by Emma Jee
Spoiler warnings for Spiderman: No Way Home
Sony and Marvel’s latest movie No Way Home finishes the latest Spiderman trilogy with a memorable plot and record-breaking box office success. After almost two years since the release of No Way Home’s predecessor; Spiderman: Far From Home, Spiderman fans eagerly waited for Tom Holland’s comeback as Peter Parker, and it did not disappoint. No Way Home broke box office records, becoming the first movie since COVID-19 to zip past $100 million during its launch.
No Way Home takes place after Peter Parker is revealed as the face of Spiderman, and was falsely portrayed as the murderer of Mysterio. As Peter Parker struggles with his newfound notoriety, he becomes desperate to ensure that every single person would forget Spiderman’s true identity. Peter enlists the help of Doctor Strange, who creates a powerful spell that guarantees that Peter Parker will be forgotten as Spiderman. When something in the spell goes wrong, Peter and Doctor Strange attempt to deal with the fallout.
When I walked into the movie theater, I was prepared to come out feeling decently satisfied with the movie. However, No Way Home surprised me so much that I honestly felt like I was going to have a heart attack. Marvel fit so much content in two and a half hours, it blew me away with the amount of fan service and storylines there were. No Way Home tied together almost everything that Marvel and Sony has created over the years, and seeing familiar faces like Doctor Octavius was very exciting.
The only problem I have with No Way Home is that you need to know a lot about what happened in previous movies and TV shows to understand all of the important references in the show. To fully appreciate the whole movie, you’d have to watch all of the previous Spiderman movies with Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire, as well as Spiderman: Homecoming and Spiderman: Far From Home. Viewers would also need to be caught up on all of the recent events of Avengers Endgame and Marvel’s latest animated series, What If, and know about other Spiderman villains and superheroes like Doctor Strange.
Overall, while No Way Home was a masterpiece in my opinion, it is not the most friendly movie for new fans of the series.
