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That says "5 years later, Sony still doesn't understand why it's biggest spider-verse hit worked"
And the article mainly talks about how the Venom films are self contained and don't try to be films in a cinematic universe. They have a clear identity. Yes, there is no Spider-Man in them, and that's okay because they knew what they wanted to do without him when they made the films. They even say at one point "the Venom films are not for everyone, but at least they know what they are"
This is something I personally have talked about many times. And I've seen other Venom fans talk about. And what I'm seeing MCU fans starting to say more and more now. The movies work when they have a clear story and identity and don't feel interchangeable or formulaic.
You could take any Disney plus marvel show or 'phase 4' movie and switch the characters around and the story would probably stay largely the same, or at least feel the same. We all know what I mean right? The characters all make quips like Tony Stark no matter if it is in character or not. They talk and act the same.
But the Venom films? You couldn't take Tom Hardy's Eddie and swap him with the mcu cast. He acts so differently than 90% of them, he wouldn't fit in. He's fucking weird and unhinged and is very much Tom Hardy's brain child.
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Also the Venom movies worked because queer people liked them. The films were hugely popular with LGBT audiences but you didn't hear that from me 👀👀👀👀
Okay y’all remember this final campaign for POTO before it closed on Broadway?
I thought it was kind of awkward as a shot
BUT I JUST LEARNED that originally Christine (Emilie) was supposed to be standing beside The Phantom on his throne. Like….as his queen!
LOOK AT THIS
(Look at how amazed and in awe Christine is looking at her MAN)
This makes so much more sense as a pose. We could’ve ended the Bway run with some canon Hades/Persephone vibes and I’m gonna be forever salty about that.
ngl the trailer having riptide as the song gives me faith that the people behind this show have been listening for YEARS to what the people actually want
having said that, if i don't get 2000s punk rock in that soundtrack-
sjm is actually a mastermind and there is no retconning and feyre was just mindbended by rhysand from the beginning and the inner circle the bad guys and up is down, good is bad, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
acotar book 6 (7? how many books in are we?): feyre breaks free of the mind-bending, starts an illyrian revolution. nesta is forced into the court of nightmares but she also does a revolution. elain goes on a cross-country road trip w lucien to first help tamlin fix spring and then claim day so helion can retire w his love. uhhh nesta and eris kill beron, and OH OH OH AT SOME POINT PLEASE CAN WE SEE ALL THE HIGH LORD BEAST FORMS???? PLEASE I'M BEGGING YOU. (also at some point, i am still under the impression that there should be a high lord orgy, to heal prythian or whatever)
I like how you think. We also need an epic beast-form fight between Rhysand and Tamlin, and then Tamlin wants to kill Rhysand, but he can't do it because we suddenly get the backstory that Rhysand and Tamlin were lovers, and despite everything they did to each other, he still loves him. So Feyre, Nesta, and Elain come in with the Illyrian/CoN Armies and each sister wearing one of the troves, and they kill Rhysand ones and for all (no resurrection)
Nesta travels with the Valkyries and helps people on the continent.
Elain and Lucien settle in the day court and live their best cottage-core life.
Cassian and Azriel are going to Illyria to connect with their roots and help re-educate and re-structure the Iyllrian man and children.
Tamlin and Feyre maintain a healthy friendship, and Feyre helps rebuild the spring court. In the end, she becomes the REAL chosen by the magic high lady of the night court, and lives happily ever after with Nyx.