2023-06-05 20:37:46
Some scenes of Gwen Stacy in ‘Spider-Man: Through the Spider-Verse’ made some fans claim that Miles Morales’s best friend is a transgender woman
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse earned twice the revenue compared to Fast & Furious 10 in its first weekend in the United States alone. This is a clear sign that the multiversal phenomenon continues to be a theme that superhero fans enjoy on the big screen. The complexity in animation has surprised thousands of fans, who noticed a series of clues that would indicate that Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) is a transgender woman.
Before we continue, this note contains many spoilers, if you haven’t seen the movie yet, you can come back once you have.
Through Twitter, a series of theories developed by the fandom began to emerge, who found in the emotional discussion scene between Gwen and her father, right at the beginning of the film, a series of clues that might reveal a little regarding the identity of this powerful character.
As Gwen confronts her father George Stacy (Shea Whigham) because he hid his identity as Spider-Gwen for a long time and now it’s time to talk regarding it, This moment features a colorful animation with colors referencing the Trans Pride flag: blue, pink, and white.
In addition, this moment has everything to do with an important moment in the life of Gwen, who must confess an important part of her life to her father, something that a part of the fans have connected with the real experience that trans people live when talking with their family.
And if that wasn’t enough, there was also an eagle-eyed part of the fandom that managed to notice that on Mr. Stacy’s police uniform, a transgender Pride flag pin is visible. All this moment that ends with a hug of reconciliation and incidentally, acceptance, has been evident enough for some fans to be sure that Gwen is actually a trans woman.
In addition, on one of the walls of his room, it is also possible to see the Trans Pride flag with a message of support: “protect trans children” can be read with letters covering this object.
Despite the symbolism and representative colors, there are also those who have taken this theory and assure that in reality Gwen might be committed to supporting transgender people, something that might be enhanced by her role as a superhero, although this would not mean that she is a trans woman.
Until now Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers o Justin K. Thompsondirectors of the sequel to Spider-Man: A New Universehave confirmed or denied this interesting theory that continues to gain strength in social networks. Neither Hailee Steinfeld, actress behind this character, has been mentioned in this regard.
Do you think that this emotional scene does refer to Trans Pride? And best of all: will Gwen Stacy form a character that identifies in the same way? This might certainly put an interesting spin on the character by include a necessary message of inclusion, something that currently superheroes on the big screen have not fully explored.
Don’t forget that Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse it just spent its first weekend in theaters across the country. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, You can buy your tickets at the following link and thus pay more attention to this scene and draw your own conclusions regarding the future of Gwen Stacy.
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