“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Isn’t Very New
This is a film that is going to leave some people bored, and some people thrilled.

Steel worker Jason lives in a remote town in the midlands. He has been sporadically awaking at 03:47. Sleep deprived and suffering from insomnia he wlaks the lonely streets at night trying to pass the time until his early morning shift. One night, he encounters an unnerving teenager who begins screaming for help. Jason’s boss is frustrated and feels he is a liability. The teenager is starts to appear at Jason’s work. Again, Jason awakes at 03:47 and sees the teenager floors below staring into his window. He tries to find the kid but he is gone. The next day Jason, who is now a walking zombie, has an accident with a saw. His boss Graham sends him home. That night, Jason lays in wait for 03:47 to come. He then goes out determined to confront this teenager. The teenager startles Jason. Jason becomes entranced and follows the teenager deep down into the woods. Here the teenagers skeletal remains lay dormant in a crashed 1960’s car. The teenager vanishes. Now Jason can finally sleep.
This is a film that is going to leave some people bored, and some people thrilled.
It’s easy to dismiss Joel and Ethan Coen for writing from the world they build from outside the box of overarching Hollywood stereotypes, but their inability to compromise their collective vision is precisely what makes the simplistic nature of their world-building and characters so brilliant. It’s also what led Fargo to collect seven Oscar nominations and two wins for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress for Frances McDormand’s brilliant portrayal of the sincere, motherly detective whose wholesome demeanor seizes the day over the selfishness, corruption and evil of the men who don’t comprehend that there’s more to life than a little money.
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Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.
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