Posted on 08/24/2019 9:29:34 AM PDT by EdnaMode
Marvel's The Amazing Spider-Man is changing the dynamic of Peter Parker's social circle in a huge way as he's been forced to defend his roommate, Boomerang, from the new incarnation of the Syndicate, an all-female crew sent by Wilson Fisk to kidnap him.
But while the latest chapter sees the team pursuing Boomerang to undoubtedly score a major payday, we eventually discover a common ambition the members share: They want to bring down the patriarchy and, more so, take a shot against toxic masculinity in a New York that they believe should have more women in power.
When the women attack Boomerang at the F.E.A.S.T. Center, Peter hides Aunt May away and returns, costumed for a team-up he doesn't want. He knows Boomerang ran afoul of the Syndicate, but isn't sure why. Electro and Beetle have valid reasons, as Boomerang betrayed them to save his own hide, and the others -- apart from Trapster, who's only there for the violence -- bring to light a disturbing history with Boomerang from the Bar with No Name.
While he's now on the straight and narrow, flashbacks show Boomerang obnoxiously hitting on Lady Octopus (Carolyn Trainer, who was briefly Doctor Octopus in the 1990s), Scorpia (Elaine Coll, a new Scorpion given powers by the crime boss Silvermaine), and White Rabbit (Dr. Lorina Dodson, an Alice in Wonderland-themed villain). The women are rightfully annoyed, and as their vendetta comes to light, it turns out Boomerang might have crossed some lines with his forward behavior and frat-boy mentality. When he tries to mansplain how to conduct a heist at F.E.A.S.T., it only further angers the women.
We then find this new Syndicate views the New York City crime scene as biased: Alistair Smythe tried to belittle Lady Octopus over her own work; Rhino doesn't treat Scorpion equally; and White Rabbit admits Hawkeye makes passes at her in battle ,which she finds offensive.
Nonetheless, while they make their own #MeToo list after knocking out Spider-Man and snatching Boomerang, they still owe a major part of their business to Fisk. It remains to be seen how their partnership will evolve, but for now, he'll definitely be impressed by how they took out the wall-crawler and apprehended someone he's been hunting for a long time.
With technology at their disposal and Fisk controlling politicians and media arms, they could use his extensive resources to help get rid of others they view as oppressive, which would only strengthen the Kingpin's grip. Beetle already made it clear they're about ideas and improving the class of criminal running the city; with Fisk backing them, Spider-Man could be in for a front-row seat to a shocking makeover right in his backyard.
Hollyweird has been scraping the bottom of the idea barrel for quite a while now.
I predict a sympathetic portrayal.
Comic books for OCD Nazis. Great.
This is American Literature, circa 2019. I’m pretty sure it will not be possible to earn a PhD with a focus on this era a hundred years from now. :)
Liberals have to inject politics into everything, even in a silly escapist superhero film.
Notice they never have characters challenging the sexist attitude that it’s OK for females to assault males.
s was pointed out years ago by Siskel and Ebert.
The early movie producers were raised on great literature, and made movies of great books.
Today’s movie producers were raised on comic books, and make movies of comic books.
Our local 6-Plex movie theater seems to play only si-fi superhero movies and kiddie shows.
I’m pretty sure it will not be possible to earn a PhD with a focus on this era a hundred years from now. :)
Not so sure about that, it will probably be considered
must reading by young socialists to get a passing grade.
Might not take a hundred years either.
One can even see the titles of various term papers.
Successful anti-patriarchy in the early works of Spiderman.
A review of the leading cadres in socialist literature.
From the looks on their faces, they must all be liberal democrats...
100%
If gender doesn’t exist, traits have no gender, thus masculinity doesn’t exist, how can it be toxic?
The early movie producers were raised on great literature, and made movies of great books.
Movie audiences of the 40s were assumed to be somewhat familiar with classic literature and there seemed to be a demand for it. These things are still being made—but usually for BBC/PBS and not the big screen.
It might be because of the advent of TV in the 50s. Except for movies, people either read books and articles, or listened to stories/plays on the radio. The scenes unfolded in one’s mind. A well-made movie brought the imagined scenes and characters to life.
‘Great literature’ is not all that popular a read anymore and is actually being frowned upon on college campuses, so fewer are being exposed to it. Comics or perhaps comic-based movies are what is popular now. Sigh.
Those are some pulkies on captain bunny head.
guess they are allergic to success huh?
LOL!
If men said that women are screaming selfish loud complaining and undignified we’d never hear the end of the female response..... I am a gal and I have to say to-days women are annoying and senseless pain for both sexes to contend with.....
If men said that women are screaming selfish loud complaining and undignified we’d never hear the end of the female response..... I am a gal and I have to say to-days women are annoying and senseless pain for both sexes to contend with.....
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