Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse has become Sony’s highest-grossing animated release in history, only two weeks after its release. However, its influence goes beyond the box office and has sparked a TikTok trend. The film’s focus on “canon events,” which are crucial moments that bind the Spider-Verse together has inspired TikTok creators to identify their own “canon events” in their lives. A canon event refers to an unavoidable, unchangeable moment that has an impact on someone’s life. A few examples of things that might be “canon events” are Quinceañeras, going on Omegle, and working in a toxic workplace. The trend has since evolved into a standard format, with each video describing a situation and ending with “this is a canon event.” Using pop culture jargon to make sense of our lives is not a new trend. It has become popular on TikTok, Twitter, and elsewhere because people use trending media and its tropes to write their stories and make sense of their lives.
