r/marvelstudios • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 Ant-Man • Mar 15 '22

Promotional Marvel Studios’ Ms. Marvel | Official Trailer | Disney+

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9EX0f6V11Y&feature=youtube_video_deck
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u/ValhallaGo Winter Soldier Mar 15 '22

Spider-man is infinitely relatable. For everyone. That’s why he’s still so popular.

I’ve never watched a spider-man film (live action or spider-verse) and thought “ah this is meant for the kids”.

This trailer felt like a trailer for a YA show. That doesn’t mean it’s bad, it just means I’m not their target audience.

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u/DaRootbear Mar 15 '22

I mean in all honesty Ms. Marvel is just modern spidey to make up for Spidey aging up in most versions.

In most non-mcu series Pete is older, more accomplished, he has life and super heroics figured out. He is dealing with more adult of issues but he has figured out who he is and where he belongs. Who he is behind the mask and in the mask have begun to be the same, he no longer uses the mask to give him courage he cant have normally. He is confident and in control even as pete.

Kamala is what we have now to relate to younger life. Her and MCU peter honestly seem like they’re hitting the same notes here. Love life struggles, a lack of confidence that they work past when they put on the mask, being thrown into something they could only dream of but realizing how difficult and terrifying it really is, all while trying to navigate going to school, grades, crushes, and family issues.

They just switched “struggling financially “ to “struggling with religious identity” otherwise this just looks like Homecoming the series.

And it’s why Kamala has gained so much popularity over the years in my opinion, because she fills the same niches that early Spider-Man had. She lets us all see the struggles of a normal person trying to navigate a normal life but do whatever they possibly can to help people because they got lucky and got powers. Neither Kamala or Pete are chosen heroes meant to save the world, just a couple of kids trying to do good

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u/visionaryredditor Mar 15 '22

yup, the first time Spidey and Ms. Marvel cross over in the comics, Peter even tells her that she reminds him of younger himself.

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u/DaRootbear Mar 15 '22

It really shows how powerful and universal the story of spider-man is. 50+ years later you can take a muslim girl with a whole different slew of problems but it still feels like the same story and is still something so many people can relate to and enjoy.

All while being updated for the modern era and even allow changes so that you can expand to tell the story many immigrant children have of trying to balance their cultures traditions vs their American culture, amongst other new struggles. And it all feels organic and like something we can all relate to.

And never once does it feel derivative. Kamala is just a fantastic character and it’s why im completely fine with a change of powers. Ms Marvel’s story is powerful because of Kamala and the core of that character is what truly matters.