#Spider-Man: Brand New Day
I don't think people are talking enough about this scene...
Technically, Peter Parker dies.
That gunshot wasn't something he should've survived.
It wasn't Spider-Man's healing that saved him.
It was #JeanGrey.
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.
Frank even points out that #Peter shouldn't have survived that wound.
The moment that completely broke me was at the end.
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.
No grand speech.
No dramatic confession.
Just silently staying by his side, keeping him alive until he was finally strong enough to breathe on his own.
That wasn't just beautiful storytelling...
That was love in its purest form. ❤️🩹😭
I entered UCLA as a freshman at 46 and graduated with a computer science and digital media management degree at 50. In the ten years since, I’ve made three feature films, two film shorts, established a film festival, written for numerous publications, and published two books (third one on the way). You’re either alive or dead. Those are the only two ages.