Year: 2017
Director: Jon Watts
Country: US
Language: English
Out of all of Marvel's superheros, Spiderman/Peter Parker may be my favourite. Though he has super strength, web shooting, and great agility, he reminds me of Jackie Chan in that he is frequently the underdog in most of his fights. I also like that our hero has more common problems such as dealing with rejection, trying to maintain good grades, and actually trying to maintain a good quality of living. This is a lot more refreshing than say, Ironman/Tony Stark, who is a millionaire that has very little to worry about.
Several months after the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker (Tom Holland), with the help of his mentor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) , tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City while fighting crime as Spiderman.
Spider-Man: Homecoming presents a joyous, sharp-witted, and teen-centric entry into the MCU. The intentional lack of origin story is refreshing as we don't need to see the spider-biting/death of Parker's uncle for the hundredth time in a row. Despite working with a staggering number of screenwriters, director Jon Watts creates a coherent story to go along with an endearing character arc.
Peter Parker's fallibility and vulnerability is a nice change from the usual all knowing/all powerful heroes of the MCU. Tom Holland is perhaps more convincing in this role than Tobey Maguire was in Sam Raimi's trilogy. I love the villain known as The Vulture. Michael Keaton plays a menacing baddy who is just out for power. It's a nice departure from Raimi's villains who were meant to be sympathetic tragic "I'm just doing it for my family" figures. No, The Vulture is just a straightforward bad and dangerous man.
Spiderman Homecoming becomes a conventional superhero flick when it gets to the action, as copious amounts of CGI take us out of the imaginative narrative that we've been following. Thankfully the film isn't all mindless action and does give us plenty of breathing room to enjoy Peter Parker's civilian life. It's a fun film that is certainly worth watching at least once.
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