JOURNAL ARTICLE
"Anyone Can Wear the Mask": The Marginalization of Miles Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Published In: JCMS: Journal of Cinema & Media Studies, 2023, v. 62, n. 5. P. 192 1 of 3
Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3
Authored By: Jeffries, Dru 3 of 3
Abstract
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman, 2018) marks the film debut of biracial Spider-Man Miles Morales, with the original Spider-Man, Peter Parker, playing a supporting role. Despite Miles's centrality in the film, a confluence of narrative, industrial, and stylistic factors work together to reinforce his secondary status compared to Parker, who remains the franchise's ideal of the real Spider-Man. In an echo of the reactionary backlash to the #BlackLivesMatter movement embodied in the hashtag #AllLivesMatter, the film's explicit theme—that "anyone can wear the mask"—functions less to legitimize Miles as Spider-Man than to ensure his continued subordination in the broader franchise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Additional Information
- Source:JCMS: Journal of Cinema & Media Studies. 2023/08, Vol. 62, Issue 5, p192
- Document Type:Article
- Subject Area:Biography
- Publication Date:2023
- ISSN:2578-4900
- DOI:10.1353/cj.2022.a907197
- Accession Number:175308635
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