Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider-Man: Homecomingworks as both a (very) funny high school comedy/drama and strong standalone superhero movie set in the MCU.
Two month after the upshot ofCaptain America : Civil War , Peter Parker ( Tom Holland ) has returned to his dwelling turf of Queens , New York , now armed with the technologically enhance Spider - Man costume that was designed by Tony Stark himself ( Robert Downey Jr. ) to aid Peter in carrying out his heroic deed of conveyance as his vicinity ’s favorable web - slinger . However , Peter is more than ready to leave his former life as an ordinary in high spirits schooler behind him and become an official Avenger in his own right - bequeath his acquaintance , classmates and even his Aunt May ( Marisa Tomei ) to enquire why Peter has been acting so strange of tardy , in the procedure .
Spider - Man : Homecomingis not only the first solo picture for Tom Holland ’s iteration of the Peter Parker part ( following his big concealment debut in last year’sCaptain America : Civil War ) , it ’s also the first feature - lengthSpider - Manfilm to be include as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe persistence . Despite being the thirdSpider - Manmovie free in the past five years ( as well as the sixth overall , Civil Waraside ) , the Bob Hope manoeuver intoHomecoming ’s theatrical passing was that its MCU connections - coupled withHomecomingdirector Jon Watts lead inspiration from classic John Hughes high schooltime picture of the eighties - would allow the film to resist out as a unique accession to Spidey ’s orotund filmography . luckily , it change state out those hopes were not in vain . Spider - Man : Homecomingworks as both a ( very ) funny high school day clowning / dramatic event and strong standalone superhero picture show set in the MCU .
Whereas Sam Raimi’sSpider - Mantrilogy and Marc Webb’sAmazing Spider - Manmovies are superhero soap operas that drive Peter Parker ’s school experience to the screen background , Spider - Man : Homecomingtakes the polar approaching and operate as a high school motion-picture show first , MCU adventure 2d . Homecomingkeeps the jokes occupy the trials of teenage life flying tight throughout its runtime ; at the same metre , thread its many moments of levity together with a solid self - contained narrative throughline about Peter ’s struggles as regular stripling by day , 15 - year old crime fighter on the side . The motion-picture show swimmingly weaves together its broadly speaking comedic antics with more earnest drama and fiber development in a manner that recallsThe LEGO Batman Movie- a comparison that is all the more meet since two of the writers who worked on that film ( Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers ) were among the six writers to collaborate onHomecoming . In this regard , the Easter Eggs and subplots / quotation to late event in the MCU are arguably the least interesting elements ofHomecoming … though , that is not to say that they do n’t provide of import context and/or are n’t built-in to the story being told here .
Save for one notably on - the - olfactory organ example , Watts does a practiced job of subtly incorporating the iconography of John Hughes ' most famous in high spirits schooltime motion picture into the larger optical aesthetic ofSpider - Man : Homecoming . Watts and his conductor of picture taking Salvatore Totino ( Everest ) embrace the same grounded access to staging the superhero fight and action sequences here that the more recent Earth - establish MCU installments have utilized ( theCaptain Americafilms especially ) . While that meansHomecoming ’s fixed opus are n’t as showy or visually - fulgent as like sequences featured inSpider - Manmovies past tense , it ’s arguably for the estimable that Watts does n’t assay to outdo the extremely stylize web - slinging action ofThe Amazing Spider - Man 2 in particular - and instead , work Spidey more down to Earth in a semi - literal good sense . This , in turn , comfortably allowsHomecomingto combine shady sight joke together with action - driven beats that are all the more tense because Holland ’s Spider - Man is n’t as invulnerable as his harbinger sometimes were , while swinging around New York ( despite the embarrassment of nifty gadgets that his " Stark Suit " has ) .
The combining of Holland ’s charismatic performance and young historic period further makes his interpretation of Peter Parker more convincing as a good - natured child who ’s in style over his head , compare to the previous onscreen versions of Spider - Man . Holland’sHomecomingyoung costars are equally likable and believable in their respective purpose , especially Jacob Batalon as Peter ’s enthusiastically nerdy BFF Ned , Zendaya as the lash - smart , if antisocial , lone hand Michelle , and Laura Harrier as the Type - A determined yet friendly Liz . Much like Tony Revolori deliver the goods in cast a rather different twirl on Peter ’s ill-famed " foeman " Flash Thompson here , Harrier ’s Liz makes for a nice variant on the prototypic Peter Parker love interest . gratefully , Homecomingkeeps the spotlight fixed firmly on Peter and his classmate throughout its three act , with Peter ’s two " paternal " chassis - see Robert Downey Jr. ’s Tony Stark and Marisa Tomei ’s Aunt May - effectively serving in a supporting electrical capacity here . ( This is also a good place to mention that Iron Man - fortunately - only really make a glorified cameo show inHomecoming , despite what the merchandising for the motion picture would have everyone consider . )
On the villain side ofSpider - Man : Homecoming , Michael Keaton as Adrian Toomes / Vulture is definitely one of the better and fully - developed antagonists featured in a MCU movie to escort . Adrian is very much a " bad guy , " but Keaton makes him all the more compelling and interesting a baddie to take in through his public presentation . Moreover , Adrian has enough in rough-cut with Peter ( in terms of their backgrounds and frustrations with the more privileged Stark ) to make him a worthwhile foil to the web - slinger inHomecoming . The Vulture ’s goons and/or associates are based on more dark and less complicatedSpider - Mancomic book villain by comparing , but able character actors such as Michael Chernus , Bookem Woodbine and Logan Marshall - Green make the most of their special screen - clock time here ( as does Donald Glover , in his own supporting role ) .
Spider - Man : Homecomingdoesn’t move the overarching MCU plot line forward as much as some previous chapter in the enfranchisement have , but it does achieve something that MCU film sometimes struggle with : working as a standalone Marvel superhero movie that is enhanced by , not pendant on , its cinematic cosmos components . Homecomingalso continues to evolve the MCU from a writing style standpoint , succeeding as a great high schooling comedy that just happens to be about Peter Parker . For these rationality , Homecomingmakes for an excellent summer blockbuster that can also be recommended as much to casual moviegoer as it can be to die - operose MCU devotee . In fact , now that we knowthe nextSpider - Manfilmwill be the first MCU movie set up after the era - reason out effect ofAvengers 4 , it may turn out that the basis laid byHomecomingwill be more important to the future of the franchise than at first coup d’oeil .
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After making his MCU debut in Captain America : Civil War , Tom Holland is back as Peter Parker for a new Spider - Man solo pic . This clock time , Peter combat with Adrian Toomes , who takes on the moniker Vulture after profiting off of selling Chitari technology and weapon . Under Tony Stark ’s guidance , Peter must prove himself a Italian sandwich while protect his city from Vulture and the other criminals in New York . Spider - Man : Homecoming was the first of three pic in film director Jon Watts ' MCU journeying , dubbed the " Homecoming " trilogy .
After making his MCU debut in Captain America: Civil War, Tom Holland is back as Peter Parker for a new Spider-Man solo film. This time, Peter battles with Adrian Toomes, who takes on the moniker Vulture after profiting off of selling Chitari technology and weapons. Under Tony Stark’s guidance, Peter must prove himself a hero while protecting his city from Vulture and the other criminals in New York. Spider-Man: Homecoming was the first of three films in director Jon Watts' MCU journey, dubbed the “Homecoming” trilogy.
