Did Marvel Actually Break Spider-Man’s Origin Story?
Spider-Man’s origin story is one of the most recognisable in all of fiction, but captainmidnight’s latest video makes a compelling case that Marvel broke it the moment they brought Peter Parker into the MCU, and the cracks are only getting more visible as Brand New Day gets closer.
Watch the full breakdown in the video below:
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Skipping Uncle Ben Was a Bigger Deal Than Anyone Admitted at the Time
When Marvel introduced Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in Civil War, they made a deliberate choice to skip the origin story entirely.
- The idea was to avoid origin fatigue after two previous film franchises had already told that story. But captainmidnight’s argument cuts deeper than that. Uncle Ben isn’t just backstory. He’s the entire reason Peter chooses to be a hero instead of using his powers for himself. Without that moment being earned on screen, the MCU’s Peter Parker has always been missing the emotional core that makes Spider-Man Spider-Man.
- Joe Russo eventually confirmed that in the MCU Peter’s motivation was never really about guilt over Uncle Ben at all, and that one revelation reframes every Tom Holland film in a way that’s a little uncomfortable to sit with.
Brand New Day Has a Chance to Fix It But the Pressure Is Real
Set four years after No Way Home, Brand New Day finds Peter completely alone and rebuilding from scratch.
- Captainmidnight’s point is that this is actually Marvel’s best opportunity to finally give Tom Holland’s Spider-Man the emotional foundation he’s been missing. A Peter who is isolated, grieving, and choosing every single day to keep showing up as Spider-Man without anyone knowing who he is comes a lot closer to the spirit of Uncle Ben’s lesson than anything the MCU has given us before.
- If Brand New Day sticks the landing on that emotional beat it won’t just be a great Spider-Man movie. It’ll retroactively make the whole MCU run feel more complete than it currently does.
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