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[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 months ago (22 children)

Isn't this the story of the original Gwen Stacy? Spiderman tries to save her, but does exactly this and the force on her body kills her anyway.

It's been a long, long time since I have read the comics but iirc, it was a defining point in the spiderman canon.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago (13 children)

He used his web to grab her from above. I think her neck snaps from the whiplash?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I just rewatched the scene on YT, and he's actually just a bit too late, and her head slams into the ground with full force.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I was thinking of the comic, but I guess it makes sense tocdo it that way in a movie meant for kids. A neck snapping might be a bit grim

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And whipping a skull into concrete isn’t grim?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I don't experience it myself, so I couldn't say why it is the case, but I've known people who felt more freaked out or unsettled by things like death via necks snapping. If I were to try and guess, maybe it is easier to process direct impact causing lethal trauma than something that seems less... sonething? Idk. Maybe someone who has experienced this can explain.

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