Marvel fan points out how sad the MCU's Spider-Man: No Way Homegets with the addition of flashbacks to Gwen Stacy's death from The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Spider-Man: No Way Home's ending gave closure to several characters, including all multiversal villains, as well as Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man. Spider-Man: No Way Home's multiversal Sinister Five were all cured, Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man got a boost of motivation, and Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man came to terms with Gwen Stacy's death by saving MJ all by himself.
On X, user @fatfabfeminist shares a video edit of Spider-Man: No Way Home's final battle that includes Gwen Stacy footage from The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. These memories of Gwen Stacy's life and death must have been exactly what Garfield's Peter Parker had in mind while saving Zendaya's MJ. Check out the video below:
What The Spider-Man: No Way Home Gwen Stacy Video Edit Means
The MCU Can Still Acknowledge Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy Directly
Peter Parker's emotional reaction to his saving MJ in Spider-Man: No Way Home's final battle makes it clear that he remembers his failure to save his timeline's Gwen Stacy. This moment bookends Peter's tragic romantic life and motivates him to continue wearing the costume proudly once he returns to his original universe. But while Spider-Man: No Way Home's subtle nod to Gwen Stacy's death is tasteful, there's still a lot of potential in a more direct acknowledgment of Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy in a future MCU movie.
After meeting his variants in Spider-Man: No Way Home, the MCU's Peter Parker learned about Gwen Stacy, their relationship, and her tragic fate.
Including footage of Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man: No Way Home could have made MJ's near-death moment a more emotional moment, but it could have also been a little confusing for viewers who aren't familiar with the Amazing Spider-Man movies. If Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy were to return in the future, the MCU could have her appear in a timeline where she didn't die or introduce a new variant who gets spider powers instead of Peter Parker. In the comics and the Spider-Verse movies, Gwen Stacy becomes Ghost-Spider/Spider-Woman in a timeline where Peter Parker dies.
Our Take On The Spider-Man: No Way Home Gwen Stacy Video Edit
Spider-Man: No Way Home Had To Keep Its Cameos To A Minimum
Spider-Man: No Way Home had to deal with many delays during production, and the studios had to make a big effort to keep all its multiversal characters a secret until release. In fact, Thomas Hayden-Church and Rhys Ifans couldn't be on set due to quarantine restrictions. It was almost impossible for Spider-Man: No Way Home to add characters like Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man's Aunt Mays, Kirsten Dunst's Mary Jane, and Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy. Since Spider-Man: No Way Home didn't bring back supporting characters from previous Spider-Man movies, the Phase 4 movie didn't feature them in flashbacks either.
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