Let’s talk about the “sick of superhero movies” complaint. A complaint so overused, and so quick, that it’s become an empty, perplexing declaration. I genuinely have no idea what folks even mean by it anymore, outside of a desire to be the contrarian within a larger discussion.🧵 It really does feel like people have reduced something archetypal, beaten it into a false “genre,” and then decided to make it their buzzword talking point because…they’re popular? And yet we’ve been down this road before, many times, with other subject matter & character types.

I think there’s something interesting built into modern #StarWars, which was imbued over time, and was honestly sorta inevitable with its nature: The idea that Star Wars is now drawing from Star Wars. It’s been around long enough now to become its own source of inspiration. 🧵 First off, it’s important to note that nostalgia is baked into the fabric of #StarWars. It’s not something it DOES, it’s what it IS. It’s the DNA. That often gets overlooked. Star Wars being nostalgic is A PART OF Star Wars. George was lovingly looking back at his own influences.

Can’t stop thinking about #Namor. A phenomenal debut for the character, & a thunderous performance from Tenoch Huerta Mejía. The humanity, the pain, the presence. A mythic hero AND a classic tragedy, delivering every shade of complexity. Thank you, @TenochHuerta. #WakandaForever And Tenoch had to be everything that #Namor is all while conveying SO much world-building. It was a huge goal, and he & Ryan Coogler delivered in every way. The entirety of the history, plight, spirit, & love of this newly introduced people all rests on THIS character working.

Yeah, #WakandaForever is incredible. Still formulating my thoughts some more, but it’s absolutely one of Marvel’s best. It really is a beautiful, compelling, & worthy sequel to #BlackPanther. The explorations of grief, legacy, generational trauma, & cycles of pain are stunning. It honestly would have been a MIRACLE to get even a “good” movie given the heartbreaking real life circumstances, but they managed to make an amazing movie. The way they handled the themes of loss are SO elegantly done. It’s so moving. #BlackPanther #WakandaForever

A NEW HOPE. It has it all. Everything from the “I want song,” to the various tones for different kinds of music, to perfect character introductions, to duet opportunities, to a rousing finale. It’s begging to be a #musical. #filmtwitter

https://twitter.com/juliacmarchese/status/1490743431416541184

These could all be songs - ACT ONE:

• “Escape (Hunt for the Plans)” - Leia, Threepio, R2, & Vader
• “Doomed in the Desert” - Threepio & R2
• We give a small tease of “Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi” - Leia
• “Binary Sunset” - Luke
• “The Same As Your Father” - Obi-Wan

I think that there’s a deep insecurity within the expression of a lot of pop culture opinions, and it leads to two reactions boiling to the surface:

1. The need to be academically/morally right in an opinion. Not enough to say “that didn’t work for me because [x].” No... (1/10) ...they must inject a sense moral/social superiority into said opinion, even over things like a CGI face. Not enough that it doesn’t resonate with you, it must be a campaign against it as a “ghoulish” ideological affront. A stance. Imbued into their identity/persona. (2/10)