Spider-Man is not going to home.
Disney.
I went into Spider-Man: No Way Home expecting to see a lot of the movie's twists and turns, but I didn't.
That was correct. I was aware of every surprise in the movie.
There are more to come.
I saw the leaked shots of Matt sitting around Peter's kitchen table.
I was aware that Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire would join their Spider-Men in the film despite denying it.
There were rumors that Aunt May would die in the movie, and that Peter would face an Uncle Ben-style tragedy. That is what happened.
The Venom post-credits scene with Eddie Brock missing all the action was correct.
The final scene of Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness was the biggest surprise.
No way home.
It's a comic book character named "Marvel."
Knowing most of this, it didn't matter. I enjoyed Spider-Man: No Way Home immensely.
The brick through the window moment was great for Matt Murdock. His appearance got a lot of attention.
The arrival of Garfield and Maguire had the crowd cheering, and that pop was nothing compared to that. It is not like I have seen any actual footage of them interacting. The writing across the three of them was great, and I would like to give a shout out to Andrew Garfield who seemed to be having a blast with his reprisal. Knowing they were coming didn't prepare me for the emotional devastation of Garfield's Peter getting to save Tom Holland's MJ the way he couldn't save Gwen in his own universe. It was heartbreaking. The row of girls next to me kept crying until the movie ended. I don't blame them.
Both actors handled Aunt May's death well, and it didn't feel cheap or forced. The credit goes to Holland for taking a scene we've seen across three Spider-Man movies and making it his own, and it led into a great moment of rage against Green Goblin in the final fight.
Spider-Man is not going to home.
It's a comic book character named "Marvel."
The movie is so good that even the big surprises couldn't ruin it. Even if the "facts" could be known, the movie still managed to slip in a few more surprises, like the idea of healing the villains, as well as the fact that someone appears and how they appear are two different things.
No Way Home is a masterpiece of the MCU, not just full of action and fun nostalgia, but also with a genuine exploration of rage, grief and forgiveness. The ending in which Peter saves everyone in his life is one of the most devastating finales we have ever seen in the MCU, though we know Spider-Man will return someday.
I was annoyed that I had heard so much about No Way Home, but it didn't matter. I hope you can be like the crowd I watched with, who were surprised at every turn. It is one of the best films of the year.
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