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Cutieeeee

The visuals of this movie were incredible and such a masterclass of storytelling I genuinely can’t stop thinking about it. Not to be an annoying pretentious film person but this is why brand new day isn’t just a good Spider-Man movie, but a good MOVIE for what it’s telling us on screen.

There’s a lot of great writing yes, but there’s so MUCH shared here visually by opening the movie like this— not just with a montage of Peter being Spider-Man but the color grading, the placement of where he is, the fact that he’s in the suit, phone in hand, literally upside down to the rest of the world. Peter is so consumed with living in the past, as if he’s punishing himself with the “weight” of what he’s done not as motivation, but like Frank said it— as a sentence. He thinks he’s being noble but he’s selfish, consumed by the job and by the “reasons” he lives only as Spider-Man that he’s failing to understand the real why.

Contrast that with THIS which is such a clear depiction of Peter’s journey in this movie. By the end, he’s reclaimed the man part of Spider-Man— relaxing, casual, holding a cup of coffee (which for those who don’t know, that’s not a Peter Pan specific cup— that’s a NYC staple). He’s not in the suit, nor is he watching someone else’s life passing through a screen. He’s still high above the rest of the city because he always will be— he’s still a superhero with a great responsibility— but he realizes what he’s been missing now. He can’t do it alone nor should he try to. May’s love helped Jean from beyond the grave but also reminded him of what she lived, and died, for. Not for Peter to be the sacrificial martyr to keep everyone safe— but to use his power responsibly, being known and being loved for who he is.

A very friendly neighbour.

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at 30??????