Infinity9999x
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I will say as much as I like the world of Homecoming, I'm not entirely sold on the supporting characters. So far I think they're a bunch of Rachel Dawes - great ideas, but not great characters. It's my only problem with Homecoming on multiple viewings.
The idea of a livelier Aunt May to show how Millenials go through more stress than their parents? Great idea, but this May on her own isn't that interesting.
The idea of a classist Flash who uses social media to humiliate Peter? Great idea, but MCU Flash as a person isn't as interesting.
The idea of an MJ who's an activist? Classic MJ was an icon for second-wave feminism, so it makes sense. But I'm not feeling Michelle as much as I feel classic MJ.
All of these are great ideas to reflect the times, but that's about it. Whereas when the original versions of these characters came out, they were great ideas and great characters on their own. I cared about what happens to them and not just about how they play off Peter. Far From Home will have to seriously fix this issue IMO.
The exception to this are Liz and Toomes. They were brilliant.
I would agree with this more or less, but then that’s a criticism I have of all the Spidey films, they never fleshed out the supporting cast the way they can be...because film doesn’t really allow you the time. It’s why I’ve always held that (once a tv budget could handle it) Spider-Man would by far be best served in a television format. It’s why I felt SSM was so good. They were really starting to round out the supporting cast.
The whole MJ thing is an odd point for me too, because of how muddled the whole bloody thing is. You have the director saying she’s a completely different original character, the writer saying the MJ drop meaning she’s supposed to be MJ...they just need to pick an idea and stick with it. If they do want her to be “MJ” I’m a bit annoyed at the pointless name change, and I would like to see them evolve her personality to fit Mary Jane more as she grows. If they want her to be an original character, just have her be that. I’m fine with an original love interest. The problem is, we have no idea if they’re going to run with the MJ thing or ignore it going forward. It’s all very needlessly muddled.