Video summary
The video presents a critical review of *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*, arguing that after four previous attempts, this iteration finally captures the essence of the character correctly. The reviewer admits to enjoying Tom Holland's portrayal but expresses disappointment with his earlier films, citing issues such as overblown villains in *Homecoming*, fake elements like the bus crash in *Far From Home*, and excessive nostalgia baiting in *No Way Home*. In contrast, this new movie is praised for focusing on genuine character development, portraying Peter Parker as a flawed individual who strives to do the right thing despite his mistakes and the dangers he poses to those around him.
A significant portion of the review highlights the shift in direction under the new director, contrasting it with the previous work of John Watts. The reviewer commends the new director for understanding character dynamics better than his predecessor and notes that Peter Parker wears his mask for the majority of the film, which is seen as a crucial improvement over *No Way Home*. Additionally, the movie's exploration of Peter's relationship with the Punisher is highlighted as a standout moment, drawing a favorable comparison to the dynamic between Matt Murdock and Frank Castle in *Daredevil*, where the friendship is portrayed as genuine rather than toxic.
Despite some moments that feel overly obvious or unnecessary padding within the film's two-and-a-quarter-hour runtime, the reviewer finds the inclusion of the X-Men storyline to be a unique and smart narrative choice. While acknowledging that the plot sometimes swings between clever surprises and plain mistakes, the overall experience is deemed very fun and well-executed. The reviewer concludes that *Brand New Day* stands as the best Spider-Man movie in Tom Holland's trilogy so far and potentially one of the strongest Marvel films in recent years, giving it a rating of five out of seven while reserving hope for future projects like *Thunderbolts*.
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Wow, four iterations in and they finally
kind of get Spider-Man right.
>> That's a hot mug, guys.
>> A little bit of a hot way to start this
video, but I can somewhat explain. This
is my thoughts on Brand New Day. I
finally did see it. I will come clean.
While I have enjoyed Tom Holland as
Spider-Man, I have never really enjoyed
any of his movies. Homecoming was okay.
Michael Keaton's villain character was a
little bit overblown in terms of how
good he was. He's got a great scene.
He's decent, but I still think that he's
pretty cookie cutter in terms of
villains in the Marvel universe. While
Far From Home was definitely funny on
the first watch, it's not really a great
Spider-Man movie and so much of it was
done completely fake. Like the bus
wasn't even real. And then finally, No
Way Home. It did have some heart in it,
but [music] at the same time, that movie
is a giant nostalgia bait factor to the
point where when they come through the
portals, there is a deliberate pause
just so the audience can go, "Woo!" And
when you watch it at home, it's really
awkward. And also, the Ant May death
scene, it's not really that well done. I
actually like the death though because
in Brand New Day, this is probably the
best iteration of Spider-Man cuz he's a
complete [ __ ] loser. I love it. This
is where Peter Parker strives in terms
of character development, storytelling.
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It's when he is in the complete [ __ ]
but still doing the right thing cuz he
knows that he has that responsibility
because of what he has. This is slightly
a different reiteration of Spider-Man 2
where instead of him losing his powers,
he's getting this weird arachnid thing,
but we all know that we're never going
to go as far as Man Spider from the
animated series. The furthest they go is
his eyes going black and him getting a
little bit mean. But they still
incorporate this idea of Peter Parker
basically in a destitute ver version of
his life where he wants to reconnect
with those who he loves and try and
reestablish what was lost when he had to
sacrifice his identity to save the
universe after he kind of [ __ ] it up.
Then he is still worried about the risk
of those people being associated with
him and them being in danger because
they know who he is. And while that is
the main factor of the movie in terms of
Peter's kind of incorporation to the
story, there is a side element with a
villain sort of villain character. Well,
at the end of the movie, they try to
make them not a villain, but they were
still doing villainous things and this
incorporation of the X-Men essentially.
I did enjoy that bit, too. This isn't
directed by John Watts. I'll be honest,
I don't think John Watts is a very good
director. Look at anything else he's
done post Spider-Man or before [music]
Spider-Man. To be honest, I don't think
he was really that good. The guy who
took over, who's the same guy who did
Shang Chi, has actually done some dramas
and knows how to do character stuff. And
while I don't think Shang Chi is
anything to run home about, I was
curious to see how he would interpret
this. And I think he did probably the
best Spider-Man in all the Tomahol
movies. I'll be honest. one, Peter
actually wears the goddamn mask for
majority of the movie, which lobe
behold, Spider-Man wears his mask. That
the fact that they kept taking the
goddamn mask off in No Way Home is one
of the other reasons why I really don't
like that movie. He is still going down
this path of learning who he is as
Spider-Man and what he has to do. and
he's the first guy to really break
through to the Punisher, which I
remember seeing this comment about three
seasons of Daredevil and Matt Murdoch
could never break through to to the
Punisher. And the underlining comment
was that's because Matt Murdoch is a
terrible friend. The relationship
between Punisher and Peter is great. I
was really surprised at how well done
that was, as well as the conflict with
[music] the supposed villain character
and the forces that they are entangling
with that Peter is kind of trying to
figure out which is the side to support.
And there are some elements that are
very well done. There's this thing
called V-Max, which turns into this
really well done story surprise. I
actually thought that was really smart.
But then there's a moment before it
where [music]
it is so plain jane obvious. And Peter's
like, "Oh, wow. Wait a minute. That guy
lied." It's a little bit discerning when
you go from really smart stuff to a bit
like, "All right, guys, that was really
stupid." But I guess you have to do the
the padding. Admittedly, that too, this
is the longest Spider-Man movie. I think
it's like 2 hours and [music] 25
minutes, and you really feel that
length. But overall, I still think it's
a very fun time. I think this is the
best Spider-Man movie that Tom Holland
has done. And maybe I'm in [music] the
same class as a bunch of other people.
I'm amazed that it's made so much
goddamn money, [music] but no, I think
it's the best one that he's done. It
took them four times to finally really
get the character, but I think this was
really well done. It doesn't take as
many strives into oh uncharted territory
that would have been cool to see more of
a little bit, but I think there's a
great basis in terms of a Spider-Man
movie as well as what they do with the
whole incorporating the X-Men business.
I [music] think that was unique into
itself to the point where I was kind of
curious if they've ever done a story
line like that and where [music] they
will go with it. I think that Brand New
Day is probably the best Marvel movie
that they've done in a good long while.
I think this and Thunderbolts that's the
best ones, which is a I guess not really
saying that much. Still don't have any
hope for Doomsday. I I don't I know
there's a lot of people who do, but at
the end of the day, I'm going to give
Spider-Man: Brand New Day a five out of
seven. Yeah, I think this is the best
one. I know that I gave Far From Home a
high rating, but I take that back.
[music] Um, and then I think I think all
three previous are decent four out of
sevens, I think. But that's it. Anyways,
guys, that's all from me. Curious what
you have to say. Let me know in the
comments below. And yeah, let's have a
discussion. What do you guys think of
it? I I thought it was fun. I enjoyed
myself. I really like how we kept the
mask on. That was probably the biggest
thing for me. Yes, there are some times
where he takes it off, but it felt for
the most part every single time sent
felt, if not necessary,
warranted, or
excusable. There's maybe like one or two
times where it's like, okay, you didn't
need to take it off, but he wears it.
And that's the god forbid Spider-Man
wears his mask. Anyways, that's all for
me, guys. See you later.
Ow! Ow!