LogFAQs > #974099185

The movie has been out for over a week so I'm going to dispense with the ending spoiler tags as the "secret" is out, but for real...

Even those of you that knew beforehand it was announced as a two-parter can you really say that you expected it to abruptly end RIGHT THERE- at the literal climax after all that build-up leading into a non-conclusion because the film squandered so much time setting up for Beyond the Spider-Verse that Across the Spider-Verse feels incomplete?

I have absolutely no qualms with a To Be Continued... type ending, I thought that was brilliant and very comic book inspired. My issue was with the pacing and the WAY it led to that "conclusion". The thing about Infinity War's ending vs. Across the Spider-Verse's is that, though they are both clearly leading to some continuation, one of them feels a lot more conclusive than the other. Think about it: Infinity War ends with the villain winning after a huge confrontation with the heroes. Half of the heroes have been obliterated and the rest are left there to quietly contemplate their loss. It really feels like "the end" even though it's not. Across ends with the hero captured and his friends about to go on a rescue mission. No final confrontation, no pay off, no resolution, no NOTHING, but hype for the creators to come take your money again in March of next year.

... And I'm all for that, I will literally fling my wallet at a movie screen to see how this trilogy will conclude, but I can totally see why people would be upset with the ending, ESPECIALLY if they didn't have any idea it would end the way it did. If you didn't like the journey then there might be something wrong with you fundamentally as a person, but the destination is just a BIT bogus if you ask me.