Spider-Man: Brand New Day review: Self-denial reshapes web-slinger
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ is darker than fans are used to, but big feelings inspire maturity and self-reflection.
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ is darker than fans are used to, but big feelings inspire maturity and self-reflection.
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ presents the friendly neighbourhood superhero with several moral dilemmas that may not only decide his fate, but the fate of the world.
Since Marvel came back into the fold, Spider-Man has flourished. No longer an emo man-child, he exudes youth and teenage sarcasm in a manner inherit to the character. In other words, Peter Parker really looks and feels like the boy next door now. Moreover, bringing him back into the greater MCU allowed for more interesting storylines as he built a paternal bond with the ever-aloof Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.). If you haven’t seen Avengers: Endgame, then you really should before watching this picture because it opens with a major spoiler (which also can’t/won’t be avoided for the remainder of this review — fair warning). Having announced this movie would close out Marvel Studios‘ phase three rather than Endgame, Spider-Man: Far From Home took the baton and slung away.
It was announced earlier this year Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios would be teaming to reboot the Spider-Man franchise. Today, they made a joint announcement to reveal they’ve found their new web-slinger as well as the person who will be calling the shots behind the camera. Peter Parker will be played by Tom Holland and the yet-to-be-named new adventure will be directed by Jon Watts.