I’m a little late in writing this one, as I saw it about a week ago. Time swings by faster than Spidey! (hardy har har)
Unless you aren’t a fan at all, you’ve heard a lot about the background dynamics of this film. Marvel sold the film rights to Spider-Man and his associated characters back in the ’80’s, which have been owned by Sony since at least 2002 when their first Spider-Man (with Tobey Maguire) came out. Sony made 5 films on their own, before coming to an agreement a couple years ago to bring the character back under the Marvel umbrella. It is a bit of a convoluted deal, with Sony still owning the rights, but his character is sort of “on loan” to appear in Marvel’s far-reaching Cinematic Universe, having first appeared in Captain America: Civil War. In Spider-Man: Homecoming, this new version of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man starring Tom Holland, he gets his first full film.
I liked this one. I liked the Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield films too, but this one feels fresh, and Holland is the right mix of hero and teenage-driven angst that fills the character out. I also liked that for the first time in a long time, there’s a Marvel MCU film where the character isn’t saving the world. One of the reasons I really dig the Netflix shows in this series, is the heros are making their corner of the city better, but aren’t facing off against the end of mankind. This newest Spider-Man has that same sort of feel.
If you are a fan of the genre, I’m sure you’ve seen this one all ready, and if not, you probably don’t care, so I won’t write up anything about the actual movie. Suffice it to say, it takes Spider-Man in a strong direction for the future. I think the lines will be blurred between “canon” MCU films, like this one, and other Marvel films Sony has planned with their licenses (upcoming Venom) which will not fall in the same timeline. Either way, it is a good start to this reboot.
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