Spider-Man: No Way Home
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Spider - Man : No Way Homehad a lot to hold up up to and the flick could have descend into some traps , but it was Benedict Cumberbatch who prevent a big one from occur . The immense hype surrounding the final film in Tom Holland’sHomecomingtrilogy meant that the flick had to get everything perfect , which it mostly did . It enthrall audience and healed sure-enough combat injury , with even its biggest mo being more thanfan service , butNo Way Home ’s big trap still loomed over the film .
Ever since the event ofAvengers : Endgame , reference in the MCU have mourn the loss of Avengers loss leader , Tony Stark . This was peculiarly heavy for Peter Parker , who Tony shoot to as a mentor and father figure when Tony first recruited him forCaptain America : Civil War . In Spider - Man ’s third solo film it was who Doctor Strange claim on the role of the principal " adult " Avenger in Peter ’s biography following Tony ’s death , thusNo Way Homecould have descend into a big trap , but it was Cumberbatch himself who keep it .
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With Tony gone and Strange as the bragging Avenger present inNo Way Home , the film could have well set him up as the surrogate wise man for Peter ( though perhaps themultiverse Peter Parkers play this mentor role ) . Cumberbatch , though , has stated that he sees Stephen and Peter as teammates rather than have a close mentor kinship , and also believes Stephen does n’t see himself as a mentor either . By Cumberbatch having this mindset , it meant that his quality avoided both disrespecting Peter and Tony ’s unequalled bond in the MCU , but also avoided hindering Peter ’s arc moving forwards .
or else of having him learn , grow and receive the hardships of being a hero , having foreign replace Stark would have always put Peter under the watchful eye of a " large " hero than him . Therefore , he would never really progress past his teen Spidey stage and continue to bestuck in Tony Stark ’s shadow , always see the same " kid " that entered the MCU yr ago , which would get fairly stale . Further , this trap would also hurt Stephen ’s discharge in the MCU . When Tony ask to being Peter ’s wise man , he already had a fair few films under his belt in which he was the primary virtuoso , thus he only gained character development by being a guide to the untested Spider - Man . foreign , however , still only has one solo film released , and there ’s so much more to explore with his character . trap him into the boxwood of simply replace Stark as a wise man would n’t be beneficial to him , diss to the potential of his grapheme and stand for thatthe MCU would emaciate Cumberbatch ’s playacting .
Cumberbatch ’s thoughts on his character ’s human relationship to Peter think of that this trap was prevented . Despite Strange having a clear affinity for Peter , and sympathizing with how immature he is , keeping them as teammate is the best move for both part . It allows Peter to move forward in a world post - Spider - Man : No Way Homewhere he is , now , completely resist for himself , with Aunt May dead and nobody remembering him . It also frees up Doctor Strange for more development in the MCU , which is desperately need .
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