Film Review: Spider-Man No Way Home

admin December 21, 2021 0

 

 The fans' wait for the conclusion of the Spider-Man trilogy, which is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, aka the Tom Holland era, has clearly paid off.

Spider-Man: No Way Home is the best Spider-Man work that has ever appeared on the big screen, it's not even an exaggeration if I consider this sequel to be one of the best Marvel films.

The story of Spider-Man: No Way Home no longer only revolves around the selfishness of teenage boys who become superheroes like most Spider-Man stories, or just showing off action and fantasy full of CGI and awe.

Spider-Man: No Way Home tries to be more mature with a story about inner struggles with choices in life, dealing with past fears and future worries, learning to let go, and appreciating what you have in the present.

And of course, a legendary quote from the Spider-Man film is the essence of this film: with great power comes great responsibility.

Maturity in No Way Home can be seen not only the problems brought, but also how the development of Peter Parker's character. Peter, starring Tom Holland, clearly shows a process of growing up that is painful but also meaningful.

The Spider-Man: No Way Home film review called this film the best Spider-Man work that has ever appeared on the big screen. (doc. Marvel Entertainment/Sony Pictures via YouTube)

In addition, the emotional weight in this film clearly exceeds the other two films, which are thick with youthful nuances that are cheerful, light, full of jokes and fantasy, and the biggest problem is how to adapt and search for identity and love monkeys.

In No Way Home, the darkness of Spider-Man's story under the Sony Pictures universe is brought to life in the family-oriented Marvel films (under Disney). But behind the darkness of the story, there is a warmth that is clearly not found from the previous two films.

Peter Parker in this film not only shows the importance of having loved ones around him, such as family and friends, but more importantly when he believes in his own abilities.

Not only that. Spider-Man No Way Home implicitly gives the message that sometimes, the help that comes when we are down is 'the other us'. It's like when we find the answers to the questions we ask ourselves in the mirror.

On the basis of the significant development of the story compared to Homecoming (2017) and Far From Home (2019), I give special appreciation to the writer duo of this Spider-Man trilogy, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers.

The Spider-Man: No Way Home film review called this film the best Spider-Man work that has ever appeared on the big screen. (Columbia Pictures/Marvel Studios/Matt Kennedy)

On the other hand, it's not just Peter Parker who's growing. Tom Holland was surprisingly able to display the quality of acting that was qualified in bringing the burden of the No Way Home story. It is not impossible that Tom Holland's action in this film can have a positive impact on the British actor's future career.

Meanwhile, cinematically, this film actually does have an execution that is not much different from the previous Marvel-Disney films.

However, the concept of a multiverse in Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe seems to promise exciting adventures and surprises in the future, despite the complexity of understanding it, and the view of some viewers who judge this as "coercion" and "fitness".

The name is also a fantasy drama, Marvel is free to take advantage of the intellectual property of the characters they have. However, one thing that should be appreciated from this phase is the maturity in cultivating the narrative of the film as well as the series.

The Spider-Man: No Way Home film review calls this film not only a sweet closing to Tom Holland's Peter Parker trilogy, but a new standard for the future Spider-Man universe. (doc. Marvel Entertainment/Pascal Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) via IMDb)

This is reflected in a number of titles, including Loki, WandaVision, Shang-chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, to Spider-Man No Way Home. Sorry for Eternals seems like an exception.

Marvel tries to be more human in this phase. It's no longer just an egocentric narrative of who wins and who has the most powerful weapons like in Infinity Saga, but how to invite the audience to explore the human side of Marvel's new superheroes.

Even so, Marvel has not forgotten how they satisfy their loyal fans. This can be seen from the two and a half hours of Spider-Man No Way Home running.

In addition, this film seems at the same time as an answer that the difference between the production house and the licensee of a character is not a problem to collaborate and satisfy fans of that character.

Now it all depends on Marvel and Sony Pictures. Will they give up the overwhelming appreciation from fans for No Way Home by choosing their own egos, or start working together well to satisfy fans. After all, in the end, fans were happy, cuan came, right?

In the end, Spider-Man No Way Home is actually not only a sweet ending to Tom Holland's Peter Parker trilogy, but a new standard for the future Spider-Man universe.