Per Chris Snellgrove
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Actor Spider-Man Tom Holland recently launched his own non-alcoholic beer, a kind that MCUs like Tony Stark would surely turn his nose. However, the actor seems very proud of the product and recently shared a story in which he was almost stunned by buying his own drink (called Bero), because he had problems proven that he was at least 21 years with his English ID. Tom Holland’s story about his struggles to buy his own beer was supposed to be whimsical and relative, but everything, from products to his viral marketing efforts, is the perfect thing for the sad state of MCU.
Bero and Tom Holland
Now, before I get into my creepy anger about the beer of Tom Holland’s metaphor for MCUIt is important to answer the obvious question: Why did he do so in the first place? According to Spider-Man actor, he participated in the dry January (in which you refrain from drinking alcohol) in 2022, but continued to think about how much he wanted to drink a drink throughout the month. Holland responded to these urges by stretching his sobriety for six months, and after realizing how healthier and happier he felt, he was inspired to create a non -alcoholic beer.
This story is actually quite touching and cheering on Spider-Man actor to take such active measures to improve his health. With the aforementioned, it’s a little strange to see Tom Holland Hawking soft beer, especially since his glory is almost completely due to playing a minor superhero at MCU. Plus, this brand beer inadvertently became the perfect metaphor for alone Miracle Mark that made Holland famous.
Bero and MCU
For example, it seems that the Ber’s identity of the drink brand grew up (as Tom Holland revealed, you cannot buy it without evidence that you are 21 or more) but no too much Adults, which is why the type of beer usually consumed by members of AARP, a young MCU hero. However, “adults but not too adults” is also the perfect description of Marvel, a cinema universe who patted on the back to finally let the star tell the f-ri on returning to the return Guardians of the galaxy Vol. 3.
Another example of this is Captain America: a brave new worlda movie that gestures according to strenuous topics such as family forgiveness and international unity, at the same time creating Harrison Ford to a red anger monster. Or Thor: love and thunderA movie that tried to combine the story of an exhausting cancer of a beloved hero with a story in which a thunderous God becomes naked and travels with a cosmos thanks to screaming goats. This is honest, Marvel Formula is big, with stories that are ripe from cartoons, but far Less mature than the actual dramas made for real adults.
When we talk about making movies for real adults, it’s not a coincidence of so many Marvel fans and even a creator like James Gunn And Joss Wedon responded negatively to the criticism of Martin Scorcese on the MCU. The director famously compared these films to the thematic parks because they are not “cinema of human beings trying to convey emotional, psychological experiences to another human being.” Like non -alcoholic beer Toma Holland, MCU can only mimic great movies, but even its best efforts are cavity echo films not made for the sale of action figures.
Now, an actor whose character has sold countless figures sells his own beer, and for that he uses cute viral stories about his shopping. Honestly, the whole thing feels like a modern Marvel phenomenon of “leaks” who, in the spirit, planned professional marketing departments far in advance. And your mileage can vary, but the attempt to hollow PR feels like an organic enthusiasm for the product leaves a worse taste in my mouth than Bero (and that says many).
At the end of the day, there is nothing wrong with that they like non -alcoholic beers, just as there is nothing wrong with enjoying Marvel movies. But Tom Holland’s beer is, by definition, a false version of the right thing and it has become MCU in a real cinema. And half a decade after the incisive comments of Scorcesses, it’s time for Fanboys to stop attacking others who would occasionally want to enjoy the real thing.
Or, said that another: sometimes a man just wants a good beer. And sometimes he just wants a good movie. Unfortunately, Tom Holland and the MCU who celebrated it seem to be able to deliver anymore.