Why a miniseries of Spider-Man: No Way Home would have been preferable

 

Although Tom Holland's film Spider-Man: No Way Home was a great success for the series, it would have been better as a miniseries overall. The most recent Spider-Man movie merged the characters from the first and second iterations of the live-action series, including Tobey McGuire and Andrew Garfield as the first and second iterations of Spider-Man, Willem Dafoe as the Green Goblin, and Alfred Molina as Doc Ock. However, with such a large cast, some personalities suffered as a result.

The Lizard, Sandman, and Daredevil by Charlie Cox were all reintroduced with much less success due to the crowded lineup. One of the best MCU movies to date, Spider-Man: No Way Home has many brilliant concepts. But that does not imply that the movie is faultless. The film should have been a mini-series instead because Daredevil, Sandman, and The Lizard don't have compelling storylines or character growth.

Home Villain Cameos Couldn't Have Meant Anything More

Since Dafoe's character received an arc that developed several antagonists in unexpected ways, Green Goblin stole the show. The complex plot that resulted from Norman Osborn giving in to the devilish impulses of his Goblin character made for an engrossing read that also highlighted Doc Ock and Jamie Foxx's Electro. Unfortunately, The Lizard and Sandman didn't have much of a purpose in the narrative, and they received no kind of development throughout the movie.

They didn't discuss their requirements, desires, or reasons for participating in No Way Home. Green Goblin's scheme used The Lizard and Sandman, two dynamic characters from their separate Spider-Man movies, as puppets. It's fascinating to note that neither Thomas Haden Church nor Rhys Ifans' characters perished in their respective movies. It would have been interesting to explore in greater detail how these two felt about being thrown into a world in which they had no business being and, more significantly, how they felt about the Green Goblin's scheme. Giving these two characters more depth in a miniseries would have greatly increased their sense of purpose in Spider-Man: No Way Home and increased the intrigue and excitement of the story as a whole.

Charlie Cox's return to Daredevil could have been more successful.

Charlie Cox's comeback was a little underwhelming. In reality, Daredevil's appearance filled a gap in the narrative about why the character was absent from the movie's final battle. His short interaction with Tom Holland amounted to nothing more than gratuitous fan service that had no bearing on the main narrative. The writers would have had a chance to introduce Matt Murdock in a natural and significant manner in a miniseries.

Daredevil is not a well-known celebrity, despite being very well-liked among diehard Marvel fans. Daredevil was last seen on the big screen in Ben Affleck's interpretation in 2003. For viewers to identify with Matt Murdock and learn what makes him a unique hero in a crowded world, Daredevil required an introduction that focused on his personality.

The Home Universes of Maguire and Garfield might have returned to the big screen.

It was crucial for the film that Andrew Garfield and Toby McGuire returned. Sadly, neither character received an appropriate send-off that brought their Spider-Man stories to an end. When we last saw Garfield's Spider-Man, he was still in shock over Gwen Stacy's passing. Because The Amazing Spider-Man 3 was never going to be made, viewers will never get to see him move past that horrifying incident. The same can be said for McGuire's Spider-Man; while Spider-Man 3's ending was happier, it would have been preferable to see a glimpse of him and MJ leading contented lives in their own world.

It would have been fascinating to see how Spider-Man managed to defend New York City in contemporary times, given the considerable time that has passed since the first and second generations of Spider-Man appeared on film. An original approach to the character that could have taken it in a number of interesting directions would have been to focus on an older Spider-Man. Through the various Peter Parker iterations, the comics have dealt with themes of depression, grief, and remorse; exploring this kind of story would have given their comeback more bite and substance. Garfield, Holland, and McGuire all portray Peter Parker, but that does not imply that their characters are identical. Because the emphasis in No Way Home was primarily on the antagonists, their introduction was awkward. Spider-Man: No Way Home is still a good movie, even though a miniseries would have been better; however, by not fully utilizing everyone's return, it really lost a great chance.