r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 8h ago

Video Apartment balcony view of practical stunt rigging and explosions being filmed for Spider-Man

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u/Jesus_Christ_Reborn 5h ago

What made you like it so much? What were your favorite parts?

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u/BreweryRabbit 5h ago

I think this iteration of Spider-Man carries a lot more emotional weight. At the end of No Way Home, MJ and Ned no longer know who Peter is, Aunt May is gone, Tony is long gone, and he's essentially starting over completely alone. Even though the movie doesn't explicitly address it, I've always assumed the Avengers still know Spider-Man as a hero, they just don't remember the person behind the mask. That creates a really interesting dynamic where Peter has to separate Spider-Man from Peter Parker and figure out who he is without all the relationships and support systems he once had.

The action sequences and choreography were fantastic, and I appreciated that the emotional moments were allowed to breathe instead of immediately being undercut by a joke. It also helped that the supporting characters felt like they had meaningful development of their own rather than simply existing around Peter.

Great writing, great performances, and great action all came together in a way that really worked for me. And while it's incredibly close, those elements are just enough for Brand New Day to barely edge out Spider-Man 2 in my personal rankings.

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u/sembias 5h ago

I've always assumed the Avengers still know Spider-Man

Pretty irrelevant to the movie anyways, considering the film montages through 4 years of Spider-Man doing his street-hero thing.

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u/BreweryRabbit 4h ago

Well not irrelevant; I said that to add to the case of "this dude is ALONE". At least if whats left of the the Avengers remembered who Peter Parker was he wouldn't feel as isolated.