Finally got around to watching the home release and I love this film even more the third time around! It just keeps getting better and better, especially as I pick up more of the nuances that are hard to pick up the first time around when there is so damn much going on (not a bad thing!). Some of them are Easter eggs, while others are neat thematic touches and foreshadowing.
In Into, during Miles' training montage, he falls from a building, trailed by downward comic book script of him screaming. Then during his triumphant hero montage, we see him slinging upwards followed by the same screaming script. And then in this film, while he's slinging with Gwen during the "thread the needle" moment, he screams sideways! It's a small thing, but I love that subtle continuation of his growth as Spider-Man.
When Miles is in the wrong universe, there are a lot of visual clues that he's in the wrong place. The main thing I noticed the first time right away was how cluttered his room was, but in a different way, particularly the plastic crates. However, this time I noticed that the clothing he quickly puts on (which aren't actually his) includes a purple hoodie!
When Jeff and Rio are arguing at the end but before Gwen interrupts them, Rio talks about how she doesn't know what Miles is doing and Jeff suggests "maybe he's trying to spread his wings"...which is precisely what Miles tried to tell his dad as Spider-Man but Jeff dismissed at the time.
Lastly, May-Day's pajamas at the end are covered with Spider-Ham heads.
I know I keep bumping up this thread without much success of further discussion but, man, I really love this film.
In Into, during Miles' training montage, he falls from a building, trailed by downward comic book script of him screaming. Then during his triumphant hero montage, we see him slinging upwards followed by the same screaming script. And then in this film, while he's slinging with Gwen during the "thread the needle" moment, he screams sideways! It's a small thing, but I love that subtle continuation of his growth as Spider-Man.
When Miles is in the wrong universe, there are a lot of visual clues that he's in the wrong place. The main thing I noticed the first time right away was how cluttered his room was, but in a different way, particularly the plastic crates. However, this time I noticed that the clothing he quickly puts on (which aren't actually his) includes a purple hoodie!
When Jeff and Rio are arguing at the end but before Gwen interrupts them, Rio talks about how she doesn't know what Miles is doing and Jeff suggests "maybe he's trying to spread his wings"...which is precisely what Miles tried to tell his dad as Spider-Man but Jeff dismissed at the time.
Lastly, May-Day's pajamas at the end are covered with Spider-Ham heads.
I know I keep bumping up this thread without much success of further discussion but, man, I really love this film.
