Just came out of the cinema.
That was one damn fine movie. Very different to what have come before it, yet still refreshing as to what has come the MCU way up till this point.
What can be said. It was a very entertaining, if not delightful journey. It wasn't funny in the way were you would laugh out loud like when some jokes was delivered in Guardians of the Galaxy or even Civil War. Sure, there were funny moments, in fact here was a lot of fun, but a different kind of fun.
The supporting cast was underdeveloped, the outcome of the Homecoming was rather disappointing, and especially the lack of Zendaya was head-scratching. Tony Revolori did fantastic with what little he was given, and Marisa Tomei had lots of scenes were she really came across as this energized and relatable aunt. She was very fine, and some jokes around her landed spot on.
The star of the show was Jacobs as Ned Leeds though. Perfect counterpart to Tom Holland and he really worked well in conjunction to Tom's performance. He was this very curious by nature boy who was just as much in for the ride as us viewers. And yet, it was Peter Parke who was the eyes of us looking in through the window to a levelled but relatable everyday Queens, where Iron Man pops up to save the day, where Captain America is part of the history books, and where these larger-than-figures are endearing.
Tony Stark was in the film for about 10 minutes throughout multiple scene without overstaying his welcome really. This was very much a Spider-Man story, who had to come to terms with who he is, and what his goals are. All of his modern day tech and gadgets were interesting, some of them ripped out of the comic book pages, while some of the ideas were crossing the line to what was and wasn't a Spider-Man at its core. I would say Marvel Studios misstepped a bit when it came to the suits AI and different settings.
Fortunately it was almost always made up by smaller things like different kinds of webbing we haven't seen before, and spectacle contained in a smaller frame. Like when he have to deal with everyday crime, have to check out the Shockers and most of all figure out who this huge birdlike "god" is. You could say yet again, a villain was born out of other people's decisions, something Jon Watts really delved into, creating one of the very best villains in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. Choices, decision, surprises and events was all happening. He was menacing both in and outside the suit, and Michael Keaton really stepped in character delivering a personality that was both the "threats" of the film, but also this other side of the coin. I really liked the setup for the Vulture especially and think it was the best planned out antagonist since Loki, I will almost say he is my personal favorite.
The best moments where when it was grounded and had that slight John Hughes touch though, where we see Peter in costume under circumstances we haven't seen him in before. It was surprising, it was interesting and very much welcoming. And only is it a story about a kid trying to figure out his way in an Avengers world, bricks are moving developing and extending other areas of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Queens is filled with cameos and surprises, that fans of the comic books will certainly love.
I want to talk about so much, but that's why I'm headed to the OT thread now.
Oh, and this movie just further sustained my "dislike" for a certain hero, lmao, damn what a move Marvel. What a move.