Review 788: Spider-Man: Brand New Day
The film is set four years after the events of No Way Home, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) now protects New York anonymously as a Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man now that the world has forgotten that he exists following Doctor Strange's memory wipe spell and investigates a powerful new threat while his superpowers undergo a surprising and potentially dangerous evolution. As someone who felt that the ending of No Way Home was an overcorrection, I was pleasantly surprised by how well this film built off of that foundation and how it leaned into to showcasing how cut off from the rest of society I don't mind admitting that there were times throughout the film where I was actively encouraging Peter to tell MJ and Ned the truth. And I was surprised by how nuanced and steadily it was Peter, MJ and Ned are forced to deal with the consequences of his decision at the end of No Way Home Given that it's been 5 years since No Way Home, it shows how badly Marvel have prioritised the...
