Na movie wey people don dey wait for, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, don finally release for cinema. Na Tom Holland dey play Spider-Man, wey be Peter Parker for the film. E still dey do im usual vigilante work, dey corner criminals and tugs for New York City.
One day, e meet police officer wey dey under spell of Jean Grey, na Sadie Sink dey play am. Jean Grey be teenager wey get telekinesis power, and she dey use am for her own enjoyment. She see say Spider-Man get hidden desire, and she threaten to overpower MJ, wey be college student wey im dey fancy. Zendaya dey play MJ, and she dey sparky for the role.
This one be fourth time wey Tom Holland dey play Spider-Man, and im dey at im best here. The audience go see refreshing vulnerability from Peter Parker, wey dey ache for normal life. Jean Grey, wey Sadie Sink play, na formidable nemesis. She fit defeat foes on psychological level, no be just physical fight.
Florence Pugh still return as Yelena, role wey she play for Thunderbolts* (Jake Schreier, 2025). She bring sexual frisson to the movie. Most characters well cast, and Destin Daniel Cretton wey direct the film dey invested for performances and character arcs.
One highlight of the movie na when group of ninjas use their swords to hack Spider-Man into tiny pieces. Spider-Man dey impressed by their chutzpah, and e talk: “That is cool!” The scene incorporate CGI, but the melding of fist and weapon come from weeks of behind-the-scenes training. E no easy.
Spider-Man carry MJ across New York, dey spin webs off buildings like Tarzan figure. This one put viewer headfirst into the air. Cretton wisely choose to downscale for the finale, wey be combat of brain, no be brawn, between hero and villain.
At times, the story dey very funny. One over-enthusiastic fan of Spider-Man dey demand to know about im toilet breaks. Jon Bernthal wey play Frank, mercenary sidekick with machine guns, casually mention say im dey set up bomb while dey cook curry. Mark Ruffalo im facial expressions as Hulk dey play for laughs, and MJ im caustic tone dey humble the titular hero.
This no be comedy, but e get surprisingly high amount of gags and quips. Tonally, the movie boast heart, without being overtly sugary. Jean Grey get vision of Peter Parker dey talk to im Aunt May, wey Marisa Tomei play. Aunt May don die before the events of this story. Jean Grey dey glimpse private conversation between nephew and mentor, and she see the apotheosis of the human being. She begin dey ruminate on conversations wey she enjoy with sister Sarah, because she dey sense say something dey missing for her life.
One of the key themes na the significance of family. Over the course of the movie, Spider-Man realise the vitality of shared work. But the movie no perfect. A battle scene between the hero and nefarious crime lord Scorpion, wey Michael Mando play, go on for too long, and e add nothing to the plot. Ruffalo im Hulk dey undernourished for the giant cast, and same argument fit make for Liza Colón-Zayas wey play police officer.
All in all, Spider-Man: Brand New Day na fine study in restraint, a fable about the strength wey humans fit gain from one another. For essence, na film for the many, no be for the few. Spider-Man: Brand New Day dey cinemas on Friday, July 31st.
