The Subtle Genius Behind the Prowler (Into the Spider-Verse Video Essay)

[@SocraticCinema]

Y'all keep coming up with surprises! Thank you guys SO MUCH for your insane support on this video, it's been absolutely wild for us to see this channel grow so quickly. Because we know how much you loved this video, we forced James to drop a BRAND NEW video essay on Children of Men early! After you watch through this video, consider giving that one a peek! Link to the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmqvamqaZqdmZ6s

[@BatsuOhno]

Whats wild is I saw this when you first dropped it and it seems the KZbin Gods finally appreciated your greatness.

[@lunacanyonrose8436]

This video sounds like how I wanted my visual analysis essay to sound like when we were watching Into the Spider-Verse in my film studies class. Cool video.

[@snarfymcsnarfface2323]

A blessing! A blessing from the KZbin algorithm!

[@igotjinxed2994]

Same.

[@JohnSmith-bw6pv]

You are reading into it WAYYYYYYYYYYY too hard go outside I would never even watch this movie after listening to how you can eat up every dumb secne.. what a waste of time

[@mcbrahs7190]

That "if miles had continued to be influenced by his uncle, he would've been the next prowler" is some top tier hindsight considering Across the Spiderverse

[@toast1612]

bro got the hardest read

[@ParadoxFree]

Just jumped out of my skin after hearing that like DAMN

[@juelz8090]

i was totally gonna comment on this...i wonder if it was a lil hint for what they were gonna do in the future. I mean its multiverse movies, you knew they had to make a different version Miles.

[@ayo2851]

Bro’s got detective skills

[@Yurkiiee]

Fr its wild how he knew

[@ShamarrJones]

You completely threw me with that contrast of Miles's Spider sense. I didn't even notice that.

[@klutz3955]

me too!

[@JimboDoomface]

Yeah that was a really good spot.

[@leannabad3839]

That was like... Crazy when he said that lol I can't believe he got that detail

[@Pedro-ns1cn]

ikr!!! Amazing analysis !

[@Whopcap]

Completely agree!

[@AkileshS-]

The fact that he predicted miles would become the prowler had it not been for peters influence is simply astonishing 4:17

[@anvayas.a.2913]

It’s genuinely kind of amazing, yeah

[@minerman60101]

The beauty of well crafted foreshadowing

[@corrieemerritt]

Watching this back, I was SHOCKED

[@rayyanel-nafaty4227]

This actually blew my mind. Subscribed

[@ArchNephalym]

Give this guy a medal huhuh

[@Double_D__]

I just noticed a little detail: Aaron says, as Prowler, said "I don't ever quit." But the Spider-People all say "You always get back up." The two phrases have nearly the same meaning, but are so vastly different in intent and delivery. It's a great way to contrast Prowler as a foil to Spider-Man.

[@SocraticCinema]

This is so cool! I didn’t even realize this way back when I made the vid. Great point!

[@solentsquared6719]

omg yeah, cause it shows that miles CAN fail and be able to recover from that while learning from his mistakes whereas the prowler refuses to fail in the first place, thus not learning

[@DZMoops]

Also Miles' mother states that their family motto is "we don't give up" showing that, even as a villain, Aaron still holds himself to his family standards.

[@kamiaperez8807]

@@DZMoops I remember her response to Miles was, "We don't run from things" after he asked, if they would ever consider moving out of Brooklyn.

[@e2b265]

Cool. Aaron died.

[@wynnskinner4190]

this guy was WAYYYY ahead of the game

[@AramVardanian-ie3jm]

for real , its crazy how he guest it right

[@Zathren]

The second I heard the Prowler's theme, I was like, "I like this movie."

[@michaelaj5977]

I love being scared by movies

[@lemonroc13]

"ANOTHER!"

[@friedpotato6846]

The music is so good, the theme its self shows how surprised Miles is to know that his uncle is the prowler, the violin shows his sadness and how heartbroken he is, and the drums show the intensity of the situation. And when the plot twist is revealed, nothing happens until we see Miles’ face. Its basically telling us that the plot twist isn’t for the viewers, but its for Miles.

[@justsomegreendude9034]

*I like this one*

[@Ippomotivation2009]

Its the best sound track

[@-fidget-1548]

I love the moment when he figures out who miles is. the look on his face is under disbelief that he was just ready to kill his brothers son.

[@SocraticCinema]

- Fidget - Truly one of the most powerful scenes in the movie.

[@DinoDudeGames]

That would be a newphew

[@TheLotanos]

Am the only one not getting it? A day before he was ordered to kill Miles when he had no suit whatsoever. Chased him through the streets and all. No way he didn't notice that's his beloved nephew.

[@-fidget-1548]

TheLotanos he was fallowing orders he had tunnel vision for completing his mission as he says himself ‘ I never quite’

[@buincqv67]

When he covered miles face back up you can tell it was so much he was thinking about and wanted to ask miles

[@doukzu]

The color scheme shift from green/purple to red/blue when meeting peter parker really put me in awe. They really did think of _everything_

[@phantomgamer9264]

@@DrWhoaNumberOne ???

[@Eden-mn6rt]

it’s not true that was showing his spider senses are slow and developing because they were still warning him about green goblin

[@DrWhoaNumberOne]

Pls don't dislike my videos that was stupid of me to do that

[@djantouahmed7319]

@@Eden-mn6rt If what you said was true, why didn't Peter had the same colours? Miles spider sense was slow to show his lack of experience and the colours was to show how he was influenced.

[@spohg2887]

Was about to comment this

[@DaLyrikalPoet]

It’s crazy that you pointed out the color scheme changing. The fact that if he didn’t meet Peter and was further influenced by his uncle he would have become the prowler. Literally happened in the alternate universe in the new movie. Blowing my mind

[@khora3845]

It's entirely possible that had Kingpin's collider fuckery not taken Earth-42's genetically modified spider, that Miles-42 would have become Spider-Man. Of course, it's likely it would have been another version of Peter Parker as well

[@雪底下]

@@khora3845 Miles-42 WAS going to become Spiderman. You can see it in the beginning of Across the Spiderverse, when Spot is talking about his origins and how he took the Spider. In the black and white animation, you can see the spider about to bite Miles-42, you can tell from his iconic braids

[@cannon2376]

Prowler also influenced miles movement. In the what's up danger clip he doesn't swing as much as the other spider people but instead parkours off the cars and buildings only using small swings to keep momentum in the air very similar to prowler

[@SocraticCinema]

Love this point! My favorite part about reading all the comments on this video is seeing how people continue to find more and more connections that I didn’t even think of!

[@shmalts1]

Amazing comment on Mile’s spider sense being the prowlers color scheme initially. Never even came close to putting that together

[@SocraticCinema]

shmalts1 That was one of the points that I thought was most interesting! I’m glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@brucehc4975]

@@SocraticCinema though how interesting would the movie be if he went down the "villain" route.

[@cody.d.monkey]

@@brucehc4975 In another universe he did and became ultamatium

[@amadarobles6415]

BRUH 🤯

[@badreedinedjellali1328]

I think the prowler is kind of a cool villain to be bad it trund out to be mailes s uncle

[@sorcikator993]

Since the Prowler is a known figure in the comics, a few people already saw the reveal coming. But that didn't make it less impactful, because we saw how much Aaron meant to Miles. And I especially like how he's Miles version of uncle Ben, and that despite being a villain, it's still the tragedy of his death that allowed Miles to become Spider-Man, the hero he was meant to be. I also like how, for a movie that was mostly fun, colorful and energic, everything about the Prowler is played like a horror movie. His appearance, his main theme, the fact that he's almost always seen in the dark... we can feel how much Miles is terrified by this enemy.

[@SocraticCinema]

I was part of the crowd that knew the reveal was going to happen before seeing the movie, but like you said, I was still blown away!

[@stephaniepeter539]

I knew as well but I didn’t see what was coming, I thought he would live and find out, or live without finding out.

[@mandalorianhunter1]

I knew the reveal was coming to, but it was still great and done better then the comics where he was an a scum bag. This version truly loved Miles.

[@nielsjensen4185]

The Prowler in the comic is a badly designed "clown." This Prowler is pure Code Brown.

[@mandalorianhunter1]

@@nielsjensen4185 Someone did make a video on how Spider-verse fixed Miles.

[@duyguecemertan8521]

His cue is a distorted siren because he's the opposite of his brother, who's a cop. Edit: I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S AN ELEPHANT! I just meant to say that they edited it so that it *sounds* like a distorted siren. Jeez!

[@galaxystudios5642]

Duygu Ecem Ertan yooooo Prowler is so dope

[@Anxiou5Panda]

Oh shit! That's right too.

[@guywhoarguesontheinternet47]

No it's elephant cry bro...theres no parallel in that. Its not even meant to be a siren in the first place.

[@tadople9677]

guy who argues on the internet its a distorted elephant cry. but what he saidnis still true a police cars siren signifies that help is on the way while prowelers noise signifies danger

[@JP-xv8uq]

Thats role reversal for you there. You see this heavily in Doc Oc when you think she is a science geek, but naw she's a villanous science geek.

[@PhoenixWrightAceAttorney]

The fact that Miles could have gone down the wrong path by following in his uncle's footsteps shook me.

[@azrieldalusong5042]

Oh definitely

[@chokajohn]

haha yeah

[@PhoenixWrightAceAttorney]

SPOILER FOR ATSV ... ...guys this hit kinda different now lmao 😅

[@dragon55855]

@@PhoenixWrightAceAttorney I was just thinking this. saw it last night... my god it was incredible.

[@calos1037]

Well...

[@bobrbw]

“It hints that if he was continued to be influenced by his uncle instead of Spider-Man, it’s possible that he would’ve become the next Prowler” The fact that he was actually right about this 3 years ago is insane.

[@ShockArcl1te]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who found the Prowler's "siren" so impactful. It was like a T-Rex roar from Jurassic Park. It was distinctive, and changed the tone of the entire scene. When you heard it in the background, you knew it was time to run. Such a simple thing that was so masterfully utilized. The analysis of the costume color and the shift to spider-man's scheme at the beginning of the movie was a detail I completely missed and makes that scene so much better than it already was. Fantastic essay and critique.

[@evangelionaddict8212]

The violin riff(?) that plays after Miles finds out who he is too... that shit hits me right in the heart every time. I've never felt worse for a fictional character, except maybe Elliot Alderson.

[@PathiosProductions]

The sound was created from an elephant 🐘 such an innovative use lol

[@michaelaj5977]

Also when Peter B. comes up behind Miles at the cemetery, the visuals get you to think it's the Prowler, you can even start to hear the siren but it turns out to be nothing.

[@joshuahecht6866]

Howard Lott The Distorted Elephant Noise That’s What’s Included in The Prowler’s Theme

[@nosher0267]

If you like that part of the music, go watch “The Sound of the Spider-Verse” by Sideways (another video essay on KZbin)

[@0ctopusComp1etely]

I love basically everything about the Prowler, but I think my single favorite aspect is the fact that there was still a single shred of hope for his character. Even after who-knows-how-many villainous acts, even after vowing to never quit, even knowing it would go against everything he's built up and probably ruin him... Aaron still loved Miles enough to throw all of that away, even if just in that one moment. To let his nephew go in that most critical turning point. It would have been easy for him, as a person, to think he's gone too far to do the "right thing" and just break down. But Aaron doesn't; he knows exactly what he should do- what he WANTS to do- and he does it. It's a choice that costs him his life, but it's never too late to try and do the right thing. To be a better person. I think that's a powerful message.

[@ssgssbeet4133]

I think he redeemed himself with this act and he would have lived after knowing miles was spider man, he might have even changed his ways.. i mean he sure as heck wasnt going to go against his own nephew, also i thought he would have wanted or even liked miles following his ways so then maybe they would have made a good crime fighting duo

[@fizzycolapop362]

@@ssgssbeet4133 I wouldn’t call it a redemption necessarily, but it definitely could have been the turning point necessary to kick off his redemption arc had Kingpin not effectively cut off both Aaron’s life and his chance to make up for everything.

[@ssgssbeet4133]

@@fizzycolapop362 fair enough, yea it would of been cool to see how his character turned around all because of his nephew and family

[@jamescomer8701]

Aaron was never a bad guy. He was forced into working for Fisk. He was basically an anti-hero turned bad by tough decisions.

[@fizzycolapop362]

@@jamescomer8701 I won’t argue with most of that(Aaron is one of my favorite characters), but Aaron wasn’t an antihero. Examples of antiheroes are Batman and Deadpool. To be an antihero, you have to still help people yet not display the traditional “heroic” traits such as bravery and the likes. Since Aaron doesn’t actually help the public in some way, he’s still a villain, albeit a sympathetic one on the cusp of redemption

[@forests_grove7009]

The scene when Miles takes the leap at 9:25 He runs through the streets and theres purple and green but after jumping from the semi, the colors shift to blue and red, with dashes of purple Some color symbolism I noticed there!

[@thederpy165]

YOO! I actually didn't notice that.

[@goldengifts3830]

Dude thats just epic! Nice catch!

[@MsRockstar013]

So so cool

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

Genius!!

[@neonsolace2748]

Dude every 5 minutes i find a new detail in this movie

[@jamm8152]

I really like how during the "Leap of Faith" scene, you can see Miles Parkouring on buildings and bouncing around, because that's how the Prowler moved around when chasing miles. I also like how in that scene you see a lot of Purples and Purple-Blues, which transition to Reds and Spider-Man esque Blues, to show his Transition from almost becoming the next Prowler to becoming spider-man. At least that's my Interpretation on it, I don't know if that was the point of it though.

[@S3Cs4uN8]

iirc there's a comment earlier in the film where Peter B. Parker tells Miles he runs better than he swings so having that then play into his web slinging is pretty on point.

[@aimeebintang]

The second paragraph man 😭

[@itsofficialvaz]

And little did we know that most likely at this same time, Miles 42 was gaining those purple and green color themes. Damn!

[@ipotatosenpai7002]

Nahhhh what

[@neon_honkai]

I noticed that at 9:06 to Miles is falling towards this platform that has purple lights on it but he controls his powers just before he hits it. This might be a stretch but to me that means that his destiny shifted just before he was about to become the Prowler

[@morisatsuki3659]

On paper, the sentence "The death of Miles' villainous uncle is what inspires him to reach his potential as a hero" makes no sense or sounds like it'd be lazy writing, but it really is beautifully executed in the movie. What I loved is that how deep Aaron was as a sort of tragic villain. Based solely on his interactions with Miles and how he was willing to let Miles go when he realized he was spider man, we get the sense that he's still got a good person in him. It may not justify or absolve him of any wrong doing he's done off-screen, but like you said, we get the sense that he was just like Miles. Made some mistakes and bad choices, never had the chance to turn his life around and became what he is now. Whereas Miles had his "turning point" by meeting spider man. It gives us some depth to what Miles could have been, but it also gives us sympathy for what Aaron never became . It's very sad because it's so real to life that sometimes our experiences and circumstances shape us, rather than our character.

[@nnnnmhughuuhhjiijj9457]

Truly, this movie on the plot execution level is almost perfect.

[@janeyvtrigt]

I like how they use the Prowlers sound que to throw the audience for a loop at one point. They played it while Miles was at Peters grave. Combined with the shadow, everyone first thinks 'Oh shit, the Prowler', only to have it be Spidey in a long coat.

[@SocraticCinema]

janeyvtrigt That’s just one of the many clever ways the makers of this film used their Motifs! The applications of musical motifs are limitless, and little scenes like that make me love them even more.

[@randomalienfrommars0567]

If you think about it it could be a symbol for how miles was getting taken over by despair and darkness at that moment. And the other spidey broke him out of it. The symbolism is never-ending..

[@realar]

@@randomalienfrommars0567 And the fact they made him purposefully attached to Pete by a thwip, having a philosophical and emotional connection to this Spidey.

[@joshuamoore4971]

I feel like it's also worth mentioning that the prowler's motif mimics Miles' motif. Miles has a brassy motif that starts at a note, goes down a note, then come back up. The prowler's motif is essentially the same, but with a more distorted sireny sound. In fact, in the scene where the prowler dies it plays Miles' motif, as if to signal the prowler's turn to good in death and the idea that it is a Morales motif.

[@SocraticCinema]

joshua moore That’s a great observation! Motifs are always my favorite part of a movie, so I love hearing different takes on them!

[@joshuamoore4971]

@@SocraticCinema I can't really take the credit for the observation though. A channel called sideways does a great video about the sound of the spiderverse, aptly called "The Sound of the Spider-verse", in which he talks about the use of motifs throughout the movie. Someone else in the comments of that video was the one that pointed out that the prowler siren was a distorted miles motif.

[@analytixna6610]

It's actually not a miles motif. It's the "hero" motif. So take that one in.

[@joshuamoore4971]

@@analytixna6610 well for this movie it's reserved for miles. Also, I mistyped, the miles motif goes up and down while the spider motif goes down then up.

[@analytixna6610]

@@joshuamoore4971 so yeah what I'm saying is correct. There's a hero motif that is distorted for prowler and reinvented for miles

[@Gojeto346]

I like how this was posted 2 months ago but all the comments are from the past couple of days, thanks KZbin algorithm for finally giving this the spotlight it deserves!

[@SocraticCinema]

Matt B. We were shocked when it started gaining views recently! The algorithm does crazy things sometimes

[@_r._7513]

“The Prowler has only been in one movie! He can’t be the best villain in a Spider-Man movie!” “Prowler song goes BRRRRRRRR!”

[@ShadowKnight5204]

Quite literally

[@joanne_uwu4215]

4:20 aged like fine wine. Well done dude

[@monicalukomski8884]

Also, I noticed that the first time we see Aaron, he's wearing a light purple shirt and green track pants. I love the subtle hints like that throughout the movie.

[@gingerkays7362]

I know that this is a bit of an ADHD moment, but a couple of the shots in Aunt May’s house caused me to notice a detail: Uncle Ben was a military veteran. Look at the triangular case with the American Flag stars visible. That exact thing is given to family after a veteran had passed away

[@user-ho2sp6hb1t]

Ginger Kays great detail dude, thanks!

[@EGRJ]

That's actually taken from some versions of the comics, such as Bullet Points. Apparently the main version is a former MP.

[@jjcymbolic]

Makes you wonder if Spider-man could be given a similar flag. You gotta think, he fought for the country as well, just in a flashy way where he could be scrutinized by the public far more than most.

[@brucenatelee]

@@jjcymbolic Not officially. It would have to be like a technicality of his sacrifices. Same with any other hero. Captain America would, since he is a legit US Military veteran.

[@klutz3955]

maybe youre thinking too much about it..

[@WaspHotel]

5:50 never fails to make me so incredibly impressed at how much emotion the animators were able to convey with LITERALLY JUST EYES. This movie is perfect

[@michaelaj5977]

Yes my heart breaks every time

[@JacobNam-qm1xd]

The fact that they foreshadowed mile’s original destiny with those color motifs is insane and shows how well-thought out this movie was

[@peacheditsz]

It even put what Miguel was saying to even MORE perspective! Wow the did a great job with the Spiderman series

[@hoshistrider5076]

It's really impressive how this video's critic was three years ago and now after watching the second movie, you nailed the points that are in the story before it even came out

[@Dachusttin]

4:00 I have seen a huge amount of videos about Spiderverse, yet I never noticed that detail. So awesome!

[@ioconway5234]

My mind was blown by this!

[@SocraticCinema]

This was definitely one of my favorite things that I discovered while researching! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@UltimateTS64]

Yeah same, I saw it in the movie but didn't pick up the significance until now

[@christalbot210]

Likewise, I had never noticed that detail. I think it is an earmark of a great movie that a detail like this isn't necessary to enjoy the movie, but makes it that much better when it is recognized. It really was an excellent movie. :-)

[@klutz3955]

same!

[@SilverScarletSpider]

The muffled siren sounds like a crying monster filled with regret

[@Phenriir]

It’s a distorted elephant howl

[@thederpy165]

@@Phenriir lmao

[@menames184]

@@thederpy165 it’s true

[@thederpy165]

@@menames184 I know

[@lilsquidyyy]

It actually kinda creepy to me

[@one_man_community]

Donald Glover played the Prowler in Homecoming. This often gets unnoticed. He even mentions his nephew and how he doesn't want him to get hurt in the interrogation scene.

[@alana1959]

Black Friday 8 nah, I feel like that was one of the bigger moments in that movie? I feel like anyone who knows the Spider-Man universe caught that; everyone was so hyped bc before Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man movie bc there was a petition to get Donald to play Spider-Man lol

[@visionaerie]

THe Prowler b4 he was the Prowler..

[@matthewbridges790]

gamerlise25 That was the prowler they even said his name was Aaron Davis

[@smileyxgoon2773]

Gamerlise25 your stupid fake Spider-Man fan

[@isvraisvra6128]

@Gamerlise25 yes he was, Dumass 😂

[@gamebowgirl872]

Mentioning that Miles could have been the prowler makes a lot more sense now the second movie has been released. This analysis was ahead of its time

[@IronheartvsMiles]

it always made sense. thats why it works in part 2, ,miles story is well written

[@gamebowgirl872]

@@IronheartvsMiles yep! Really well written.

[@sushikeeper4125]

bro this video predicted the ending of across the spiderverse 3 years in the future

[@will_da_man_]

The Prowler was pretty scary and intense whenever he showed up. This movie is amazing.

[@MegaCJ01]

Ended up in my recommendation... I’m happy this was there

[@nothinmulch]

Around 5:30, notice in the scene where Miles' uncle has a secondary lighting source cast on his face in the shade of purple, hinting at his true identity in the scene.

[@Zorooooooooooooooooooooooooooo]

The prowler had not been introduced at that point, so what would it be hinting toward? I think your comment is a stretch.

[@UnderclockFGC]

@@Zorooooooooooooooooooooooooooo dont you think that would be foreshadowing, then?

[@KingOfDarknessAndEvil]

@@Zorooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Imagine not knowing what foreshadowing is.

[@goeeey]

Nah that's just the lighting, but still that's really clever

[@UnderclockFGC]

@@goeeey Yeah, it's the lighting, but it's lighting thats also foreshadowing.

[@AqueleCaraDosEmoticon]

hearing "he would become the new prowler if he kept having influence of his uncle" after across the spiderverse is just crazy

[@Bardo_de_Goya]

This video aged like fine wine

[@projectvalkyrie4536]

Prowler's sound design gave me intense chills when I Was In the theater.

[@agustinamagpie]

"Into a hero that would make his uncle proud" * Crying *

[@jemmascott5559]

Coming from a very causal fan of Spider-man, I think my favourite part of the relationship between Miles and Arran is just how emotional it all was. The fear Miles felt was so real. Miles tripped, he stumbled, he hind in fear and froze in terror. Mile's fear established the Prowler as a serious threat, one that scared me more than any other. On the other side of things there's the tragedy of their relationship. They truly had a bond. Arran encouraged Miles and was truly there for him. Miles looked like his whole world came crashing down the moment the Prowler took off his mask. Once the realisation that his nephew was Spider-Man Arran stopped, he looked *horrified* and all he could do was step back and look at Miles. The two of them never got the closure they both needed and wanted. Despite being the villain the Prowler's death was one of the most gutting.

[@lostharlequin]

I’m watching this after across the spiderverse -- when you said “the prowler is what he would be without direction” YOU GOT THE PLOT OF THE END OF THE MOVIE

[@13heyjude]

THIS AGED SO WELL WHAT

[@LilumGlorias]

Quick note: The distorted "siren" sound is actually a sound of an elephant! You can find a video on youtube how much work was put into creating this sound! I really recommend watching it.

[@Wixhael]

Holy hell, this is such a well done analysis. There are so many things here that I never would have put together, but here you are pointing out that this movie is even more genius than I thought. Good work, I can't wait to see more from your channel!

[@SocraticCinema]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy our future projects :)

[@pretendthisisacoolusername3984]

@@SocraticCinema i always do😎😉👌👍

[@jacobb.9181]

Am I the only one who's questioning why KingPin killed Prowler, his OWN man, instead of the enemy, Miles?

[@amazinness4131]

He saw miles as a small boy in a store bought costume, prowler wasn't following orders and revealed himself so he was killed. Sounds way too hardcore but that's how it is.

[@JRMoore]

My theory is that Miles' dad was originally meant to be the one who took the shot, but they didn't want to make it that dark.

[@lakers4life71]

Jr gre@t theory

[@jacobb.9181]

amazin ness KingPin knew Myles was his enemy, he said "what are you doing? Take him out!" Before shooting Prowler

[@oooChickenatorXooo]

Perhaps to Kingpin, failure/a disloyal subordinate is a bigger problem than a troublesome kid. He was ready to shoot Doc Ock when it looked like the collider experiment had horribly backfired.

[@d0tghost]

This aged like fine wine

[@jongobongo1492]

BRO FULLY PREDICTED MILES WOULD BECOME PROWLER THAT IS WILD

[@GOGIANTS1091]

Loved Prowler. Was like Spider-Man’s Deathstroke and uncle Ben rolled into one. And his theme tone was so chilling and dark. Was so good

[@seth5474]

Mans called him “Wilson Frisk.”

[@davidthor4405]

D E T E R M I N A T I O N

[@g.o.a.t_ee4074]

A S P I R A T I O N

[@YAYa-jx2kx]

@@g.o.a.t_ee4074 P E R S E R V E R E N C E

[@caramelooz]

4:13 DUDE JUST PREDICTED ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE 3 YEARS EARLY OH MY GOD

[@WeabooMilk]

4:00 Man predicted a spoiler without effort holyyy

[@aj_killjoy]

With all of the points provided in this video, it’s surprising how much foreshadowing there was in Into the Spiderverse for miles becoming the Prowler at the end of Across the Spiderverse. You basically called it when you said Miles would have become the Prowler if he continued following down Uncle Aaron‘s path.

[@phil2160]

The Prowler was my favorite part of Spiderverse

[@erikortiz2130]

holy shit, 4 minutes in and you basically revealed the ending to ACROSS the spider verse

[@samanthameza2903]

bro must have felt so smart watching the new movie

[@blu3g]

One thing I love about this film is how they frame the twist that Prowler is Aaron to be a big shock for those that don't know, but still hits hard for those that already know the twist from the comics. When the twist is revealed in the apartment, it allows those in the dark to be surprised, but also focuses specifically on Miles' reaction for the ones who know. So instead of thinking "yeah, I know already," they can still feel the impact of the reveal through Miles and how devastating it is for him

[@idreadFell365]

4:02 such a foreshadow/prediction of what’s revealed in Across the Spider Verse, amazing. Miles likely becoming the Prowler reminds me of Eon from the Ben 10 series, who is basically a non-omnitrix holding but time warping evil Ben. They also have a purple/green theme but separated.

[@grantbaugh2773]

There's no such thing as a perfect movie, but Spiderverse comes pretty close.

[@steegen101]

YOU CALLED IT MILES WAS DESTINED TO BE THE PROWLER

[@keathan08]

The way he flips off of roof tops and flips backwards is just full of the exaggerated swagger of a black teen

[@joshuaijaola2145]

Haha

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

Hahaha!

[@adriannag3831]

Ahhahahh

[@Stolasncoo]

After the new movie across the spider verse has came out you were right. The shifting of miles color from purple/green to red and blue he was suppose to be the next prowler

[@Steerable6827]

This aged really well with across the spiderverse confirming your suspicion that he would have become the prowler without the influence of a spiderman in his universe

[@yuukotombo6578]

What's so amazing about these details is that even though we never noticed them, our brains did, and that is what makes the movie so powerful! You don't need to understand it to feel it, it is completely accessable, yet understanding it makes the creation that much more amazing. This is the best super hero movie to date, and it sets a high bar!

[@kimokarecords2060]

That is genuinely insane how you called that

[@DDcreep]

Did this man just predict that Miles would become the prowler 3 years early

[@SnapdogTV]

yes

[@MrSheng]

The way miles defeats the final boss is also inspired by his uncle's "move".

[@notthecat9719]

With such an exaggerated swagger of a black teen

[@dasquirrel451]

It's actually Peter b Parker's move

[@dasquirrel451]

@@notthecat9719 they are almost same

[@potatosauce8274]

@@dasquirrel451 They're talking about the shoulder touch on Kingpin

[@williamcossins7051]

4:14 bro literally predicted across the spider verse

[@SocraticCinema]

WOW!!! Thank you guys so incredibly and unimaginably much for the fantastic support on this video! We never dreamed that we would have gained this type of success and acknowledgment on one of our videos, and we are so deeply appreciative from the bottom of our hearts. We have more video essays in the works about a whole bunch of different topics, and if you guys yell enough at James (the guy who made this video) in the comments, then he would have no other option than to drop a hint. He will be trying to get to as many of your comments as he can, but if he doesn't, then just know everyone who has liked or commented or even watched the video has done us an incredible service and we want to repay the support you have given us. Keep watching movies and never stop analyzing what you see, Socratic Cinema out ✌️

[@yourboydanger4847]

This was actually a really good and informative video. You obviously tried hard on this video, you deserve it.

[@SpaceCaker]

This was truly a great video, you summoned up the Prowler perfectly and made me like the Prowler even more! Being a huge Spiderman and Marvel fan this was just perfect. (Secretly I'd like you to do a video about Olivia Octavius, Doc Ock *wink wink*)

[@wharton8274]

The music was an excellent choice and a good video

[@faherty87]

Great work. Subscibed :)

[@NateThe_Great24]

So, uhhh... We're getting a Miles Morales version of The Prowler in Spider-verse 2, aren't we...

[@epicgamermoment-fk4zc]

That bit were you talked about miles becoming the prowler aged amazingly

[@n4ko]

this was really cool, i loved the movie and your analysis was really deep. its insane how much thought was put into building the prowler for the movie

[@iamnoone21]

I believe one of the creators said Prowler's siren is actually a distorted elephant call. It's so unsettling and unfamiliar, it's great

[@rebornhero3997]

This man right here just predicted across the spider verse wow.

[@charlieheatherly2753]

I can't decide which is more amazing, Into the Spider-Verse, or this essay. It hit all the points a good video essay should: confident argument, creative editing, soothing coffee-house background jams, and, most importantly, the feeling that there is so much more to learn about what I previously thought was absent from a film. My favorite point, and a certified James DeLisio trademark, is your discussion of motifs. This movie is sonically a masterclass on how to blend the style of filmmaking one uses with the music choices throughout the movie. The Prowler's horn was always something that stuck with me when I watched, and now you made me see why I loved "What's Up Danger?" as much as I do. Great job bro, keep growing and improving, and, like Uncle Aaron said, never quit.

[@Garfelck]

Charlie Heatherly review the Fred trilogy

[@Joe-xo4yg]

Well spoken, seconded 🤘

[@EvilChicken25]

I had literally never noticed the color choices when seeing Miles’ spider sense. The more I learn about this movie the more I absolutely LOVE it!

[@thefittoaster1764]

Spoliers for Across the Spiderverse btw "If Miles were to continue to follow Uncle Aron, he would become the next prowler" Extremely true statement

[@samdwimch7345]

I was just thinking that that’s crazy

[@Pepeutra]

4:14 THIS MAN PREDICTED EARTH-42 MILES 3 YEARS AGO LMFAO

[@Tfusayarham]

SPOILERS FOR ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE! When we learn at the end of the movie in Earth-42 how when his dad had died in the universe and uncle Aaron was his mentor, he took on the title of prowler and how 42 miles is much darker, ruthless and selfish. It really shows how Miles really could've gone eaither way but it really came down to his mentorship and the people around him and the spider that bit him.

[@lo_orenzo5741]

this video aged sooo well

[@xionkale3688]

It was Miles's dad who said that "there is a certain spark in you" ... I think his dad's talk through the door was what they shaped and formed the Hero he became not just only his Uncle

[@ayo2851]

Well then, this aged like fine wine

[@S0NAL_]

Across the spiderverse spoilers: I love how in the dimension where his dad's dead, he becomes the prowler, further emphasizing his dad's role in shaping miles into a heroic figure instead of a villainous one

[@tufcrj]

Bro predicted the future on the miles prowler thing

[@6pades]

i remember watching this video ages ago, came back to this because i remembered the purple and green to red and blue coloring change being mentioned and analyzed. it's crazy how so much was foreshadowed!

[@echodragon7836]

after finishing Across the Spiderverse, your statement in 4:00 MAKES TOTAL SENSE. Great video essay socratic!! keep it up!

[@b3nt554]

The fact that you analyzed it so far to expecting miles to become the next prowler is so crazy regarding the new film where we know that Miles should really have become the prowler and his duplicate in the multiverse being the prowler already

[@IronheartvsMiles]

This man was right, people was saying he was wrong, prowler is badass

[@ErkFX]

I’m honored that I got to learn from Derek Esparza (the lead animator on this character) earlier this year. He said the toughest part was hand animating the cape. I couldn’t even image trying that haha

[@FoldTrace]

This has to got to be one of the best aged videos ever. This review is so good it was able to predict the next movie

[@FriedLobsterFilmsMovieCompany]

Man, I love how in some scenes, they made the Prowler to be like a monster from a horror movie. No hesitation, completely relentless and always on the hunt. THIS is how you make an intimidating villain.

[@mindshuffler3332]

4:14 "Congratulations, you're a prophet."

[@davinasaur73]

Came back after seeing the second one to say HOW MUCH they doubled down on that color scheme around miles’ path

[@wittowat9131]

This aged so well. Hard read on miles being the next prowler

[@joshuawalkermusician]

Dude, you were spot on! You were ahead of your time.

[@ramaerlandtianels]

4:15 : "this provides further evidence that if Miles had continued to be influenced by his uncle, he would go on to become the next Prowler" DID YOU JUST---

[@kylemoore2467]

Thought this connection was gonna come out in the commentary, but the distored siren effect also establishes Aaron as a foil to his brother and Lawful Good police officer Jefferson Davis. Great video!

[@zakaryw]

4:14 aged really well after Across the Spiderverse

[@Beetlebub]

Bro his siren gave me goosebumps when I first heard it

[@maizcat3361]

My dude. TOTTALY thinking about this video when i saw the new movie. Picked up the subtle colour shifts at "that" point and iw as like, OMG, Socratic Cinema CALLED IT!!!