Well, just saw Homecoming a second time. Writing this on my phone so there might be some spelling errors.
Overall my opinion still stands. One of Marvel's best films and arguably the best Spider-Man film.
The first act was a bit better now, but still a little dull. I think the generic tone might be a bit intentional. As Peter is finding his identity, so is the movie. It's also no coincidence it opens with the Avengers theme and ends with Spidey's own theme (which might honestly be my favorite of all them all - yes, surprisingly even more than Elfman's).
This is also one of the best Marvel projects at balancing out the humor with the drama and giving the piece a unique tone. Besides the early scenes with Ned and a few early Spidey moments, the humor is fantastic. The only later line I felt took me out was the "Ew, gross" one on the bus (when he notices those gums as Shocker's trying to kill him).
Along with Iron Man (film, not character), this is the best character piece coming from Feige. In many ways it's a spiritual successor to Iron Man, but also Agents of SHIELD done right. I mean, the idea of Agents of SHIELD was always to expand on the blue-collar life of the MCU and show how the everyman reacts to the world changing. This did it better without feeling superfluous.
Lastly, it's also got a socially relevant message. Homecoming is, at the core, a story of a teen trying to find his place in a world he feels powerless to affect, much like most Millennials today. By the end he's in similar shoes to all the young folks who start out wanting to work their way up in a company, but realizing that company just isn't for them. So after his "internship" he sets off to do his own thing. I don't necessarily think he knows where Spider-Man fits into by the end; just where he doesn't and which direction to next go in. I also suspect he'll have second thoughts about his decision in the sequel, but will ultimately pull through them.
Besides some stuff in the first act, my only other complaint are the lack of Uncle Ben references. There's just too many parallels between Toomes and Ben to not directly deal with them. This is the one non-origin story Ben should've had a greater presence in. Thw parallels between Peter and Toomes, and also Tony and Toomes, are fantastic and my favorite thing about the movie. Toomes' character depth is up there with SM2's Doc Ock and bringing the "Marvel can't do great villains besides Loki" criticism to an end. Either it's a sign Marvel's fixing that problem going forward, or we'll have to edit that line a little .
Solid film. 4.5/5.
Overall my opinion still stands. One of Marvel's best films and arguably the best Spider-Man film.
The first act was a bit better now, but still a little dull. I think the generic tone might be a bit intentional. As Peter is finding his identity, so is the movie. It's also no coincidence it opens with the Avengers theme and ends with Spidey's own theme (which might honestly be my favorite of all them all - yes, surprisingly even more than Elfman's).
This is also one of the best Marvel projects at balancing out the humor with the drama and giving the piece a unique tone. Besides the early scenes with Ned and a few early Spidey moments, the humor is fantastic. The only later line I felt took me out was the "Ew, gross" one on the bus (when he notices those gums as Shocker's trying to kill him).
Along with Iron Man (film, not character), this is the best character piece coming from Feige. In many ways it's a spiritual successor to Iron Man, but also Agents of SHIELD done right. I mean, the idea of Agents of SHIELD was always to expand on the blue-collar life of the MCU and show how the everyman reacts to the world changing. This did it better without feeling superfluous.
Lastly, it's also got a socially relevant message. Homecoming is, at the core, a story of a teen trying to find his place in a world he feels powerless to affect, much like most Millennials today. By the end he's in similar shoes to all the young folks who start out wanting to work their way up in a company, but realizing that company just isn't for them. So after his "internship" he sets off to do his own thing. I don't necessarily think he knows where Spider-Man fits into by the end; just where he doesn't and which direction to next go in. I also suspect he'll have second thoughts about his decision in the sequel, but will ultimately pull through them.
Besides some stuff in the first act, my only other complaint are the lack of Uncle Ben references. There's just too many parallels between Toomes and Ben to not directly deal with them. This is the one non-origin story Ben should've had a greater presence in. Thw parallels between Peter and Toomes, and also Tony and Toomes, are fantastic and my favorite thing about the movie. Toomes' character depth is up there with SM2's Doc Ock and bringing the "Marvel can't do great villains besides Loki" criticism to an end. Either it's a sign Marvel's fixing that problem going forward, or we'll have to edit that line a little .
Solid film. 4.5/5.
