PEL Presents PMP#229: What's Spider-Man Up To?
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What is the new Spider‑Man film “Brand New Day” and why is it generating buzz?
This is Pretty Much Pop, a Culture Podcast. We used to be your favorite podcast. You listen to us all the time, I promise you just don't remember. Today we're getting ourselves up to date with Spider-Man franchise in light of the new one, a brand new day. This is Mark Linsemeyer, equally unsuccessful at chemical or biological web extrusion. This is your friendly neighborhood, Al Baiker.
I'm Sarah Lynn Breck and with The Great Podcast comes great responsibility.
This is Lord Swear and I thought that beating Spider-Man sounded really cool until I realized that it basically means I'm the neighborhood's unpaid security guard.
Do you have a take?
Okay, so a take on the on the new movie, is that what you're asking about?
That's what's sweeping the world right now. It's the reason we're doing another Spider Man episode. There was a Spider Man episode on this podcast some time ago, but there have been two in this series since then, plus an animated one, plus I use the opportunity to sort of think about the whole Sony angle on this.
I mean, I'm not gonna get into the business side of it unless you guys want me to get into the business side of it. Full disclosure, I'm quite friendly with the Sony people because they've invited me to screenings for the very first animated Spider-Man film. They were very kind because my son is a is still is a huge Spider-Man fan, so they gave me advanced screening, brought me to the premiere, all the kind of stuff. So, like full disclosure, I have a very friendly relationship with those people. But that doesn't Keep me from being critical of the films. Now, this most recent film, I was really worried about it because for me, any superhero film is really dependent on the villain for it to work. I was really worried about this film because I didn't know who the villain was going to be.
Having seen it, I'm not gonna spoil it yet, but having seen it, my concerns were validated because I don't think the villain is great because of the baggage that I know. That comes along with this particular villain. But the film itself, I thought, was really good. It was outside of the villain issue, I thought it was the most human Spider-Man film, live action. I thought that the acting was quite good. I thought it did a really good job of kind of really honing in on the repercussions of what happened at the end of the last film. So this is probably my second favorite live-action Spider-Man film. Behind Spider-Man 2. Like, I really enjoyed it a great deal. I think it's definitely the best of the Tom Holland ones.
So I have some criticisms. I think that the villain doesn't quite work, although I thought it was cool, but I really enjoyed the film on a human level. Like I got teary-eyed at many points of the film with his relationship with MJ and his relationship with Ned and seeing the repercussions and seeing how lonely he was. Was even though he wasn't willing to admit that he was lonely for a bit there. So I really enjoyed the film, but I have criticisms.
I think we're all kind of familiar with how much I watch and pay attention to superhero stuff. So I'm truly kind of the normie out of the four of us, I'm guessing. I had seen the previous Spider-Man with Tom Holland only because the entire world was going to see it. I had not seen the previous two Tom Holland ones. I just finished the first one and that was cute. A lot of the MC Universe stuff I just find Confusing and baffling sometimes and I don't understand.
So the Punisher coming in was not a positive thing. You had no idea who this was and didn't care.
I didn't know who that guy was. I didn't know you know, it was the actor first. I was like, Oh yeah, he's from you know the Odyssey and the Bear. I know that guy.
He's from the Walking Dead, too.
I mean it was a bear crossover. That we'll we'll spoil that much.
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didn't really die. He just uh went underground and became a vigilante and moved to New York. A vigilante who kills people for fun.
A lot of the references and Easter eggs and stuff completely go over my head.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the new Spider‑Man film “Brand New Day” and why is it generating buzz?
0:08–4:07
2
How does the villain in “Brand New Day” affect the film’s overall quality?
4:07–7:51
3
Why do the hosts consider this the most human‑focused live‑action Spider‑Man movie?
7:51–11:20
4
How do the Tom Holland movies compare to the earlier Sam Raimi and Andrew Garfield entries?
11:20–15:38
5
What role does the Spider‑Verse multiverse play in the current Spider‑Man landscape?
15:38–19:53
6
Why did the team decide to explore a Spider‑Noir concept with Nicolas Cage?
19:53–27:16
7
How are business decisions (Sony, Marvel, X‑Men, Fantastic Four) shaping Spider‑Man’s future?
27:16–39:23
8
What are the hosts’ final thoughts on Spider‑Man’s lasting popularity and upcoming projects?
39:23–48:50
Speakers
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