I haven’t written about this yet, so I will do so now: I’m super happy Andrew Garfield got closure in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Both for him personality, and his version of Peter Parker. Garfield’s Spider-Man probably isn’t on anybody’s favorite list, but he had such great passion for the character. He’s a heck of an actor as well. It was always a bit of a shame the Garfield Spidey never got the third film to finish his trilogy.
Granted, it was the correct decision for Sony to cast Tom Holland once they decided that Spider-Man was to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They had to make the change for someone younger, someone who can bring further longevity to the role. Because a Spider-Man franchise under the tutelage of Kevin Feige can’t possible fail, right?
And that’s exactly right. Spider-Man: No Way Home broke records and made a ton of money (the first two films did really well, too). It’s easily my favorite Spider-Man movie of the three modern series. The way the writers have managed to weave in the first two franchises into a coherent and emotion story is genuinely a masterpiece of storytelling. It is Avengers: Endgame level of tying up strings together and throwing in Easter eggs that absolutely make sense.
Giving Aunt May the famous line spoken by a dying Uncle Ben is just perfect. Marissa Tomei and Tom Holland acted the hell out of that scene. The collective gasp at the theatre when we heard the line and then realized: oh no, Aunt May is going to die.
More so than Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man, I was happiest to see Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man being able to tie up the loose ends from his timeline. Him saving MJ from the fall reads completely corny and cliche on paper, but it totally worked on screen. Garfield emotes so well with his eyes and facial expression.
Obviously, go see Spider-Man: No Way Home immediately if you haven’t already. Sorry about the spoilers…
I will always take pictures of blossoms.