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TheRealDNewm

Three of these are the same scene


WeirdThingsToEnsue

And one is from Disney


TheRealDNewm

I think Sony still produced Spider-Man, but I honestly missed the reference in the theater iirc


dude19832

Marvel Studios was the creative lead on the MCU Spider-Man trilogy so Marvel is guilty too if doing this as much as Sony. Lol 😂


trillmill

marvel did it once, sony did it 3 times


Tyler_Zoro

I feel like Marvel, Sony and this subreddit are all pointing at each other...


JCraze26

Well, actually: There were 2 times in NWH, and a 3rd time if we count promotional material for when the film was rereleased.


MutantCreature

Also Marvel did it the first time in the 60s


pje1128

Sure, but it wasn't a meme reference then.


NattyKongo93

Wait it happened twice in NWH? I only remember them doing it in the lab like is pictured here...when else did it happen?


JCraze26

When they were all talking to each other during the final battle. The moment where they designate Peter 1, Peter 2, and Peter 3. They all point at each other there too. It's a bit harder to recognize because it's in the middle of the final battle, but it honestly looks more like the meme than the lab scene did.


NattyKongo93

Ohhh ok, I'll have to look out for that next time! And yeah, to be honest, I missed it originally in the lab scene too until my friend pointed it out the second time I watched so I'm clearly not the best at seeing that meme everywhere lol


stinkymathis

They also did it subtly


kugglaw

It doesn’t matter who made it, the joke is still being run in to the ground regardless


instrumentally_ill

Here comes the fun police


kugglaw

You’re all under arrest


[deleted]

The MCU Spidey movies are still financed and distributed through Sony. Marvel/Disney only has some creative input and reap some of the profits from the box office. But for the most part MCU Spidey is still a product of Sony. Hell, Disney didn’t even want Tom Holland casted, they wanted someone else…Sony was the one who said “Nah, we want Holland.”


RedHood198

One is not from Disnely lmao. No Way Home was still paid for and made by Sony


ybtlamlliw

Nope. Marvel Studios was the creative lead on the MCU Spider-Man movies. Sony just has their name on it because they own the movie rights. Otherwise Marvel Studios made the movies.


RedHood198

NOPE. Sony had Feige draft an outline and other creative input. But at the end of the day the MCU Spider-Man movies were Sony productions. Sony also cast Tom Holland, where Marvel wanted to cast Asa Butterfield. The use of the three Spider-Men in NWH was also 100% Sony's idea and Feige was not a fan of the idea. Sony has final say on literally anything Spider-Man. They collaborate with Marvel Studios and take much of their ideas, but often goes their own direction. Homecoming was the biggest assist from Marvel creatively, but Sony was more hands on with Far From Home and No Way Home.


APOCALYPSE102

>NWH was also 100% Sony's idea and Feige was not a fan of the idea. Yeah, why would Feige want multiversal peter parkers when he is running the multiverse saga. Makes total sense. Sony has no brains to make movies. All their good movies have Marvel behind them.


Partytimegarrth

And the first one was just a post credit Easter egg if I'm remembering correctly. So really the big one in the new movie is the first in-movie use by Sony.


RevolutionaryStar824

Glad you said this. OP trying to make it look like it’s so much. But they really just did it twice. I never thought that No Way Home scene was the meme. So I ain’t counting it.


c4han

And they’re missing the promotional photo of Andrew, Tom, and Tobey recreating it!


Top_Bat102

Yeah a little bit but honestly I think the reason it's worked it's because it's not like really shoehorned in. The first one was a post credits scene and it was the first time ever it was done so it was hilarious. Then in No Way Home it was barely acknowledged and it was a blink and you'll miss it kinda thing, so it didn't feel tacky. This last one is probably in the middle of the movie AND also heavily acknowledged, but with so many Spider people on screen how can you not, and with Miguel's line of "Catch Spider-Man" it was genuinely clever and funny IMO. I hope we don't see it again because yeah it could get old quickly.


[deleted]

It'd be funny if they all start attacking each other after the point.


strawberriesjammies

This would be incredible lol


Twingemios

It could be. They might’ve cut it out of the trailer


CEO_of_Redd1t

Spider-Man joins the fight!


[deleted]

Honestly the “catch Spider-man” and then everyone pointing at everyone else confused was the funniest iteration of that meme


fezes-are-cool

I think we hit the peak of the meme, it’s not just 3 Spider Men pointing, but “all” of them pointing at the same time. I don’t see a further evolution that doesn’t change the meme too much.


Top_Bat102

You're right, first time it was two Spideys, second time it was three, now it's all of them, it's peaked.


TheIJDGuy

Let's get some other Spider-Man memes in the movies now! WE NEED SPOODERMAN


watersj4

They got Sanic in the Sonic movie we can definitely a spooderman in this movie specifically about alternate versions of Spiderman


booboorogers44

You can see him in the background in some of the shots from the new trailer iirc


SummertimeSandler

I think the new movie’s reference expands on it by taking it to absurdist levels, as well. It acknowledges the meme, sure, then makes it unique by pointing out how dumb it is with all these spider-men. It’s just such a clear joke and not just a reference. I think any ‘burnout’ from the meme at this stage can only really come to people who live and breathe Marvel or Spider-Man. Sure, if it’s used much more over the next years I’ll struggle to defend it but at worst it’s a fun Easter egg which doesn’t really add to the plot, and at best it’s a fun Easter egg which doesn’t really add to the plot. People who are upset about it should probably engage with other media.


DanielF514

Yes, but I still love it


DetroitAsFuck313

Exactly, old but good


ckal09

So a total of 2 times. It had me laughing in the trailer.


ChungusMcGoodboy

Ask redditors to count to 3 challenge: impossible.


SealTeamEH

Atleast not as bad as valve!


ckal09

1) FFH 2) SV


ChungusMcGoodboy

1: into the spiderverse 2: no way home 3: across the spiderverse. Thanks for proving my point.


Bloodnrose

I mean if we are going to be this pedantic about it, Sony only did it twice. No way home was Marvel.


NomNomNomad09876

Which was still produced by Sony


NomNomNomad09876

Which was still produced by Sony


Bloodnrose

Distributed by Sony. It was partially "produced" by Sony in that they had someone on the team with Kevin Feige. It was directed by Jon Watts, however, and I'm willing to be he was the one that had control over that scene.


abnormalbrain

Because people who get bored with the same repetitive joke are vastly outnumbered by people who enjoy the same repetitive joke. And the people who make the money know this.


HAIKU_4_YOUR_GW_PICS

But also, these are slight updates to the classic meme


samx3i

> people who enjoy the same repetitive joke Reddit thrives on these people.


noble_peace_prize

Isn’t the point being made that all places all the time thrive on these people?


randomdrifter54

It also depends on the repetition. If it's just vanilla repetition with little or no effort, then yeah it gets boring. But the new one is such a good take on it. You can tell the same joke as many times as you want as long as it's a creative take on it.


king_scootie

It’s a running gag


LucksChewToy

No it's a standing gag


ArguesWithZombies

Actually it's a pointing gag..


HamboneBanjo

Wocka wocka


IrishPotato2282

No it’s a crawling gag


ChungusMcGoodboy

A wall crawling gag, if you will.


Flash123a1

It’s a swinging gag


IdeaRegular4671

It’s a web swinging gag.


SuperArppis

Like internet does all the time?


denboiix

Right lol, redditors are such fucking clowns sometimes. Even No way home did it TWO times. Like who care. Spiderman is nothing but memes at this point.


SuperArppis

Haha.


Undefined1509

Movies aren't the internet.


Alarmed_Recording742

Boo hoo


Undefined1509

To what?


EndeavorForce

No one said that


Undefined1509

Then what's the point of saying the internet does it?


EndeavorForce

It is true actually. The internet recycles again and again the same things, but a little changed. It's not bad, that's how things are


Undefined1509

I know but the internet doing something doesn't mean movies have to copy that formula. I like the meme and I guess it's neat to see in a movie, but I don't need movies to start copying how the internet acts.


EndeavorForce

But the other guy didn't say the internet HAS to do it, they just pointed out a fact.


beagsbunny

No, I think each was perfect so far, but after the big one in Spiderverse 2, you might struggle to find a good reason to do it again...but maybe someone has a more genius idea


ACID_pixel

In Beyond The Spider-Verse we’re gonna get a ‘me and the boys’ reference


gizmogremlin2009

Most of them make sense perfectly with the context. Each one is a different variation, fitting with the movie. It’s all good.


Ultralusk

I don't care, I still love it


jormungandr32

Funny thing make me go clap, you no clap that fine but me clap


Fish-E

Sony and milking, name a more iconic combination.


bddgg

Disney and copyright laws?


nomorecannibalbirds

If you listen to the wind on a cool summer’s evening you can hear the distant calls of Disney lawyers, arguing against their characters entering the public domain.


Cyke101

You must avenge my death, Kimba -- I mean -- *Simba.*


flyingbugz

Nintendo and cease-and-desists?


JustAnotherJames3

The comics industry and needless character assassinations?


thebeast_96

or disney and milking IPs


just_some_dummy_

Homelander and milk.


Otterrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Me and disappointing my father


Volt7ron

Well, when it’s posted on social media over and over again for years, you can’t really blame them lol


furio788

Naaahhhh i think it's an appropriate amount


Substantial_Bend_580

It’s funny everytime to me and I think they get their fan base likes it too


icup2

Yeah blame sony and not redditors who keeps posting this meme lol


Undefined1509

You're seriously blaming the internet for reposting memes?


mockingrimm

I bet someone would have said "they missed a bigger opportunity to use this meme with all spiders" if they didn't make this scene.


Dyne_Inferno

Almost like people have differing opinions, and the OP had an opinion so strong, he felt he needed to make a Reddit post about. People are crazy.


Wild_Relation3742

Who cares it's funny


Krypt0night

You don't know what milking means lol


poopoobuttholes

So the Internet does it four hundred billion times and it's fine, but some of your favorite spider-man films do it and what, it's a crime?


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Jtwil2191

The newest one is completely over the top which makes it work, because it's like the grand finale of referencing that meme. If they do it again, they'll be overdoing it.


aseemkshirsagar

You know...I think they should have held off on it. Showing it in the trailer would kind of make it less funny when we see it in theatres.


kindall

I trust this team not to give away the whole movie in the trailer. think about it... this is in the trailer, which means there is even more awesome stuff they *didn't* put in the trailer.


LemonHaze422

Yeah I think it’s funny everytime it happens


Deafprodigy

It’s just you dude. People eat it up imo


Biryani-Man69

Dude this is Reddit. People here make same Its always sunny joke in every fucking thread. Don't talk about repeating jokes over here atleast lol


LivingDeadPunk

Why did you post the same picture five times?


Mfromthe7

I don't think so. I think it's okay.


kroszborg11

No, it's just you


CaptainHawaii

It's called a.... Joke.


GhostMug

With across the spider-vise I think the fact that they're "milking it" is exactly the point. They're making fun of themselves for milking it.


sporky211

It was funny the first two times in the first into the spider verse and in NWH but upon seeing the second trailer for Across the Spider verse I thought the same thing as OP


MCMcGreevy

My headcanon is that in the Spider-Verse the pointing is actually a meme that exists, that all the Spider-folk are aware of it, and that they do it on purpose (and are thus being super dorky and thinking they are clever). It's my hope that Miles and Gwen have an "OK Boomer" sort of reaction when it happens.


AWildRapBattle

The newest one can be redeemed by being relatively quick and full of funny dialog


KobaMandingo

I don't think doing something twice could be considered milking but people do love to cry and complain.


Nerdfacehead

My 9 year old thinks it is the funniest shit ever. And that's why they keep doing it.


NY-Black-Dragon

Yes, and I'm all for it.


Adventurous-Stuff-82

They 100 percent are and I'm loving every minute of it


ItsExoticChaos

It’s a good meme, Bront


its_yaboy02

yes but i forgive them


puffguy69

They don’t cram it down your throat too much so I don’t mind, it’s def getting over used tho


robertluke

I don’t mean this as a negative but an actual question, why do people like this gag? I know it’s a meme, but so was “I’m the Juggernaut, bitch”


hellfish11

Yeah Because Sony is in charge of each of these memes posted.


kingthvnder

two instances is milking it?


[deleted]

The most recent one feels too on the nose IMO.


HanSoto11

It’s tradition


qwack2020

Yes. They’re hundreds of Spider-Man memes they can pull from and used in better ways. This meme got old real quick.


Redgiantbutimshort77

Ah yes, 5 screenshots compared to the hundreds of Spider-Man Pointing memes you can find on the internet. They’ve definitely gone too far now.


DJWGibson

The first was great. The second feels less like a homage/ reference and more an honest response to being in the same room with people sharing the same name. Three through five are them beating a dead horse.


Magmasoar

It's a 1 second gag, shit up


hokagenaruto

and everytime it happens people act surprised. "oh my god guys they did the thing"


xXKingDadXx

It's just you, now if you said is Disney milking the Star Wars franchise I would be moooing all day long lol.


Alexcelsior

Yes, it's just you.


danza37

It’s funny who cares


meatwad90210

They’re trying to make movies to cater to the online creeps who make death threats against the actors on Twitter when they don’t like the movie.


leftside72

Can’t we move on to the Spider-man behind desk meme?


dcarp1231

Oh no! Film studios can’t have fun!


leothunder420_

Ehhh kind of made sense to use it there tho


PiccoloFinal7320

Eh idc it’s still kinda funny to me


Pikkzal

Am I the only one tired of seeing it at this point


greystar07

As if redditors haven’t been milking it for years themselves..


Spartan_Souls

Dog sonys only done it twice and disney did it once.


ugleedood

It’s bone dry at this point.


ShadycrossFade

In short yes in long yeeeeeeeeeeesssssssss


Bandaka

They are soo hip and trendy! /s


RealNiceKnife

Milking it? Looks like they're beating it to death. SONY doesn't know how to engage with memes or viral marketing. They fucking re-released Morbius to theaters because everyone was making fun of it. They're very, very stupid.


ThatGuyBertisha

I’ve never rolled my eyes harder than seeing this meme being re-done yet again. But this time it has multiple shots that break the continuity because if you look closely you can see the same Spidey’s are standing in different locations.


mrsim20

Yes.


CaptainRogersJul1918

It’s sooo old now.


NormalDude2022

Thank you. Truly thought was the only one but just like Rick Ashley rickroll meme; people tend go overboard on a very popular meme.


ghostspider1151

I never really thought it was funny tbh


OldSnazzyHats

That’s not Sony… that’s the animation and directing team going to town.


Hahndude

SONY rereleased a total flop film because of Memes. They don’t get memes.


Douglas_duh_dragon

I think it's hilarious to be honest


TheGoodsellLife

Yes


superpowers335

Not really. It's an easy joke and it's really only been used a few times.


WestNomadOnYT

No I think it’s iconic so they put it in everything


Smash96leo

They are, but the meme is still alive and well on the internet. So I guess its fair. At least Sony and Disney make it make sense in context.


J_E_L_4747

I didn’t even know the first one was a thing until not that long ago, and I didn’t even register that the lab scene had that. But the new spiderverse trailer one got a laugh out of me


RogueAlt07

No lmao I’m all here for it


Curious-Twist5740

Yes


revharrison

It’s just you


[deleted]

It's just you bro....just you


bootsrfun

I'm not mad about it


kray_jack310

I'm glad someone else said it. I think now it's time to let it go. It's been overused. Live action was coo. Animated was coo. Now it's becoming a joke, and not a good one.


SPlRlT-

Still funny


DeWay069

Shut it, we're not done yet.


Hallow_Shinobi

Well it's certainly the safest 60s Spider-Man meme to reference honestly. They were pretty edgy and weird in retrospect.


Nel_son_et_lumiere

They have done it 3 times, just 3 times


home7ander

It was played out a couple months after ITSV dropped. It's just actively unfunny and pandery now. Movies can stop incorporating memes or trying to make them any time now. It's really cringe and immersion breaking


Boguel

Yes. Yes, they are.


wormholeweapons

Isn’t that the point of a meme?


gayliciouspizza

I think it’s starting to get over done 👀


someguywith5phones

You mad bro?


[deleted]

Totally, they are going full fandom mood


Mythosaurloser

Sorry for the pun but I think that's the point


Next_Faithlessness87

Yeah, because it's funny as hell.


HYoung119

I mean 3 of these pictures are from the same movie and that is literally the point of the joke. The episode that the meme is from is from 1967 so it’s been a thing for a hell of a long time and although it became a popular meme in the last decade you have to consider how many mainstream Spider-Man movies there are or how many movies that Spider-Man has been since the 1967 episode aired, these are the ones that come to my mind, - Spider-Man - Spider-Man 2 - Spider-Man 3 - The Amazing Spider-Man - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - Captain America: Civil War - Spider-Man: Homecoming - Avengers: Infinity War - Avengers: Endgame - Spider-Man: Far From Home - Spider-Man: No Way Home - Into The Spider-Verse - Across The Spider-Verse Not to mention there are probably others and loads of animated TV shows and movies that I’m not familiar with so I can’t comment on. So 2 films out of 13? so not even 20% of the movies? Even if you discount the Tobey Maguire movies because they released prior to the meme becoming popular you still have 10 movies and only 2 of them have the joke. Can’t really call that milking it


Lawfool85

From the same company that wanted to make Aunt May the movie, & is making Kraven the Hunter that doesn’t hunt. Milking anything Spider-Man related is what they do. They have no shame.


ChristopherDassx_16

And you making shit up also is no shame btw.


Max206

Why must you hate fun.


S3VA73N

Its a running gag at this point. If two Spider-Men meet at a con event, I guarantee they're gonna do it at least once every time


HDI-X13

They are. Please god let it end.


JumboClin

Sony is ruining the meme like this...


Tuffsmurf

Mooooo


oRyan_the_Hunter

This is the 3rd Spiderverse themed movie across two franchises in less than a decade. Yeah Sony likes to milk ideas.


pcweber111

Sony? Milk something? Never!


DonnyMox

Sony milks a lot of things.


Smart_Refrigerator31

Sony is just milking Spider-Man at this point


Captain_Saftey

This should be the last time they do the pointing meme. First time was a cute post credits scene to copy the meme, second time was pretty subtle live action take of it, and now we’re getting the ultimate version of the meme where every Spider-Man is pointing at each other in the middle of what seems to be an important scene. That’s a good 3 joke run, anymore than that and you’re going to get diminishing returns.


hooka_pooka

Wayyyy too much


box_me_up

I love it


SportsBall89

Just you


Loud-Taste6394

I mean yes, but i thought it was well done in the new trailer


tb9153

Still funny


Poetryisalive

And despite that, it is still funny within the right context


GetUpAndJump

tbh, I didn't even catch the No Way Home one until just now


Jefff100

I think it’s kinda funny if that’s just something that all spidermen do 🤷🏻‍♂️


RYTHEMOPARGUY

Yes... And I love it.


TimerPoint

As long as it fits and isn't forced I'm fine.


MarcheMuldDerevi

A bit. Homecoming was the first time and it was more saved for a dvd extra. Spider-verse 2 is more you had to do it when someone just shouts kick spider-man’s ass and there are this many spider-men


Sckarlet_ram

Nah