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There are shocking twists, unexpected surprises, and a story that truly makes sense for the crazy multiverse world that we have all jumped head first in to. The new Spider-People are all amazing! Across the Spider-Verse never feels it's length.#SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse pic.twitter.com/y8qZjTzeLf

— Tessa Smith - Mama's Geeky (@MamasGeeky) May 25, 2023

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Talking about "unexpected surprises", as if there's another kind of surprise.

The budget was $100M. Pixar's upcoming Elemental has a $200M budget.

I truly don't know how they created such revolutionary animated visuals on that budget. That was next gen stuff.

'Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse' Amazing $16M Thursday; 2nd Best Preview Night Ever For Animated Film - Box Office https://t.co/FjlZ0qEQp7

— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) June 2, 2023

I really enjoyed it. The animation styles are crazy. I think as a whole I still liked the first one more. I've always seemed to enjoy origin stories more. Can't wait to see it again though and hear what everyone else thought of it.

I was shocked we got adr strange MCU reference and the Tobey and Andrew scenes

Overall that was incredible. I was not expecting anything that ended up happening in the movie

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I was shocked we got adr strange MCU reference and the Tobey and Andrew scenes

Overall that was incredible. I was not expecting anything that ended up happening in the movie

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There was another big MCU reference too involving a cameo!

That was AWESOME

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Saxsoon said:

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I was shocked we got adr strange MCU reference and the Tobey and Andrew scenes

Overall that was incredible. I was not expecting anything that ended up happening in the movie

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There was another big MCU reference too involving a cameo!

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That too

Anybody watch it in 3-D ???

Sidebar - second movie in a row in which I couldn't understand a single word Daniel Kaluuya says

My theater isn't showing this in 3D for some reason. That's annoying. That was the main thing I loved from the first one.

Didn't realize this was a 2-part movie….I gotta watch it again. And yes, I want to see it in 3-D.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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My theater isn't showing this in 3D for some reason. That's annoying. That was the main thing I loved from the first one.

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And my theater only shows little mermaid in 3D….bummer. Maybe they'll re-release in 3-D? That would certainly add to the revenue.

That felt like half a movie. Doesn't help that a huge chunk of it was pretty boring.

This thing was tracking around $80M just a few days ago. It's blowing away all expectations…

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Swinging to Huge $113M-$120M Box Office Opening https://t.co/glnUCBXIm9

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 3, 2023

The beginning felt slow and dull. So much teenager vs parents drama. Could have shaved a lot off from that. At some point I dozed off. Mid afternoon in the recliners can get you. Once they finally got the story moving it was better. All the characters and connections were great. My kids loved it until the end.

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It was sooooo good. I can see myself seeing it at least 3 times in the theater.

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I'm definitely returning next week to watch in IMAX. I have no doubt Spiderverse will win best Animated Film.

Pretty damn good.

But yeah, in hindsight, a number of those initial tweets/reactions are straight up insane. In no universe, spider or otherwise, is this the "greatest" anything. Not even close. Don't get me wrong, it's on par with the first, looks incredible, and is more emotional than I was expecting. But man, the hyperbole so far is some of the craziest I've seen, even from trusted critics/personalities.

Then again, our audience *did* erupt in applause at the end - people were seriously freaking out - so maybe I'm in the minority. (For the record, I too loved the ending. The last ten minutes or so is outstanding.)

All that said, I have a big plot-related question that's driving me nuts… For the life of me, I don't understand why Miles' dad HAS to die in order for his universe to fall in line with canon, when Miles' uncle ALREADY died, and was seemingly just as traumatic for him as any other Spider-Man experiencing the death of Uncle Ben. One of the many things that was so great about the first movie was that they found a really cool twist on the Uncle Ben trope. So why doesn't that "count"? Why does Miles have to lose TWO people he loves, when every other Spider-Man seemingly only has to sacrifice one? And if it's simply that Miles' dad is about to be a captain, I don't understand the difference between losing a police captain vs. a Spider-Man losing someone else close to them. Did Peter B. Parker lose a captain in his universe that was traumatic for him, in addition to losing Uncle Ben? I just didn't get that "rule"/plot point at all.

It's the equivalent for every other Spider-Man world where Capt. Stacy dies.

ETA: That was a huge moment in the original run of the comics.

But in any other universe what does Stacy dying have to do with Spider-Man suffering or his sacrifice? If the police captain dying is just some technicality that has to happen in every spider-verse, for some arbitrary reason, sure, I guess I get that. And it obviously makes sense in Gwen's case. But they made it sound like something more; that for most Spider-Men, experiencing some kind of personal loss/death of someone close to them is what truly matters. If so, if Miles already suffered that traumatic loss in the form of his uncle, why does he have to suffer again?

Also, I'd spoiler tag your post, just so no one can infer anything.

I agree TC. This was a great film. Stunning and just a fun filled time to see it. I didn't even find it slow and I would not trade the opening with Gwen at all especially given the ending.


But that contrivance is egregious on so many levels and invalidates several Spider-Man properties that we have already seen where nothing of the sorts remotely happens.

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But in any other universe what does Stacy dying have to do with Spider-Man suffering or his sacrifice? If the police captain dying is just some technicality that has to happen in every spider-verse, for some arbitrary reason, sure, I guess I get that. And it obviously makes sense in Gwen's case. But they made it sound like something more; that for most Spider-Men, experiencing some kind of personal loss/death of someone close to them is what truly matters. If so, if Miles already suffered that traumatic loss in the form of his uncle, why does he have to suffer again?

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I understand what you're saying, but Capt. Stacy's death did not replace the impact of Uncle Ben. It occurred well after Peter had assumed the role of Spider-Man. It wasn't a driving force in him becoming the hero, it was a personal loss that occurred once he had assumed the role.

I honestly don't remember if it happened in the comics because his identity was known by Green Goblin, but in this movie, it was a direct targeting by the Spot to hurt him.

That's a huge difference now that Miles has been active as a hero. And a standard threat that has been addressed in previous Spidey and other hero stories.

ETA: In the comics, Peter had been dating Gwen and gotten to know her father, who actually liked what Spider-Man was doing. It's really one of the many great Spidey stories from the 70's

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TCTTS said:

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But in any other universe what does Stacy dying have to do with Spider-Man suffering or his sacrifice? If the police captain dying is just some technicality that has to happen in every spider-verse, for some arbitrary reason, sure, I guess I get that. And it obviously makes sense in Gwen's case. But they made it sound like something more; that for most Spider-Men, experiencing some kind of personal loss/death of someone close to them is what truly matters. If so, if Miles already suffered that traumatic loss in the form of his uncle, why does he have to suffer again?

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I understand what you're saying, but Capt. Stacy's death did not replace the impact of Uncle Ben. It occurred well after Peter had assumed the role of Spider-Man. It wasn't a driving force in him becoming the hero, it was a personal loss that occurred once he had assumed the role.

I honestly don't remember if it happened in the comics because his identity was known by Green Goblin, but in this movie, it was a direct targeting by the Spot to hurt him.

That's a huge difference now that Miles has been active as a hero. And a standard threat that has been addressed in previous Spidey and other hero stories.

ETA: In the comics, Peter had been dating Gwen and gotten to know her father, who actually liked what Spider-Man was doing. It's really one of the many great Spidey stories from the 70's

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I think that is fair, he needs to have to deal with the consequences of being a hero. But the canonicity that it HAS to be a captain is just weird. There are so many other situations that could show him those consequences. I would argue the sacrifice that Holland makes in the MCU is a perfect example of a "canon" moment that doesn't require death but still dealing with said consequences

'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Weaves a Big Box Office Web With $120.5 Million Opening https://t.co/DfLMmteq53

— TheWrap (@TheWrap) June 4, 2023

Holy cow. 2x Fast X's opening.

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3rd and 2 said:

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It was sooooo good. I can see myself seeing it at least 3 times in the theater.

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I'm definitely returning next week to watch in IMAX. I have no doubt Spiderverse will win best Animated Film.

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It's early, but right now it's best picture.