I think it actually gives an ACAB message, perhaps unintentionally.
For Gwen’s dad, “catching Spider-Woman” was the only thing he was focusing, to the detriment of their own relationship and of course the good Spider-Woman did to the city. He couldn’t see how much he was hurting her because he was too focused on being a cop. And this came to a head beautifully during the confrontation.
When it turned out it was his own daughter, his cop brain made him turn against her. In that scene he literally shoots a bullet after she says she has no weapons.
And in the end, the only way for him to not arrest her was to quit being a cop. That was the only way he could be a father.
It’s the definition of ACAB, even if the movie doesn’t mean for it to be that way.
Fair point. Very sad, it was so colorful and heartfelt otherwise
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I think it actually gives an ACAB message, perhaps unintentionally.
For Gwen’s dad, “catching Spider-Woman” was the only thing he was focusing, to the detriment of their own relationship and of course the good Spider-Woman did to the city. He couldn’t see how much he was hurting her because he was too focused on being a cop. And this came to a head beautifully during the confrontation.
When it turned out it was his own daughter, his cop brain made him turn against her. In that scene he literally shoots a bullet after she says she has no weapons.
And in the end, the only way for him to not arrest her was to quit being a cop. That was the only way he could be a father.
It’s the definition of ACAB, even if the movie doesn’t mean for it to be that way.