I just rewatched Spider-Man: Brand New Day and I don't think people talked about this scene enough.
So Technically, Peter Parker died. That gunshot wasn't something he should've survived.
It wasn't Spider-Man's durability that saved him. It was Jean Grey.
She stayed outside the hospital for hours, using her powers to keep Peter alive. Every heartbeat. Every pulse. Every single breath he took before waking up... Jean was breathing for him.
Then Jean takes one final deep breath and at that exact moment, Peter opens his eyes and takes his first breath on his own.
That's when I realized every breath Peter took until then had been Jean's.
She literally refused to let him die.
The five-star moment for me. You spend the whole movie thinking "V-Max" is gonna be revealed to be a weapon or substance that'll set up a future plotline, and then...it's a half-taped "Vent-Max" sign. The last thing Jean's sister saw while dying. Heartbreaking. Brilliantly done.