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Spider-Man 2: "A Different Superhero Movie"

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Spider-Man 2 is considered by many fans as the best movie this has, and not only that, they also refer to it as the best adaptation of a superhero on the big screen. Compared to the first film showing the origin of the character, this one shows us a more adult Peter Parker, it’s been 2 years since the first film, and Spider-Man is already established in the city. And even though the film is called Spider-Man 2, it seems more like it’s about developing Peter Parker as a person, we’re shown the hero without the mask for the longest period of film, with Peter Parker’s personal problems being the trigger for the public to empathize with him. Because of Peter’s problems, he begins to doubt whether he really wants to remain Spider-Man, as the responsibilities of hero take him away from the people he loves most, and this doubt is represented in the film showing us how slowly he begins to lose his powers, he can’t connect his desires to his duties. Compared to the current Marvel movies, which ...

South Park: "The thin line between absurdity and reality"

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South Park has established itself as one of the most controversial TV programs, born in 1997 from the mind of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the series has 24 years of broadcast and continues today on the screens of Comedy Central, full of polemics from the first seasons due to the themes that touch his episodes loaded with black humor and social criticism. One of the biggest controversies happened in 2019, the show was totally censored in China by the episode "Band in China" of season 23, where they mock the practices of China, things like if you want to make a movie you can’t mention the Dalai Lama, homosexuality or Winnie the Pooh, as the great goal is not to be censored by the Chinese government and attract audiences from that country. Aside from mocking China, mocking American society, politics, sexuality, religions, celebrities, minorities, nothing is saved when writing the episodes, the same Trey Parker has mentioned that for a long time they are waiting for the show to b...

Samurai Jack: “Less can be more”

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We live in a time when you think that more equals better, when in reality, you can do more with less. In 2001, a series premiered on Cartoon Network screens that did the opposite, playing with the concept of minimalism, this series is Samurai Jack , which tells the story of a young prince from a feudal kingdom of Japan, whose empire has been destroyed by a fallen demon from the heavens named Aku, who challenges a duel and when he is about to defeat, the demon opens a portal to the future and sends the samurai there. The series was created by the animator Genndy Tartakovsky , who is also the creator of Dexter’s Laboratory, The Mini Series "Star Wars: Clone Wars", Sym-Bionic Titan, and Primal. In Samurai Jack, the technical aspect is similar to a painting, Tartakovsky wanted for the show a minimalist style inspired by the Disney movies of the 50s, this added to a cinematography that was not common for a cartoon of the 2000s, manipulating the screen to attract the viewer’s gaz...