Film Theory: Spiderman's Big REVEAL! The X Men Are Coming! (Spider Man No Way Home) 

I want a theory that calculates how often MatPat’s theories are accurate

The most impressive part about this movie is that they taught those Dragons to act. I mean if those Dragons could act, imagine what someone like I could do

I love how Spider-Man had absolutely nothing to do with this theory

"Why do people always lock things behind doors instead of walls?" Actually, I read a book that had an answer to this. I don't know if it applies in this situation, since they're two COMPLETELY different universes, but since they're both magical doors trapping giant magical creatures in a different dimension, I would assume it's close enough. I don't remember it very well, but the basic idea was that "when sealing something with magic, there _has_ to be a way to undo it. If there isn't, the magic starts to unravel itself, weakening until it no longer works properly. If there's a way to undo it, no matter how difficult, the magic stays functional for an almost infinite amount of time." Plus, it's just common sense. If there's a door, then people will focus on trying to get through that door, and won't realise that they could just destroy it much easier. Another reason could possibly be that they needed a way to get the thing in there. If they conjured a wall in front of it, or built a wall, it might take a lot longer than simply closing a door. Yes I know that was a joke, I laughed at it and realised it was a joke immediately. I just find this subject fascinating, and I'll take any excuse to dig through a book.

_They’ve done studies, you know. Sixty percent of the time, Matpat’s theories are right every time!_

Matpat's marvel theories are always correct... thirty percent of the time.

*MatPat:* WHY NOT MAKE WALLS? Walls aren't meant to be opened! *Movie logic:* No, silly they're meant to be broken! The result would've been the same either way.

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I just want Deadpool to randomly walk by the scaffolding fight scene and nonchalantly say “Not my cat, not my fight” and he just continues to walk past the huge fight, ignoring it completely. Lol

Yeah actually, why ‘do’ people lock overpowered evil entities behind areas that you would otherwise expect to have access at some point? Doors, caves, or whatever else

There’s actually a reference to the Fantastic 4 in Spider-Man 2. When Peter and MJ swing to the ground before the Mysterio announcement framing Peter, you can see wall barriers on the street behind them, saying: “we can’t wait to show you what’s next! 1… 2… 3… ?”

0:17 matpat’s inner fanboy for marvel is being released from its inprisionment

“You’re not Peter Parker” “No, this is Patrick!”

A door is how you efficiently get out after putting the monster on the other side. You should absolutely build a wall on the outside of the door, but it would take to long to build the wall while there is an open space for it to escape through

Stephanie and MatPat watching a movie: Steph: Matthew, please don’t start making any Theory’s while we’re watching this. I just wanna enjoy this film. MatPat: Wait, what if….. Steph: Oh No

wow, matpat, you really impressed me with that theory. it's just so amazing how you and the theory team can come up with this stuff! :)

Since Matpat says X men is coming i can safety assume X Men wont be appearing in No Way Home

This is a real stretch. I think they just made the Dweller in Darkness a generic monster because they had no plans to use him as anything more. They actually use it the same way in the Guardians of the Galaxy game.

Watching this after No Way Home. Oh MatPat, you fool.

14:44 Matpat... Thats Ultron... Not Galactus

"Doctor Strange, huh that guy keeps showing up in weird places these days, doesn't he?" I never knew being omnipresent was one of his powers

I'm surprised that the possibility that the "Dweller in Darkness" we saw in Shang-chi was not actually the "Dweller in Darkness" wasn't brought up. I mean, it's totally possible that the big dragon thing was just a general, a "mid-level boss", as it were. It just seemed weird that before the door opened, it acted as a skillful manipulator, but as soon as the seal broke it was just "Rawr big monster"...

I felt like the Dragons fit perfectly with the Eastern philosophy and history of the film.

But MatPat, here’s the wrinkle in this theory. The Dweller-In-Darkness is locked in another universe, where Ta Lo is located.

Matpats strat for the perfect theory for how they bring over the FOX characters is to just do like, 50 theories about it and one will end up being right

Matpat: “I’m not mad, just disappointed!” LEVEL UP! From Barbeque Dad, to True Dad!

13:40 my guess as far as why they noticed Shang-Chi's use and not WenWu's might be due to the power level usage. Wenwu's power usage of the rings was probably at a basic or average level of magic usage that might not get all that much notice with all the regular magic that gets used on Earth. You'd have to be REALLY looking for that unique magic signature and scrolling through subsections of magic to notice and find it. But Shang-Chi in that movie probably pushed the power intensity when he fought The Dweller in Darkness, that surpassed the base-line magic levels Khamar Taj would notice. And that got Wong to look into the specifics of what was going on and to seek out Shang-Chi himself.

Was it just me or did you forget what the video was about because he kept switching to x-men, Spider-Man, erternals, the comics, and Shang-chi?

This was a great theory, I agree with it, but it really didn't have much to do with Spider-Man or No Way Home. It was much more focused on Shiang-Chi.

Wong walking in to ask MatPat about theories is just… perfect.

Omg that opening/intro so very precious

Just a reminder that in the story where the planets produce superpowered entities as "antibodies" to protect the celestial eggs in their cores, Galactus consumes these planets not just because he's hungry but as a counterbalance to the propagation of the celestials and their potential "overpopulation".

The part where Matpat said that the Dweller of Darkness probably talked to Wanda as her kids freaking BLEW MY MIND!!! I feel like that could 100% have happened

I'm still not convinced. I'm pretty sure the MCU is going to bring in Spider-Ham

Xu Wenwu didn’t activate the beacon on the 10 rings because he “wasn’t worthy” and that’s why he also never unlocked their full potential. That’s why Shang Chi was able to use them so easily and so strong from the beginning.

This is probably one of the best theories I’ve heard on this channel! We have already seen how they have used animation to tie into the live action MCU, with the what if series. I kind of hope that this theory pans out

I'm not sure how much comic reading you've done MatPat but it's worth mentioning that the 10 rings used by the Mandarin come from the civilization of Fing Fang Foom. Also if Galactus were to invade our heroes in the MCU would also have to clash with his heralds, which is one reason it would also be hard for Galactus to be manipulated.

2:50 I mean, if you build a cage with no doors... how do you get the prisoner into the cage? The only way to get what/who you're trying to lock up into a cage with no doors is by building the cage around the intended prisoner... and it'd be kinda hard to get them to stay in one place long enough to do that

Mat can you do a Spiderman no way home theorie of the movie. Because I see that one spiderman is crying becuase he reamebers that he saw her girlfriend died infronte of him, be he did save this girlfriend in this univers.

To be fair you can’t just put a giant monster in a room and expect it to just sit still while you build a wall, so you build the door ahead of time and put him in and shut the door

May: “Walls are not meant to be opened!” Wall keeping Springtrap…trapped: *Am I a joke to you?*

0:45 not me instinctively saying NINETEEN

Hey that intro was awesome!

Marvel: dang it MatPat's got it right again, move the release day back by a year

This is a very cool theory. My personal theory is that the rings are sending a message to the dragon's home planet and calling Fin-Fang-Foom. In the comics, the rings are made of the souls of dragons from this planet and the dragon's eyes, during the final battle, flashed quickly of the same color as the rings. I love the content you do mat. I just wanted to share my personal theory here of the rings.

This theory makes so much more sense now because of the dead pool leaks

The intro slaps every time. Thanks Team filmtheory for making it so good

Some things might be right, some things might be wrong. When MatPat theorizes, the odds is 50/50 all along!

Of course they aren't getting rid of Ryan Reynolds. We would all riot

I dunno if matpat forgot a detail but in order to seal someone or something then you should first put it in and in order to do that you need an opening.

I remember that old X-Men show. . . .it eventually got to the point where whenever you'd watch it, it was always reruns of the Phoenix or Yukiko arc. That was my last memory of that show, being glad when the episode on that afternoon wasn't from one of those two arcs. I don't remember any other story arcs from that show because of that. I can't even recall a lot of the villains from that show. The only ones I can ever recall seeing was Sabertooth, Mystique, Magneto, and the Sentinels. I'm sure there were others, but I just can't recall them because Fox Kids never showed any episodes beyond those two arcs.

I theorized that Xu Wenwu, masked the intended use of the rings using a spell that gave the rings their blue hue when in his possession. When Shang-Chi started using the rings, the spell wasn't able to hold in his possession and gave off a yellow hue. It's original color. That's why the beacon wasn't reactivated until Shang-Chi started using the rings and they went back to being yellow.

Great points made, especially on the Scarlett Witch connection, but one thing to add. The X-Men comics coming out absolutely reflected the show. Both in team roster and art style the main 616 comics and show were incredibly similar. The comics shown in the video that were meant to highlight differences were decades older than the show, unlike the comics coming out alongside it.

The dweller in darkness was a figurative villain from what his mother said about mastering the darkness and light in his heart. Also for him being scared of conflict. Etc.

Merry Christmas Film Theory! I have a Home Alone film theory for you and no it's not Kevin becomes the guy from Saw. At the beginning of the movie Harry is seen disguised as a cop, but where did he get the uniform. If you look at the actual cops in the movie, the uniforms look just like the one Harry wore. So this leads to three possibilities: 1. Harry's a former disgraced cop who now makes a living robbing houses 2. He possibly killed a cop for the uniform 3. Harry expertly made a replica uniform Take your pick. I'd love to see a video of this!

Didn’t even think about it, but wouldn’t it be too ambitious for one ambitious movie?

Galactus is one of those big baddies that has crossed paths with almost every Marvel property that exists, so he can easily fit where ever needed in a story and is impressive enough of a character to play a part - if not be - the cornerstone baddie. Another interesting fact is that CMON (company known for board games that also has a license for Marvel games) has a giant Galactus figure in their next game.

8:20 "Not sure how to end a series? Just end the universe! No more characters means no more stories to tell" Matpat- 2022

I have a theory.... Feige waits for MapPat to post, and revises his scripts accordingly.

Okay, about the Rings and why Wong never noticed them... They explain in the movie that the Mandarin's rings were made of a different energy compared to Shang Chi's. That is why Shang Chi's rings are a different color and seem to be more powerful than the Mandarin's.

Trevor had some of the funniest scenes in the movie. "If they could teach the monkeys to act that brilliantly, just imagine what I could bring to the world"

There’s definitely supposed pre vis leaks of prof x fighting wanda/ The Scarlet Witch and whatnot but I don’t think X-men 97 connects to Doctor strange in the multiverse of madness, if anything “what if” and the older Xmen movies will but it’s still a really fun theory!

Love the little Zeno floating in the aftermath of the destroyed universe

If the MCU ever end in a very satisfying way, then rewatching it 10 years will be amazing

Question: Why would the rings call out to Galactus? are they like actual dinner bells that were just flung into space by Galactus hoping they would land on a planet with sentient creatures that could use them? And why did it take Shang-Chi to use them for the beacon to activate? Was his dad not the right flavour of human for the beacon to turn on?

I like how he put Zuko in there when he’s talking about fear lords 😂😂😂😂

Omg!! That bar in the very beginning is a bar i go to regularly on the weekends!! That was crazy to see!

It's so cool that Film Theory has enough episodes for a real Marvel style flipbook opening. Also, that wasn't really a door, it didn't have hinges or a handle, it technically WAS a wall, made out of dragon scales. And I would love to see what could come out if Disney ever purchased the rights to the Warcraft franchise.

X-men are so dope in the comics. I hope we see more comic accurate version of them.

I haven't seen anyone reference this as important to the future of the MCU, or at least a nod to what's to come. But I think there were no mistakes when Marvel chose which characters Fortnite could use in their marvel crossover. The final season battle was against Galactus after-all.

Christmas video idea: in the grinch max pulls the grinches giant sled up the mountain. Could any dog really do that?

All of MatPat’s incorrect theories are actually correct in alternate timelines.

This movie is gonna be such a nostalgia trip for me. Very excited!

1:06 No way home: are you sure about that?

Hey mat pat I have a theary about alvin What if there was 4 brothers but alvin ate One and simon as well as theadore can't tell on alvin and they plan to eat dave

You should do a Gravity Rush/ Gravity Rush 2 theory on whether or bot the city on the world pillar would be able to support itself with the amount of space given, and whether the city would stay upright

A lot of Dragon Ball References in this one

Is no one going to talk about how accurate this theory is now with the reveal of Prof. X in Multiverse of Madness??

Andrew Garfield saving MJ really made me wanna cry, that scene stole the show personally

We were overdo for an incorrect but entertaining MCU theory. Thanks Matt.

Okay, I hear you, but hear me out... This is a cool theory but we know Kevin Feige likes to keep it simple, so I think we'll get Galactus with a little simplified storyline. Like how Tony Stark built Ultron instead of Hank Pym, or how the origins of a lot of characters' powers are changed to be explained with an interaction with the infinity stones now. I think he'll just be a celestial that doesn't like other celestials' ways. Or maybe he "merged" with a celestial right before the celestial was born and destroyed his planet, so now he devours planets to stop celestials from being born etc. (just like how he merged with the sentience of the universe) I'm just spitballing here, but I think if they made Ego a celestial, making Galactus a celestial as well to simplify his backstory for the general audience makes sense. But I thought of Galactus as well when they said the rings started a beacon. (I watched the movie after I watched Eternals so I knew they didn't belong to them.) I think they might belong to one of Galactus' old heralds, like Air-Walker. He's a good candidate because he's from Xandar which is already established in the MCU, his powers are vague enough that they could be bent to the powers of the rings, he doesn't already have an iconic object like Silver Surfer's board or Firelord's staff, and I don't think he's a popular enough character to make people mad just because he's killed off in the past. (That one Air-Walker fan reading this, I'm sorry, but come on.) Plus, the explanation for his powers are quite similar to how Eternals' powers are explained in the movie (that's true for most heralds I believe), which would tie in nicely with making Galactus a Celestial (just a copy-paste from marvel fandom .com because I'm lazy); _"The original Air-Walker possessed the vast cosmic power that Galactus granted to all of his heralds upon their initiation. His body was restructured to be a living battery of cosmic energy, the Air-Walker could utilize cosmic power for a variety of effects: heat, concussive force, magnetism, electricity, etc. Unlike most of the other heralds, the Air-Walker utilized this cosmic energy without an accompanying visible manifestation (such as Firelord's "cosmic flame")."_ Also, I believe Air-Walker was featured in a Marvel game recently, Marvel Contest of Champions. They sometimes introduce comic book versions of some characters to mobile games like Contest of Champions and Marvel Future Fight before they're introduced in the movies. So maybe there's something to that as well.

This did not age well

That opening was fn beautiful 😂

2:52 For argument's sake I'm just gonna say that's because doors are also easier to close than walls, because they can actually be closed. Logically it does seem to be easier to trap something in a room by just quickly pushing a door closed, rather than asking it to politely stand still while you build a whole wall. Obviously, there's still some flaws with that in certain contexts of thing being sealed e.g when the door is actually built around them rather than just shut on them. And even in the contexts where it makes sense it still usually leaves the question of "Ok, but now the door's closed you could've still built a wall or even walls in front of it right?" But at least there are some somewhat decent arguments to be made.

Off topic but I love how you still say "that's just a theory... A FILM/GAME theory!". Makes my old adult heart giggle in childhood

Hey idk if you’ve done anything on cloverfeild or cloverfeild parodox but I just watched both of them and want to see what you come up with for them. I feel like you would be able to make a great theory about something in the movies

The reason for people to seal evil creatures behind a cell with a door is bacause they build the cell first then place the monster in, they can't place the monster in if every wall is closed now can't they? Besides at least people try to open the door, it takes some time to solve whatever Millennium Puzzle they placed on it, it's more effective than a guy getting wise and just blowing up one of the walls.

Hey MatPat and theorists, I’d like to point out that you said the upcoming X-Men ‘97 was the only Fox Marvel property to be announced, but an MCU Fantastic 4 was actually announced a while ago. Great theory, and keep up the great work!

Do you have a theory? That’s my secret, Wong, *im always theorizing*

Sick theory!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

2:49 Mave it a door because they build it then have to get the dweller in darkness inside and close the door to seal it. Other wise you have to put it in than build the wall.

14:25 10-2= Less than 10 Wish my Math was this good.

They already teased Galactus in one of the 'What if' episodes. When the Watcher is being slammed through dimensions by Ultimatron, you can see a glimpse of him taking a bite of the planet they're on.

I like how they're bringing back X-Men 97 and can you please show us your comic books

Wrong. That beast is not the dweller in darkness. He is the mega soul sucker. They say this when Shang Chi is drinking in the bar before Wong shows up. I hope the actual dweller in darkness is Annihilus And when Scarlett Witch hears her kids at the end of WandaVision I hope its actually Annihilus doing that because he knows Scarlett Witch is powerful enough to break open the gate

i personally think that the beacon at the end is calling fin fang foom, considering fin fang foom is an alien dragon. Also, in the comics, the 10 rings are just a power source for fin fang foom's species that they accidentally left behind. i think that in the next shang chi movie, fin fang foom is going to try to recover the 10 rings for his homeworld: Kakaranthara edit: i added some detail

the rings were strong enough to break the prison and the dweller in darkness had not eaten in thousands of years aside from the few souls gained during the battle, which increased its strength noticeably each time. presumably in the original final battle it was well fed and thus MUCH stronger

Yo mat, (in the end) Dr Strange makes everyone forget who Peter Parker is. 2 theories here- The first spell affected other universes not just the Tom Holland universe but also the Tobby and the other guy universe. Does that mean that people even in their world will forget who Peter Parker is? Second- If nobody remembers Peter Parker, what about the video mysterio made that revealed that Spider-Man is Peter Parker?

I think Matpat forgot the fact that the Fantastic Four are already getting an MCU film which they said in one of their disney plus things

There were no sky beams in Shang Chi, but there was a beacon. Nicely done Marvel.