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Hit much deeper a second time. It’s just as good if not better on a second watch. The little details, the dialogue, the music, the intent, everything is just amazing. I definitely think I understood many more things than I did on the first watch.  Frank and Banner drop the coldest lines of wisdom to Peter which really show where emotionally and mentally Peter stands.  One being where Peter tells frank, that “I’m just like you” and frank tells him, “your nothing like me, you think this is a choice? This is a sentence…..I would give up everything if I knew I had the chance to be around my loved ones” this really hits Peter deep, as he literally distances himself from the people he loves willingly, to make the better choice, but doesn’t understand what he’s losing and how much people would give up to still have that chance. Banner tells him, “how do you know what aspects to suppress? What if that something your suppressing needs to be expressed” this one also being such a huge point, cuz Peter chooses Spider-Man but doesn’t understand that Peter Parker is what makes Spider-Man the hero he is, and without him, Spider-Man can’t exist. Both of these lines or moments, coming from people that are actually going through with these things or have gone through these things, guiding Peter who is also going through a rough phase in life is such peak writing. It makes perfect sense to why these 2 characters were even chosen to be in this movie. It makes their appearances much more effective. You also see Spider-Man give his light to Jean at The end as well. Another thing, I’d say is that there were other parts that might not have been emotional in the first watch, that were much more emotional in the second watch.  However, the moments that are generally emotional in the movie, hit much harder in a rewatch. I think this quote really sums it up. “Sometimes you never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.” - Dr. Seuss The moments held much more value this time because I KNOW they hit me hard the first time, and that it’s a very valuable moment to Peter’s character. And while knowing the weight of that scene before it comes make it much more valuable because you know how precious it was the first time. All in all, the action felt much more grand on the second watch. I really got to take in how magnificently choreographed those fight scenes were. Genuinely had the time of my life.

I was really excited for this movie early in the year, and then lowered my expectations when I saw how everyone bashed it, which kinda made me like it more because I expected it to be awful. Finally watched it now, and I understand why people hated it or disliked it. I think James Gunn should have directed this, it was his type of movie and I think his lack of expertise clearly showed. I think the overall writing was pretty weak. It doesn’t give off a complex story, or make you think. It’s very surface level and shallow.  As someone who watched the CW Supergirl A LOT, i don’t know if really liked this version of Kara’s motivation to become supergirl. She’s troubled with guilt, and despite having powers she falls short enough times to realize she needs to work harder and lock in, and then she does. But the root cause of her motivation was the girl and her dog.  I just feel like that was pretty weak, her motivations could have been the same as Superman but in space and it would give it a deeper effect. The whole purpose of her character’s journey was to show her accepting her supergirl title, but they made it very downplayed. Also, this being the second official movie in the DCU, and already everyone has access to kryptonite just feels weird. And both movies had their main character be weakened by it to then gain their power back and finish the final act. Kind of feels like lazy writing. Jason Momoa as Lobo is perfect, even though we barely got to enjoy him, but again I seriously didn’t understand his contribution to this movie, despite enjoying him. The villian was weak, but brutal.  I do think Milly Alcock as Supergirl is great casting, she plays her part really well, especially with this version of Supergirl. Btw David Corenswet’s Superman has STRAIGHT AURA, what a perfect Superman. The final action sequence was pretty darn good, and I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. But most importantly, the whole no kill rule moral dilemma was actually shocking. I kept thinking Kara telling the girl not to kill was very superman/supergirl like but it just felt silly because of how brutal the villian was, but as i thought that, supergirl delivers the final blow, which i will say was very unexpected but it was the best decision they made in this movie. It felt realistic, and It made me like the movie more. Maybe im too critical of it, but it def had its faults. still did enjoy it tho and its not smth that hurt to watch. I think people were overreacting for sure, it’s still a good movie.