At its core, fan service is material that’s been added to a film for an audience’s pleasure.
Usually, it’s not relevant to the story.
It does not care for your “Save The Cat!” beat sheet or Robert McKee’s three-act structure.
Even at its best, it’s extraneous.
I was so worried that Jon Watts’ “Spider-Man: No Way Home” was going to be “Fan Service: The Movie.” I am thrilled to report that it isn’t. Yes, there are meta-textual gags about Tobey Maguire’s back and Paul Giamatti’s Rhino in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” But, more often than not, Watts’ film is in conversation with the movies that preceded…The post The Best Characters in Spider-Man: No Way Home, Ranked appeared first on /Film.
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