Marvel Vs. DC Vs. Mama Giacchino
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Rather than hiring a narrator, Anthony recruits his parents, Jospehine and Mike, to sit at their dinner table and read a pre-prepared paragraph with a short summary of Michael’s previous achievements. Before they even get going, there’s a sweet exchange, where Josephine switches coffees with Mike because his cup was getting low.
“Were you going to mention that cartoon he drew for his first communion,” says Josephine, as Anthony gives a little smirk. It’s funny how your folks will always remember stuff you never even gave a second thought to. As Josephine reads off the sheet of paper, she’s dumbfounded as to what MCU even stands for. Anthony tells her, but then she’s confused as to whether “The Batman” is a Marvel movie or not. After Anthony lays out the differences, in a brilliant moment of comedic timing, she gives this smirk that any child who has ever talked about their nerdy interests with their parents will instantly recognize. I’d know that look of ‘whatever you say’ anywhere. The MCU consists of some of the biggest movies in the world, and yet it’s a sobering reminder from outside of the pop culture bubble, that there are some folks who truly can’t tell the difference between where “Batman” or “Spider-Man” movies come from. It’s made even funnier by the fact that this confusion comes from the parents behind the man who crafted one of the greatest superhero scores of all time (“The Batman”).
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By Matthew Bilodeau/Nov. 4, 2022 1:30 pm EST
Marvel Vs. DC Vs. Mama Giacchino
Rather than hiring a narrator, Anthony recruits his parents, Jospehine and Mike, to sit at their dinner table and read a pre-prepared paragraph with a short summary of Michael’s previous achievements. Before they even get going, there’s a sweet exchange, where Josephine switches coffees with Mike because his cup was getting low.
“Were you going to mention that cartoon he drew for his first communion,” says Josephine, as Anthony gives a little smirk. It’s funny how your folks will always remember stuff you never even gave a second thought to. As Josephine reads off the sheet of paper, she’s dumbfounded as to what MCU even stands for. Anthony tells her, but then she’s confused as to whether “The Batman” is a Marvel movie or not. After Anthony lays out the differences, in a brilliant moment of comedic timing, she gives this smirk that any child who has ever talked about their nerdy interests with their parents will instantly recognize. I’d know that look of ‘whatever you say’ anywhere. The MCU consists of some of the biggest movies in the world, and yet it’s a sobering reminder from outside of the pop culture bubble, that there are some folks who truly can’t tell the difference between where “Batman” or “Spider-Man” movies come from. It’s made even funnier by the fact that this confusion comes from the parents behind the man who crafted one of the greatest superhero scores of all time (“The Batman”).
“Were you going to mention that cartoon he drew for his first communion,” says Josephine, as Anthony gives a little smirk. It’s funny how your folks will always remember stuff you never even gave a second thought to.
As Josephine reads off the sheet of paper, she’s dumbfounded as to what MCU even stands for. Anthony tells her, but then she’s confused as to whether “The Batman” is a Marvel movie or not. After Anthony lays out the differences, in a brilliant moment of comedic timing, she gives this smirk that any child who has ever talked about their nerdy interests with their parents will instantly recognize. I’d know that look of ‘whatever you say’ anywhere.
The MCU consists of some of the biggest movies in the world, and yet it’s a sobering reminder from outside of the pop culture bubble, that there are some folks who truly can’t tell the difference between where “Batman” or “Spider-Man” movies come from. It’s made even funnier by the fact that this confusion comes from the parents behind the man who crafted one of the greatest superhero scores of all time (“The Batman”).
Making meatballs in the kitchen
The “Director by Night” special is also filled with such gems as Anthony talking to Josephine over the phone in the car, to which she says, “You shouldn’t be talking while you’re driving.” If that isn’t the most mom thing you’ve ever heard, I don’t know what is.
‘That’s Michael, our son’
Horror may not be in Josephine’s wheelhouse, but she knows that her son is a wonderful talent. As she talks about Michael’s revelatory experience at Universal Studios, you can hear the support of a loving parent who knew right then and there that her child was destined to be a creative force for the world.
“What still surprises your dad and I is how well he’s known all over the place. But if he walks in the door, that’s not Michael, the composer. That’s not Michael, who worked on this movie. That’s Michael, our son.”
