It is so, so tempting to try and analyze this by using some principles from Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics (which I REALLY need to reread soon), specifically his discussion of Realistic Style of cartooning vs. Iconic Style of cartooning. Especially from the 1980s onward to the 2010s, there seems to be a shift to…

“This Roger Corman production of a franchise is exactly what Miami deserves, of course.”