History FridgeBrilliance / SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse

* Once both Gwen and Miles have been sent through the Go-Home-Machine, pay attention to their scenes and the entirety of the ending continues to parallel them to each other, from their state of minds, to the setting around them, to their position in shots directly mirroring each other to their actions (both of them have a scene of giving an emotional speech to their parent, for instance, with the exception of Miles finding out it wasn't his actual mom), and it culminates in both of their final shots being of them giving a confident smile (in Miles' case being blink-and-you'll-miss it, but it's there). This is indicating that despite how Gwen and Miles' friendship has been badly damaged at this point, their relationship is still the heart of the movie(s) and their story together isn't over.

** By contrast, Miguel stems from the year [[ComicBook/Marvel2099 2099]], a dystopian society ruled over by [[OneNationUnderCopyright MegaCorps like Alchemax]] where the name of the game is ''survival''. The age of heroes had long ended, and the ones who took up the mantles in this time were firmly {{anti hero}}es thanks to the original series coming out in UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks, and O'Hara was no exception. Miguel ''idolized'' the legends of Spider-Man, to the point the reason behind his even getting powers was an attempt at trying to ''recreate'' Spider-Man's powers. However, he was much more sardonic than the original Spider-Man ever was, and his version of the Spider-Man ethos tends to be less about "responsibility" and more about "guilt", as numerous times he questions ''why'' he's still acting as Spider-Man despite the pain it causes him, but keeps going out of a sense of guilt over his past behavior. Miguel was someone who did all he could to avert disaster, not only at his own expense, but also the expense of others, such as trying to stop Alchemax from ever coming to power in the past, even though that would likely erase everything related to 2099, including his family. Even when some versions were proven to be worthy of lifting Mjolnir, they did not use it for the power of Thor, rather they used it as a symbol of their ''authority'', the burden they had to carry with them, in the name of creating a brighter future.

** Why would he decide to not implement the initial ArtShift feature? Because it’s shown several times that each universe has their own laws of physics. Back in the first movie, [[FunnyAnimal Spider-Ham]] made quick use of ToonPhysics to DropTheHammer on Scorpion and [[FilmNoir Spider-Man Noir]] has no concept of non-monochromatic colour. With the Spider-Society being a multiversal organisation, it’s likely that Miguel also knows each Spider-Hero is most effective when under their own native laws of physics rather than having to adapt to another universe’s which could put them at a disadvantage.

* During the chase sequence, particularly where everyone is at the train, the camera shots are angled and directed in a way as if Miguel is in the right for stopping Miles. However, it's only when Miles's true plans are revealed where the camera is reframed and that it's actually the other way around as Miles's head is above Miguel's showing that Miles has the morale high ground. Fitting since his surname is Morales.
** Tellingly enough, Miguel desperately attempts to cling onto the train without regard for how many of his society members are thrown off by him. While as for Miles who chooses to go home rather than continue fighting the society.