spider-man

So, this Spider-Man movie picks up more or less straight after Far From Home ends, with everyone in the world knowing that Peter Parker is Spider-Man.

I thought the strongest part of this movie was Peter dealing with the fact that everyone where he lives is now aware of who he is, though I have to admit, it seemed kind of wrong for MJ and Ned to be rejected simply because they knew Spider-Man. After all, they weren’t doing anything…and in fact had been in the middle of the danger in the previous movie.

I really loved Matt Murdock’s brief cameo in the movie. It was awesome to see him representing Peter Parker as a lawyer, only to reveal himself as something more when he catches the brick thrown through the window. I would have liked to see a bit more of him, perhaps interacting with Peter as Daredevil.

I really liked the interactions between Peter and Stephen in this movie, especially as the lines in the multiverse began to blur. Having just seen the two Amazing Spider-Man movies the weeks before, I was happy to see a reappearance of the two main villains from those, though I actually would have liked to see one of the versions of Harry, especially as he is mentioned by Peter Two.

And, yes, that brings me to the three Peter Parkers. That was one of my favourite parts of the movie, especially the first time watching it. I remember being so happy when Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man appeared for the first time!

I loved all of the interactions between Peter One, Peter Two, and Peter Three. Peter Three comments that he always wanted brothers, and I love how encouraging they are to each other, and how they bond over their individual experiences. I especially loved when Peter One told the other two Peters about him being part of the Avengers and they were immediately supportive…and at the same time asking what the Avengers were.

There were a lot of great moments of humour in this movie (Marvel does that particularly well), but I thought there were some really great serious moments as well. And, of course, it was awesome to see villains like Electro and the Green Goblin from the previous Spider-Man movies. What happened to May made me really sad, though.

I felt the final interaction between Peter One and Stephen Strange was really bittersweet, especially considering Stephen’s reluctance to actually cast the spell. I liked the fact that Stephen seemed to have grown fond of Peter by the end of the movie…but I absolutely hated Peter’s decision not to tell MJ and Ned the truth.

I’m really hoping that there will be another Spider-Man movie in the MCU, as I would love to see this version of Peter get something like a happy ending. And if it’s at all possible, I would love to see Peter Two and Peter Three make an appearance in a future movie; especially as Andrew Garfield is my favourite Spider-Man!

I obviously watched this movie when it originally came out, so I knew what was coming when I went to see it at the cinema a second time. But I did really enjoy seeing this movie for a second time.

Since this movie was set directly after Endgame, it was a bit different in tone compared to the first Tom Holland as Spider-Man movie. For one thing, it started with a tribute video to all of those who’d died during the events of Endgame, which was really bittersweet.

I liked the fact that Peter was planning to tell MJ how he felt. It was nice to see MJ get a bit more development in this movie as well. I liked her character in the previous movie, but in this one, she was a really great, interesting character. And I really loved her interactions with Peter. I especially loved when she assumes he’s going to tell her he’s Spider-Man, as it makes a lot of sense that MJ would be able to work it out, since she’s pretty smart.

I thought there were some really nice moments of humour in this movie, especially when Peter was wearing the EDITH glasses and desperately trying to delete a picture…only to accidentally send a nuke towards the bus he was on with his fellow students.

I thought the whole thing with Mysterio started out as really interesting – and honestly, I would have liked it if he had not in fact turned out to be a bad guy. Especially considering the route the next movie took with the multiverse.

I really liked that Ned and Betty had a relationship, and they had some really cute moments in this movie. I didn’t think it made sense that they broke up, as it would have been nice to see them continue to date and Ned having to keep Peter’s secret identity from his girlfriend.

I liked that Flash had a little more depth to him this movie, even though he was still a major jerk. It was pretty cute that he really likes Spider-Man, and even says that Spider-Man is better than Mysterio…although he’s still a real jerk to Peter.

There were a lot of great character moments in this movie, along with a lot of great tension. And the movie did end on something of a cliffhanger, which set it up nicely for the third movie in the series.

All told, I really did enjoy this movie. It was a great sequel to Homecoming and I really enjoyed the relationships between the characters. It was a great movie to watch a second time through and I would probably watch it again in the future.