So Today I Watched… Spider-Man: Homecoming // Sony &...

So Today I Watched… Spider-Man: Homecoming // Sony & Marvel Studios (2017)

If you were a comic-fan kid in the 80’s the main question you asked yourself was “Why is there no Spider-Man movie out there”. Fast forward to 2017 and we’ve had five films from 2002 to this year’s new revamp. Yes, Spider-Man: Homecoming brings a new face to don the webs and it’s integrated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Peter Parker is now a very, very young kid in his high school years, long gone is the retelling of the tragic origin that made him become a Superhero, the tale is out there for anyone coming in new to this rodeo. Both Tobey and Andrew did it good and it really doesn’t add up to this new take on the character (while it will always be integral to his personality nonetheless). We were introduced to Tom Holland as Peter Parker in last year’s Captain America: Civil War and we already know he’s a high school kid struggling to have his life together while trying to be responsible to his beliefs (With great power comes great responsibility). He has a very hot aunt May played by Marisa Tomey and a father-ish figure in the face of Tony Stark played by none other than Robert Downey Jr.  To the classic fan this Spider-Man mey seem a bit alien since he has a lot at his disposal at the beginning of his career while comic Spidey didn’t have much of anything but his smarts and cunning resilience to endure every blow life threw at him. Peter’s original Spidey costume is made of old clothes and costume-made web shooters while the “upgrade” given to him by Tony Stark s a billion dollar suit with integrated A.I that enhances his powers and the use of his webbing and the dependence he gets from such a gadget becomes an important art of the film.

A lot has changed with his supporting cast too in this new take: Ned Leeds (the future Hobgoblin) is Peter’s best friend; there is no Mary Jane or Gwen Stacy this time around (although Liz Toomes and Michelle are nice additions to the line-up). Flash Thompson is no longer a jock, he’s Parker’s intellectual rival and still bullies him plenty by being a smartass. All these changes add up to the story in some fashion and place the story in current times nicely. So what does Peter have to deal this time around? 8 years ago after the Chitauri invasion a team of contractors got bumped in favor of a private company called “Damage Control” to clean up the city leaving one Adrian Toomes and his fellow  group of coworkers as very disgruntled and estranged workers. They decide than since the man sticked it up to them they will stick it back. For eight years Toomes and his crew raid the secrets deposits of alien technology of Damage Control to sell the weaponized technology to whoever has the cash to pay for it. His right hand man? The Shocker. Everything gets complicated for this crew once that Peter notices his dealings and with his mind set on proving himself does everything to bring them down. As these things go, we are reminded that Peter is just a kid biting more than he can actually chew and when push comes to shove it will not be technology and sense of opportunity what defines his actions as a hero, but his resilience and persistence to do what is right at the expense of great personal sacrifices to the people he loves.  

Spider-Man Homecoming is a great film. It does a wonderful job of diving you into the action without making you feel lost. The structure of the movie is on par with what we usually get as a Marvel Studios film. Is this god or bad? I’ll let you decide on that one. I do consider myself served on entertainment and this is what this story was supposed to deliver. I’m hoping every entry of this new trilogy is as good as this one. Solid acting from all the parties. Great direction by Jon Watts. Awesome music by Michael Giacchino. All in all another solid entry to the Marvel Cinematic Universe!.

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