Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Our Rating
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.1
Overview
Peter Parker's secret identity is revealed to the entire world. Desperate for help, Peter turns to Doctor Strange to make the world forget that he is Spider-Man. The spell goes horribly wrong and shatters the multiverse,...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating categories
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
Peter Parker's secret identity is revealed to the entire world. Desperate for help, Peter turns to Doctor Strange to make the world forget that he is Spider-Man. The spell goes horribly wrong and shatters the multiverse,...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Analysis
Analyzing...
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Primary
The film primarily focuses on universal themes of personal responsibility, sacrifice, and the consequences of good intentions, rather than engaging with specific political ideologies or societal critiques, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie demonstrates significant DEI through its casting choices, featuring explicit race swaps for several traditionally white roles, including key characters like MJ and Ned Leeds. However, the narrative itself maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, focusing on individual character arcs rather than explicit social critique.
Secondary
The character Ned Leeds, canonically white in the comics, is portrayed by a Filipino-American actor. Additionally, Electro (Max Dillon), who is white in the source comics, is portrayed by a Black actor. These instances constitute race swaps.
Spider-Man: No Way Home does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on established heterosexual relationships and the multiverse plot, with no representation of queer identity present in the film.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning direct physical combat against one or more male opponents. Female characters are present but do not participate in close-quarters fighting.
All major characters in Spider-Man: No Way Home, including legacy characters from previous iterations and source material, maintain their established canonical gender. There are no instances of a character widely established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender.
Rating Breakdown
8.1
Overall Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.2
7.9
Critic Ratings
9.3
7.1
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