I believe that dramatically interesting fictional villainy is actually a form of escapism. It’s a way of saying that, if there are going to be evil people in the world, they should at least have the decency to flounce around in black tailcoats making cutting speeches in posh accents; they shouldn’t just be a bunch of boring assholes to whom it never even occurs to question their own actions.
one of the millions of things i liked about spider-verse was that not only did all the female characters look different from each other, they gave mary jane her classic dimples and square chin, which might not seem like a big deal but you’d be surprised how much tiny details like those can make women in comic books look distinct
also seriously it feels like some animated films are pushing it to have two female characters who look even slightly different so i appreciate that spider-verse made sure every woman in it looked distinct from each other