![]() Happiness trumping sadness isn't a bad thing, but it does detract from the impact of her death. Within the space of two minutes, any grief the audience is still processing over May's death is immediately dwarfed by the nostalgia and euphoria of seeing Garfield and Maguire return. Seconds later, we see Ned (Jacob Batalon) summon Andrew Garfield and Maguire's iterations of Spidey through the portals he opens. Unlike other Spider-Man movies, the pain of losing a character like May is only focused on for the briefest of moments, as a tearful Peter mourns in the rain. (The optics of a government agency arriving late at the scene and firing gunshots at a teenager without fully knowing what just happened is quite odd.) Tomei and Holland's performances are excellent in the scene, but we can't dwell on what's happened as Peter quickly has to flee when the Department of Damage Control open fire at him. Even though she's been killed by one of the villains she's told him to save, she still thinks this is the right call. What's more, her big death scene doesn't quite deliver the emotional impact it deserved either.Īfter she's fatally wounded (although it's not clear she knows that yet), she delivers the iconic Spider-Man advice that "with great power there must also come great responsibility". With bloodlust and revenge consuming Peter, his actions would have been the exact opposite of what May stood for if Maguire's Peter didn't stop him. However, Peter was definitely going to kill Norman which would completely undermine May's sacrifice and her core message of kindness and help.Īs Peter and Happy mourn at her grave later on, we're told that loss "hurts even more when you remember what they stood for". Thankfully, Tobey Maguire's web-slinger intervenes and stops his fellow Spider-Man from getting blood on his hands. You could argue that her death isn't in vain because, by the end credits, all of the villains are cured, but there's a big problem with that.ĭuring the final fight between Tom Holland's Spidey and the Goblin, Spider-Man is about to impale the Goblin with his own glider. After being fatally wounded by the Goblin's glider, May dies for what she believes in. Doing nothing is easy, helping others is tough and that's what makes Spider-Man a hero.Īs Green Goblin tells Peter though, his "weakness is morality" and he tragically exploits this. "We help people" is how she explains her decision to help Norman to Peter Parker (Tom Holland) and that's the core message of the movie. ![]() ![]() While Doctor Strange wants to send all the villains back to their timelines to die, May favours care and compassion. While working at the shelter in No Way Home, she treats the confused and troubled Norman Osborn (Willem Dafoe) with empathy and kindness. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |