>>105344924I love that this movie completely commited to the New York urban lifestyle. the sticker tagging, the graffiti, the Hip Hop soundtrack, the art style... all of it. I fully expect this to do shit sales in the middle US, where people have no idea what a Magnet school is, why Miles has his mother's last name instead of his father's, or a dozen other urban lifestyle references. Yeah... this movie gos pretty deep, for a cartoon about superheroes.
I love how every guy in Mile's life is there to teach him and cheer him on. I love how his dad strikes the right balance of hardass and loving parent. Especially when you get a little glimpse of how hard is for him to even figure out what he is supposed to be doing, as a father. I love how Peter is a fuckup, but still rises above to help this kid he barely knows.
like, this movie is a huge advertisement for fatherhood. you rarely see men being this emotionally open and vulnerable, in any kind of media. There are a lot of stories with men as father figures, but this one just felt a lot more real. I think its because Miles felt so real. There was some real terror and anguish on the screen, and it felt exhilarating seeing Miles take in the lessons of all those men teaching him, and overcome
