Across the Spider-Verse: Gwen's Ballet Flats & The Canon Event Conspiracy
Okay, so I just saw Across the Spider-Verse (omg SO GOOD) and I'm already spiraling down a theory rabbit hole. It's about Gwen, obviously. I mean, her whole look in this movie is next-level. The messy ballerina vibe with the hood and the ripped tights? Major fashion inspo. But it's her shoes I'm thinking about most. She's rocking ballet flats the ENTIRE time. Like, fighting villains, running across multiverses... ballet flats. Isn't that a little impractical, even for a superhero? I think it's intentional. My theory is the ballet flats are some kind of self-imposed limitation. Gwen's whole deal is she feels like she's constantly messing things up and breaking the rules. Maybe the flats are a way to subconsciously handicap herself. Like, if she's not perfect, if she makes seemingly small, silly mistakes because she can't get full traction or mobility because of her shoes, then she's less likely to inadvertently trigger a 'canon event' disaster. Remember Miguel O'hara's whole thing? He tried replacing himself in another universe and it messed everything up! Maybe Gwen using ballet flats as Spider-Woman is a way of making sure she can't over-correct or change the script, so to speak. And I'm also wondering if her specific color palette is another clue. All those pastels, the soft pinks and blues... they're like a visual representation of her fear of disrupting the status quo, you know? Like she's deliberately trying to visually soften everything, to make herself less of a threat to the established order. Has anybody else picked up on this? Or am I just reading too much into a cartoon spider-person's footwear? Also, I just really, really loved Prowler Miles. He was so well done. But I digresssss...
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