Spider-Man: No Way Home is one of the best movies ever made.
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Spider-Man: No Way Home is everything I wanted it to be and more than I expected, and I was able to stick the landing from start to finish.
The entire modern Spider-Man cinematic era is perfect because of No Way Home. It is the best movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a long time, combining a lot of web-slinging action, laugh-out-loud humor, truly powerful nostalgia and some deeply emotional moments into a tour de force of superhero cinema.
I say this because I have grown more cynical about superhero movies. The genre has begun to feel too predictable, too ubiquitous, and too much to keep up with, with too many shows and movies to even keep up with.
Many comic book movies are long and boring. The good ones often fall apart in the third act and would be better served if the time had been shaved off. You start to feel a bit numb in these films, because they have too many action-packed scenes and battles.
No Way Home avoids the pitfalls. There was no moment when I felt bored. Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, and the rest of the cast are all terrific. Tony Stark was a larger-than-life mentor with a penchant for making rash decisions, but Dr. Strange is a different father figure to Peter than he was. Both men are brilliant, but impatient.
Spider-Man and MJ.
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After the end of Spider-Man: Far From Home, Mysterio attempts to frame Spider-Man for his own crimes, but he is stopped by a last-ditch attempt to get him back. It is a vicious final act from a bad guy. The Daily Bugle has a narrative about Spidey.
We open the world to a population of people who believe that Spider-Man is a criminal and a killer. It is a bad spot to be in since it has a direct impact on the people he cares for, like Zendaya and Ned.
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The Sanctum Sanctorum is where Dr. Strange has a mansion. Without revealing too much of the plot, things go awry and Strange's spell has the opposite effect of what Peter is after, opening portals to other universes and drawing in characters who knowParker to his universe. This is the first glimpse into the multiverse, which we will learn more about in Dr. Strange And The Multiverse of Madness next year.
Some of the characters in Peter's universe are enemies of other PeterParkers. Dr. Octopus, Green Goblin, and a few others. Each one causes trouble for the others.
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Spider-Man and Dr. Strange.
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The film has a message that values redemption over revenge, reconciliation over rivalry, and it was one of the reasons I loved it. The point of the movie is not to destroy your enemies but to find ways to help them. It is quite powerful and unique for a genre that is all about defeating larger-than-life foes.
It is shaping up to be a monster hit, with the third-largest opening weekend box office of all time domestically and fourth internationally, and incredibly high Rotten Tomatoes scores from critics (94%) and audiences (99%) alike.
I only have one negative thing to say about the movie, and that is that when something tragic or terrible happens, we move back to cracking jokes too fast. The emotional trauma is dealt with quickly.
I don't know how to change that in a picture like this. There is not much time left to think about the film after the big tragedy occurs. No Way Home does not end with a nice bow. It is a sad ending, with victory coming at a cost that is too much to bear.
You can see Spider-Man on the big-screen. You can find real estate on the screen. Since the Pandemic started, movie theaters have been busy. Stick around for the post-credits scenes. You will not regret it.
The score was 10/10.
My video review can be watched below.
