Gwen — Tragedy and Dreams

Adunni the writer
2 min readMar 16, 2024

--

I think I was 12. or was I 18?
It was a time when the dreams of most people faded out.
Ironically, It was the time when my dream came alive.
It was Something you only see in the movies.
A zombie apocalypse.
An outbreak of a deadly disease.
2020 was borne out of a movie.
A desperation to start writing films itched my soul.
I always knew I loved writing but in 2020, I discovered that I wanted to tell stories.
Stories that end up on the screen.
I didn’t just get up one morning and realize it. No.
My eyes were set on my TV Screen.
A tear dropped from my eye.
A tear that led to me ugly crying.
Years after, I still ugly cry at that scene
Andrew Garfield’s Gwen had just died in his version of Spiderman.
On that particular day, it was nothing but tragic.
It’s the year 2024 and now, it’s tragically beautiful.
The fall
The desperation in his eyes to save her, although he was wearing a mask
the hope in her eyes
the moment the hope dimmed
the moment her eyes shut and she accepted what was to come
the drop
His web reached her just as she dropped to the ground.
his cries
the pain in his voice
The slow-mo
The sheer tragedy of it all
It was a defining moment in my love for filmmaking
to me, it was the most cinematic moment I had seen in my whole life
I still cry when I rewatch the scene
but in the end, my face is always graced with a smile.
It was indeed beautiful to witness.

--

--

No responses yet