The paradigm shift in audiovisual consumption has accelerated after the pandemic and, even if theaters seem to recover sporadically part of its economic splendorare still very far from a normality that will ultimately transform their existence into something lasting. For this reason, many feature films that failed on billboards find a second chance to succeed in streaming. However, in the same way, there are still cases of simultaneous success. Authentic blockbusters followed by a brilliant triumph in the platforms catalog. This is the case of the blockbuster Hollywood that can only be seen at Main video.
The film in question is Spider-Man: No Way Home. Spider-Man’s cinematic adventure bigger which has been filmed to date, connecting an intergenerational way to fans of perhaps Marvel’s most famous character. Yes indeed, no way home It’s such a huge title that to follow this story starring Tom Holland, you would have had to see the whole thing. a MCU movie series (Marvel Cinematic Universe). Including adventures featuring the industry’s two previous Peter Parkers; Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. But hey, for the moment and to not overwhelm us too much, the minimum to have fun without getting lost in his story is to have seen Spider-Man: Homecoming And Spider-Man: Far From Home. But what is this “last” chapter of the role created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko about?
(The following reveals some details of the film, because it has so many surprises and cameos that it is almost impossible to talk about it without “spoil a surprise”).
What is “Spider-Man: No Way Home” about?
The official synopsis of this film which for the moment visible only on Prime Video is as follows: “For the first time in Spider-Man cinematic history, our hero, neighbor and friend is unmasked and, as a result, is no longer able to separate his normal life from the enormous risks that come with being a superhero. When he turns to Doctor Strange for help, the risks become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it really means to be him.
The young hero’s biggest challenge now is to get his life back, while everyone knows his secret identity. Something that begins to affect his two friends, MJ (Zendaya) and born (Jacob Batalon). Therefore, the mistake made in the form of a spell with the help of Doctor Strange causes his spider allies from other universes and his enemies to end up returning to his world. Recovering the antagonists of Sam Raimi’s trilogy like the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), the Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina) and the sandman (Thomas Haden Church). In the same way the lizard (Rhys Ifans) and Electro (Jamie Foxx), the villains from both Garfield films, return to the scene to complicate the life of the young protagonist’s universe.
A pandemic blockbuster
More than a year before its premiere, various rumors began circulating online talking about the importance of this story for the character and of course, all the cameos that could be seen on screen. In addition to the already heightened interest that the intellectual property generates among the public, the media noise ended up stimulating that threshing networksto the point of becoming the seventh highest-grossing film in the history of cinema.
Spider-Man: No Way Home managed to raise $1.92 billion worldwide, reaching an important milestone on dates when the ticketing He was still recovering from the pandemic.
A hit to watch on Prime Video
The multiple appearances of characters appreciated by film buffs and the fear of spoilersended up causing an avalanche effect towards the cinemas. And why not say it, the truth is that Spider-Man: No Way Home further propagated a trend exploited ad nauseam by the major. We are talking about fan service. This activity of recovering characters, making cameos and winks that fans of the sagas can understand and appreciate, awakening in them the nostalgic effect that is often so present. free and simple.
Regardless, the cycle-changing New York neighbor and friend is a visually stunning spectacle, with plenty of humor and dramatic moments under the immortal spirit of this pop culture icon. For now, Spider-Man: No Way Home It can only be seen on Prime Video. We don’t know when will it come to disney+since Sony Pictures’ deal with the House of Mouse for the transfer of the character is complex enough that the Japanese company is only leaving its stake in UCM within the exhibition market.
