Spider-Man: No Way Home movie review: Spider-Mann ki baat

SpiderMan No Way HomeUA Action adventureDir Jon WattsCast Tom Holland Zendaya Benedict CumberbatchRating Whatever happened to straightforward blastfests mdash where a superhero singularly saved the world read America from destruction against a piece of pure evil with no complicationsshades of greyThey belong to our much simpler planetpast obviously Ever since giant franchise films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe in particular mdash insecure in the knowledge that audiences expectdemand more and more superheroessupervillains mdash have attempted to pack in as many as they can For the price of an IMAX 3D ticket the best way to enjoy them for sureIn that sense SpiderMan No Way Home is not an exception The trick then is in the telling of the tale with so many twists that even a single SpiderMan is not enough to wrap your head around No way yoursquore going home seeing only one But letrsquos not get into details on that front Itrsquos to be seen to be spoken about Stick to what drives this Tom Holland SpiderMan flick firstThat is obviously besides the relentless display of special effect fireworks in terms of lightning combat sequences and aerial madness across a sprawling metropolis starring the friendly neighbourhood superhero There are a couple of fairly captivating ideas here as wellOne that there is probably such a thing as a common harddrive for global memory Wherein through sheer reboot for a magic spell by Dr Strange Benedict Cumberbatch in this case an entire populationrsquos memory of a factevent can be wiped out permanently SpiderMan could do with this spell Because his identity has been badly compromisedEveryonersquos come to know Peter Parker SpiderMan With disastrous implications on the work and private life of both Herersquos the thing with universally wiping out a memory though It would include Peterrsquos girlfriendrsquos MJ Zendaya Aunt Mayrsquos Marisa Tomei and other close ones Such erasing of memory is a lot like death isnrsquot it or enforcing the fact that you never did exist Peter Parker as yoursquod know is an emotional kidHersquos hardly gonna be okay with this He wants to have his cake eat it too or at least share it with those hersquos comfortable with This is how the magic spell goes wrong What are the consequences Itrsquos got to do with supervillains from multiple verses coming back to lifeOkay whatrsquos this multiverse business Is it like metaverse thatrsquos the impending future of humans on the Internet currently Where yoursquoll fullon exist in a virtual form even while living as you always did offline Not reallyThese multiverses seem like mirror images of each other where the world and characters around SpiderMan have always existed These characters mdash Otto Octavius Norman Osborn Max Dillon etc mdash have simply merged or collided into the same universe in this film Which explains a very Avengerslike feel to this single superhero franchise flick Also making it the most Metaselfreferencing superhero pic which isnrsquot a parody that yoursquove probably ever seenSure they throw around lsquostring theoryrsquo and lsquomatter displacementrsquo into the supposedly scientific mix Be surer still director Jon Watts is no Christopher Nolan helming a superhero He keeps it simple In any case the beauty lies in how mdash despite phases of adulting superheroes from a much darker DC in particular mdash SpiderManrsquos kept his charms alive among children firstEspecially with the babyfaced Tom Holland who took on the lead role as a teenager bringing to the fore a playfulness that you canrsquot help but be viscerally drawn to across age groups mdash bacche boodhe jawan As Peter Parker his issues concern admission into MIT As a humanised defender of the planet he has lower back issuesThe moral centre is deeply in place Chemistry between characters is apparent The lessons are clearly spelt out ldquoWith great power comes great responsibilityrdquo As I grew up I replaced in my head the word lsquoresponsibilityrsquo with lsquopossibilityrsquo Aware even more that the point being made was to do the lsquoright thingrsquo always Which is what SpiderMan is interested in here as well mdash devoted to save lives of supervillains if you mayIs that the reason this superhero remains the most loved in India Whether or not he protects the planet SpiderManrsquos boxoffice performance in Indian cinemas from over a decade ago through multiple language dubs including Bhojpuri once is really the story of how American mainstream cinema invaded a market that was hitherto untouched by Hollywood until thenThis has also to do with the solitary TV channel Doordarshan showing SpiderMan on Sundays late rsquo80s onwards mdash making him a local drawing room superhero before he captured big screens altogether Of course you donrsquot need a review to guide you to theatres then Yoursquore ready for SpiderMann ki baat already Helps that he doesnrsquot disappoint

Spider-Man: No Way Home movie review: Spider-Mann ki baat

Spider-Man: No Way Home
U/A: Action, adventure
Dir: Jon Watts
Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch
Rating: ***

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Spider-Man: No Way HomeU/A: Action, adventureDir: Jon Watts Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict CumberbatchRating: ***

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Spider-Man: No Way Home
U/A: Action, adventure
Dir: Jon Watts
Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch
Rating: ***