Why Dr Octopus Had To Be A Villain In SpiderMan No Way Home Again

Why Dr Octopus Had To Be A Villain In Spider-Man: No Way Home Again

No Way Home has already set Doctor Octopus up as a villain once more, despite his Spider-Man 2 ending – here’s why that’s so important.

You Are Reading :[thien_display_title]

Why Dr Octopus Had To Be A Villain In SpiderMan No Way Home Again

The trailers for the next MCU movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home have confirmed the return of several Spider-Man villains, including the confusion reveal of Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus as a villain. That seems a strange twist, considering Molina’s charismatic, tragic villain ended Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 seemingly redeemed in his death. But it seems that Doctor Strange’s fudged memory spell leads to Doc Ock arriving in the MCU with his malevolent mechanical arms still warping his mind to evil, and it’s an important part of setting up Tom Holland’s own redemption as the MCU’s Peter Parker.

Marvel and Molina have already revealed several details about Doc Ock’s return. Doc Ock’s story will supposedly pick up from the character’s apparent death scene in 2004’s Spider-Man 2. In the film, Doc Ock overtakes the evil AI tentacles previously controlling him and destroys his dangerous fusion reactor experiment in a river to save New York City. Additionally, Molina’s Doc Ock will appear de-aged. Since Spider-Man 2 debuted 17 years ago, No Way Home will make Doc Ock appear younger to resemble Molina’s look in the previous film. Confusingly though, despite the No Way Home trailers seemingly showing Molina’s character fighting Jamie Foxx’s Electro and seemingly working with Holland’s Spider-Man, the early marketing also confirmed Doctor Octopus will fight Spider-Man.

See also  YuGiOh! 10 Things About Noahs Virtual World That Make No Sense

So, despite the fact that Doc Ock redeems himself in Spider-Man 2, taking control away from the evil AI tentacles, his attempt to crush Spider-Man’s head clearly walks back Spider-Man 2’s ending. So why is he evil? Well, the idea of redeemable villains is a rich vein throughout the MCU, from the likes of Loki, Scarlet Witch and Zemo, morality has always been shown as a spectrum. Curiously, the Spider-Man movies have been less considerate of the villains, even when showing the tragic side of their backstories: yes, Mysterio was something of a megalomaniac, but his career was ruined by Tony Stark, and while Vulture gets away with a vaguely redemptive ending, his gang – all forced into criminality by poverty or unemployment – are mostly just considered traditional henchmen. Holland’s Peter Parker seems to have a firm grasp of what he considers to be right and what is wrong: and it will probably take Doctor Octopus’ second redemption to help him realize he needs to be more forgiving. That would not only set up a surprising No Way Home ending whether MCU villains aren’t killed off quickly (as most are), but also could help Spider-Man reclaim his image as a hero and not the murderous vigilante Mysterio painted him as.

As No Way Home opens, the evil AI tentacles seem to have regained their hold on Doc Ock from Spider-Man 2, changing a good man into an evil supervillain. In the film, it takes a considerable effort from Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) and Doc Ock to overtake the tentacles and No Way Home has now been set up as an opportunity to repeat that. Just as Maguire’s hero turned Molina’s Doctor Octopus away from his nefarious misdeeds to destroy his experiment and save the world, Holland’s Peter Parker presumably faces the same struggle. And punching his way out of his bind isn’t going to cut it, which is exactly what Peter Parker needs, given the public perception of him after Spider-Man: Far From Home’s mid-credits scene set him up as public enemy number one. After all, Doctor Strange’s spell makes everyone forget the identity reveal, but it doesn’t necessarily change the fact that Mysterio implicated him in his own murder.

See also  Bachelor Rachael Kirkconnell Accused of Brownfishing & Sharing QAnon Graph

Of course, with No Way Home’s marketing, nothing is as it seems and strangely there has already been a big hint that Doc Ock’s villain turn doesn’t last very long. And while him being allied with Peter Parker is an interesting dynamic, bringing him back to play an outright heroic character wouldn’t quite have worked, given Doctor Strange’s explanation of why the villains are brought into the MCU. Beyond setting up a huge spectacle at the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home, the idea of Spider-Man having to consciously think more about the potential redemption of the “villains” he’s fighting, rather than just defeating them – and turning the tide of how the MCU’s public sees him –

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/spiderman-no-way-home-doctor-octopus-villain-retcon/

Movies -