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let-the-valleys-awake · 10 months

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one of the things that i loved about barbie (2023) that i think a lot of the posts making fun of male-written reviews miss is that, though the movie presents itself as a commentary on the patriarchy and sexism, the message at the core of the film isn't actually limited to being about (cis) women. it's about anyone who is Other.

i went to go see the movie on thursday afternoon before all the big midnight premieres, and the theater was still packed. there wasn't an empty seat in the entire theater. i had a seat at the end of the row, which i had picked out in a faint (futile) hope that no one would sit next to me. thirty seconds before the trailers started, a family of about 10 black people walked in and split up, presumably because they'd only just bought their tickets and there were no longer 10 seats together. the dad and the son, who was maybe a few years younger than me in his early-20s, a good foot and a half taller than me, and who i recognized as one of the football players at the local university, ended up taking the two empty seats next to me with the linebacker in the seat right next to me. and that was pretty much the last time i thought of them until the last twenty minutes of the movie.

see, in the last twenty minutes of the movie, america ferrera makes an impassioned speech about not just the limitations that male-dominated society puts on women but the limitations that women put on themselves in order to survive in said male-dominated society. it's about the contradictions that we're subjected to--you can't be too much, but you can't be too little either. you have to lift each other up but you're also in constant competition with other women for the shredded dregs of respect that men have left over for us. you can't say yes to a man because then you're a whore but you can't say no because then you're a prude. it was passionate and bitter and furious and it had every woman in the theater, myself included, in tears.

and in the silence of the theater following america ferrera's plea for barbie not to make herself less just so that society isn't threatened by her, the linebacker sitting next to me said fervently, "i feel that."

it brought everything to a screeching halt. now i'm a white woman, and though i'm fat and nowhere near as gorgeous as margot robbie, from the very first trailer, it was obvious that this was going to be a movie for me. and if done right, it was going to be a movie for all women (and i would argue that it was). but the thing that it also did right was that though the surface of the message was about women making themselves lesser, the core was that it was for anyone who makes themselves lesser to fit in. yeah, it's for women who are trying to fit into a male-dominated society, but it's also for bipoc who are trying to fit into a white-dominated society. it's for trans people trying to fit into a cis-dominated society. it's for gay people trying to fit into a heterosexual-dominated society. it's for anyone who's been Othered and has to shrink themselves in a desperate attempt to survive.

i love the posts making fun of male-written reviews that are butthurt that this movie isn't for them just as much as the next person. but i think it's important that we don't forget that those are representative of the people in power, the people that could never understand this message. barbie is for me, yeah, but it isn't just for me. it's for my trans friend who is six feet tall and has a beard and wears pink dresses every single day because they make her feel pretty. it's for my labmate who could practically be a barbie herself and irritates me every time she talks about thinphobia but also can't find someone who wants to be with her because she's brilliant and not because she's beautiful.

it's for the black linebacker who sat next to me in the theater and felt heard when a fictional character in a movie told him not to make himself smaller just to fit society's standards.

#barbie #barbie 2023 #oh lordy this hit my feels

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let-the-valleys-awake · 11 months

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#these dick riders are gonna be the death of me #kidding miguel simps please don’t kill me

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let-the-valleys-awake · 11 months

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a meme check me out on twitter!

#across the spiderverse #miguel o'hara #spider man 2099 #not my art #atsv

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let-the-valleys-awake · 11 months

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Is it just me or was it harder to notice the onomatopoeia in ATSV? Like I didn’t notice any of them. I think they were either more subtle or just less frequent. It’s probably because I have very bad observation skills and I was just too focused on the other parts of the movie, but like I just feel like they were harder to spot.

#across the spiderverse #atsv #spiderman #spiderman atsv #pallin talks

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let-the-valleys-awake · 11 months

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Pavitr my boy

#the silly #silliest spiderman out there #we need more pavitr content on here!!!#across the spiderverse #atsv #pavitr prabhakar

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let-the-valleys-awake · 11 months

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herm?

#ermmm what the scallop #across the spiderverse #the spot #atsv #atsv spoilers #the spot atsv

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let-the-valleys-awake · 11 months

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Reflection in Gwen's eyes: My friends Peter and Mayday and Pavitr aaaawwww I love them ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Reflection in Miles' eyes: MIGUEL IS GOING TO FUCKING MURDER ME

#I wonder if the writers had a specific thing in mind with this #either way it’s funny #spider man across the spider verse #gwen stacy #miles morales #miguel o'hara #across the spiderverse #atsv

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let-the-valleys-awake · 11 months

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What I love the most about atsv is the spots design, his limbs are a little too long and his chest and torso are a bit stubby and this is amplified in a fun silly way by how he holds himself the first time we see him, he’s awkward and clumsy and yet when his demeanor switches suddenly his anatomy makes you uncomfortable, when he’s sprinting towards miles all you can do is hold your breathe as a foreboding feeling sinks into you’re gut. He becomes imposing as his elongated limbs suddenly feel sinister and inhuman instead of goofy. He goes from “hehe his arms and legs are lengthy” to “oh god his arms and legs are lengthy”

#yeah when he was runnin at miles I got chills #then he literally kicked his own ass #sigh so dreamy #atsv #across the spiderverse #across the spider verse spoilers #the spot #atsv spoilers

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let-the-valleys-awake · 11 months

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Me trying to resist putting ATSV stuff in the gc because none of my friends have seen it yet

#i’m suffering #all I ask is one person I know to talk about it with #that’s all i want #across the spiderverse #atsv #spiderman atsv

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let-the-valleys-awake · 11 months

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love this guy

#my little meow meow #the spot more like the silly #the spot #the spot atsv #spiderman atsv #across the spiderverse

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let-the-valleys-awake · 11 months

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I just think it's so funny that Miguel blames Miles for the collider incident, and not, you know, Olivia Octavius, aka THE PERSON WHO PIONEERED AND BUILT THE DAMN COLLIDER IN THE FIRST PLACE??????? YOU KEPT TABS ON MILES BUT NOT THE LADY WHO CAUSED THIS SHIT??? Miguel, you are never beating the hater allegations!

#I heard not hide nor hair of him complaining about Kingpin #why you gotta blame it on my boy miles #across the spiderverse #atsv spoilers #miguel o'hara #olivia octavius

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let-the-valleys-awake · 11 months

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EVERYONE GIVE ME SPACE IM MANIFESTING

#i wish this was real #why couldn’t this be the movie :(#spider-man #across the spiderverse #miles morales #miguel o'hara #spiderverse

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let-the-valleys-awake · 11 months

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miles literally chose to pursue physics instead of art even though in itsv he clearly enjoys art more because he wanted to have a chance of seeing gwen and peter again so badly only to find out they had the ability to visit him the whole time and chose not to.

#oof this hit me in my feels #oh boy #across the spiderverse #across the spiderverse spoilers #miles morales

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let-the-valleys-awake · 11 months

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I watched Across The Spiderverse yesterday, here are my two(hundred) cents!

This will just be a lot of me gushing about how much I love ATSV, no theories because I’m not smart enough for that 💀

ATSV SPOILERS!!

Alright, let’s get into it. (These are in no particular order and I prob forgot a lot of stuff)

Am I the only one who thought Hobie was a whole ass adult? Like he looks at least 20 am i crazy? (Keep in mind I have no prior comic knowledge sorry bout that 💀)

THE ANIMATION STYLES!!! Omfg they were so good, like the occasional live action elements, the LEGO UNIVERSE, Hobie’s whole thing, it’s all just so fucking cool!! Especially the comic book textures with like the shading and rough line art it’s all just so fun to look at

I kinda hate Miguel but I gotta be honest he is SUCH A GOOD ANTAGONIST. Like he has good intentions (I think) but goes way overboard due to past memories. He isn’t truly evil, he just projects all of his past mistakes onto Miles. He is just barely in the ‘I don’t like you’ category for me but what he did to Miles was wack so he’s staying there.

If I had to pick a favorite, it would be Spider Punk. I’m just a sucker for cool characterization and ‘mess shit up’ people. His big brother dynamic with Miles is just so fucking fun dude. I also just like listening to his voice, bravo to Daniel Kaluuya, he did a great job. Also I heard that just Hobie’s animation alone took about 2 years to do (could be lies)

Pavitr was 🤏this close to being my favorite. If he got more screen time he defo would’ve been my number one, because HOLY SHIT he is the silliest mfer I’ve ever seen. I love the detail on his suit and when he uses his bangles as like yo-yos. And his banter with the other three was just so cute. Like when he went ‘Another easy win for Spider-Man-‘ and everything fucking explodes, I was cracking up 😭😭

The marketing and like almost non-existent foreshadowing for the Spot being one of the main antagonists was so genius!! Like the trailers painted him as just a random guy Miles fought, because that’s how he saw him! As just another d-list villain!! Also The Spot’s lines are so funny dude, and his voice-acting, like the pinnacle of Average Joe™ but he also shares a VA with Ash from Fantastic Mr Fox soooo

I SAW 20 SECONDS OF SUN SPIDER AND I AM BEGGING FOR MORE she’s so fun

In the scene where Gwen n Miles are sitting together upside down, there’s a shot where they are just tiny in the corner and it’s just the whole cityscape, and it is one of my favorite shots in the whole movie, it was so fucking beautiful. The two are small and upside down to show how ostracized and different they feel from the rest of society. (because they are) But, a minute later, it flips so that the two are sitting right side up while the cityscape is upside down, which symbolizes their bond and how they find solace in each other.

I love how the background fades and melts as Gwen is having the confrontation with her Dad near the end. I can’t remember any specifics because it’s been two days since I saw it, but it was so telling how everything melded together except Gwen and her Father because that’s all Gwen could think about.

I thought the movie was PG but they cursed at least like three times so that’s fun

MILES WITH BRAIDS 😍😍 honestly I can’t tell which style I like more, they both match each version’s demeanor so well.

The way I could immediately tell in earth-42 at the end that something was up with Uncle Aaron. But like, aside from the fact that he was alive 💀. His face was constantly casted in shadow with his eyes highlighted, if I remember correctly I think they were purple tinted as well? These not-so-subtle art choices were so beautifully crafted to give me just the right sense of unease.

I really wished they did more with Jessica Drew. I just feel like she was kind of a blank slate with no truly discerning personality. I did like her internal conflict with following Miguel’s orders and doing what’s right. I really hope she has a larger role in Beyond or I’ll be sad.

The themes of teenage relationships are so fucking powerful in this movie and I think that’s beautiful. Neither Miguel nor Jessica supported Miles, or even Gwen. All of their comfort came from each other. Hobie, Pavitr, Gwen, and Miles’s bond is so strong because they are all truly there for each other.

I am so disappointed that we didn’t see any Spider Noir. He was one of my faves in the first movie 😭

Hobie + Pavitr has gotta be one of my favorite duos. Especially in Hobie’s debut scene where they’re roughhousing, their dynamic is just so cute. I’ve seen people ship them and I’m not against it, I just can’t see Hobie as anything more than a big brother tbh

That’s all that comes to mind right now, hope you enjoyed my word vomit. I have so much more stuff to say but that will need a rewatch, I’m gonna go to bed

#this movie is going to be my whole personality #i’m so sorry #not #across the spiderverse #atsv #atsv spoilers #hobie brown #spider punk #miguel o’hara #pavitr prabhakar #the spot #sun spider #gwen stacy #spider woman #miles morales #jessica drew #pallin talks

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let-the-valleys-awake · 11 months

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black holes and bagels n stuff

#op I love you #platonically #not my art #across the spiderverse #astv #everything everywhere all at once #eeaoo

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let-the-valleys-awake · 11 months

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So true!! Like he was acting like it was Miles’s fault he got bit when the whole point is that it wasn’t his fault. Everything that happened was just a series of unfortunate events that Miles happened to be at the center of. Miguel was completely out of line.

Anyway i hate Miguel he's projecting all his guilt and issues on a 15 years old kid, yelling at him and making him feel like shit by blaming him for things that literally were not his fault.

Like, Miguel YOU're the one who purposefully messed up with the multiverse by stealing your counterpart's identity and burrowing yourself in his world with his family. Miles, who just happened to be a victim of Kingpin, Doc Ock, and the Spot's messing up with the collider, is NOT responsible for anything bad that happened. The call comes from inside the house lol.

Also him refusing to accept Miles into the "Spider family" and telling him he will never belong, when himself was so desperate for a family that he fucked up the multiverse... the clownery is outrageous.

#across the spiderverse #miguel o'hara #miles morales #atsv #atsv spoilers #across the spiderverse spoilers

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let-the-valleys-awake · 1 year

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They’re banging out the tunes!!!

#yooo!!#happy neil and homestuck day

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