are so foundational, that their removal causes universes to start crumbling, ultimately calling into question ideas of free will and determinism. Does Spider-Man have to stand by and watch tragedy unfold simply because the canon demands it? Or can he fight against destiny and rewrite a story that everyone else insists can’t be changed? It’s a brilliant approach to a mythos we all know so well, turning the burden of familiarity into one of the film’s greatest storytelling strengths.

The character work here is great across the board as well. Miles remains a headstrong hero trying to find his place in the world, determined not to let his story be written by anyone other than himself. Gwen Stacy, who you could argue is the true lead here, is fantastically caught between worlds and obligations, as she tries to make the vastly different pieces of her life fit together. Special shout out to Jefferson Davis and Rio Morales too, who provide some real emotional peaks as the parents of a child they do not understand and fear is slipping out of their fingers. It’s rare for a superhero movie to make you think “I should call my mom”, but this one does it. 

I’d be remiss not to talk about that cliffhanger we end on here, as I can’t imagine what it must have been like to watch that in theaters and know the wait that was in store. Of course, the visuals here continue to be unlike anything ever done before or since, as these films have truly reinvented the wheel when it comes to stylized animation that plays like a comic book come to life, complete with breathtaking colors and unique frame rates; a genuine visual masterpiece. These Spider-Verse movies are absolutely essential viewing not just for superhero fans, but for anyone who loves great filmmaking & great storytelling. 

If Beyond the Spider-Verse sticks the landing, we may be looking at one the great trilogies in Cinema’s history.

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

#Congress will have to answer 120 crore people of India about its inhuman act of brutality on innocent protestors http://bit.ly/knpjSJ

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

In India, tens of thousands of Gen Z protesters have taken to the streets of the capital Delhi, calling for the resignation of the country's education minister. Read more: https://t.co/p1xH4wPPQ0

[Doug @DouglasAll]

acabei de ver Odisseia em uma sala comum e digo

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

Iran_deal_version23_final-final.pdf

[User Not Available @Uruppada_poren]

Completed 3.5 years in TCS...before joining TCS I was poor and inexperienced. Now I am just poor. Thank you for the experience TCS.

[Srish 🎭 @Srishrajoffl]

#kanguva didn’t connect because people haven’t lived in Perumacchi.

[☾her💅🏻👠 @memethirudi]

Local internet user discovers public transport

[The Cinéprism @TheCineprism]

FARGO, one of the best crime anthalogy series.

[பழக்கடை மூர்த்தியண்ணா @_BettercallBaby]

Other chief ministers:

[Big Tee @societyhatestee]

i feel like there is a sleep in me that needs to be slept but each time i sleep i don't sleep that sleep.

[kanmani @Not_Shuriii]

Nallaru Po is GENERATIONAL!!

[THE BOYS @TheBoysTV]

The lad probably posted some memes

[Yeagerist (hyped for scene) @Kanixhkkk]

generational padam for ages indeed.