***“are you spiderman or are you peter parker?” “ambot.”*** this film was pretty much a masterclass of directing, cinematography, and THE FEELS. going into the film, i had pretty much known nothing about it other than sadie being JG, so i really was intrigued when i was hearing people say that it was the best film of the series. well, i guess i really wasn’t disappointed with what i watched because GOOD GOD, that was exceptional. i recently rewatched a good chunk of the first movie, spider-man: homecoming, and i guess something that i noticed is the literal physical and mental growth of peter. seeing him as a teenager in high school was already pretty impressive with how much eagerness and heart he had from the start. now, seeing him go through every day with so much figurative stuff to carry, well, i guess it just shows how strong he is and how important it is for the people in his life to be safe, despite him struggling to even just get by on a regular day. the whole film was a visual treat to watch. the shots were playful, they felt intended, and overall just worked for their treatment. a thing that i do want to highlight is the choreography and how the camera coordinated with it. the mind jumping was just fucking TOP TIER that it literally got me gasping so fuckin loudly at the cinema. i really was just in awe of how perfectly executed it was and how committed everyone was to being possessed. from the side lateral tracking sequence, to the line jumping, the whole one-take after the tank thingy, the hand battle scene, and even the whole mannequin challenge at the city. UGH JUST BEAUTIFUL! AMAZINGGGG! another thing that i want to highlight is how they showed peter’s arachnid DNA growing. with almost everything about him being heightened, he literally feels everything MORE now, and i’m sure as hell that it could get very overstimulating and could really cause stress and anxiety. anyway, they showed it beautifully with how peter notices things like a droplet of water or even the sound of everything around him just going off all at once. it reminded me of inside out 2 with how they showed riley with her anxiety. crazy good representation. now, in terms of the story, i really did enjoy it! again, with how they showed peter’s life without his friends was just gut-bustingly painful. ned and mj’s lives were just passing by without him, and not being able to be a part of that just sucks. BRUH, MJ kissed some rando dude which apparently was her BF. UGH BRUH STFU! valid crash out from peter. if i crash out and wanted to have like senti time, i would just drive a car in the rain listening to music. i guess peter had the same idea, but i feel like it has more panache since he be swingin’ all over d place. it was pretty cool how ned was obsessed with spider-man tho! building an app just to track him was pretty gnarly, and all for the chance to say thank you for saving their lives multiple times. GOATED. with how they paved the story for the relationship of peter with ned and mj, i guess i wasn’t really that mad about it? HURT, sure! SAD, definitely! but mad? NAH. mj telling peter that she’s not the person that once loved him really was fair and painful, but it’s understandable and more impactful than making mj just randomly “love” peter again or remember him again. i feel like this would give peter more depth and overall, like, a sense of growth with his character. of course i want her to remember him again and be like back to normal, but sometimes we just have to let the story and pacing do its thing. with that happening, i would love for peter and quill (star-lord) to have a moment or conversation in a future movie. i’m pretty sure that they could relate to each other on a crazy level and would just, i guess, have a good sense of comfort when someone does understand almost exactly what you’re going through. the film did give us a bit of something when ned, peter, and mj were just eating food and laughing together like a bunch of friends in a sitcom. that was really nice. OH yeah! also, the handshake at the end with ned! that was fantastic. ok let’s talk about jean grey now. wow. sadie sink did amazing with her character. i feel like she did JG justice with how nuanced and heavy her intentions were with the character. in all of the movies and depictions, JG always felt like she had the whole world on her shoulders, and i guess this film was not an exception! having the passing of her sister, sarah, be her driving force of the movie was terrific and kinda makes you understand why she is the way that she is and why she do be doing what she be doing. THE CRAZIEST thing that she did do was the thing with possessing MJ to trick peter into thinking that she had her memory back. LIKE FUCK, THAT WAS FUCKING OUT OF LINEEE. THE TRAUMA. THE PAIN. THAT IS CRAZYYYYY. terrifyingly amazing performance from zendaya and tom there tho. also, may i just add, **CAN WE STOP WITH
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