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Spiderman Far From Home Spoiler Review

I can honestly say I came out of this movie pleasantly surprised. The movie was much better than the trailers made it out to be. I have always preferred spiderman as a solo hero and this was a welcome return to that. I wasn’t sure what to expect because so little of the movie was shown in the trailers, but they managed to stick the landing and check off just about every box I would want for a spiderman movie. 

Tom Holland was amazing as Peter Parker and his classmates were really funny and endearing. I especially like how they handled “the blip” situation and addressed the fallout of Infinity War and Endgame without letting it overtake the film. The only real problem I had with Homecoming, that Peter was getting too much from Iron man instead of making his own things, was remedied with this film by having Peter create his own suit and showing off his intelligence in action. The high school relationship drama was much better this time around with Peter and MJ as well as Ned and Betty. Peter and MJ had actual conversations that showed that they played well off each other and were really just teenagers trying to navigate their feelings for each other and it was done really well. Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio was perfect. I found Mysterio to be an interesting villain and thought Jake Gyllenhaal brought a charisma to the part that only he could achieve. Mysterio has always been more of a supporting villain to a bigger threat so the fact that they managed to make him stand on his own and play off Peter so well was a welcome change. The cast overall was fantastic and I don’t think there was any character I disliked.

This film had Peter truly becoming Spiderman. It put him in a place where he needed to grow up, become independent, and get out of iron man and the rest of the avengers shadows. He couldn’t be the kid who ran into situations he wasn’t prepared for without a plan and he had to start making things for himself. The scene where he breaks down at Happy because of the pressure and the pedestal he had Tony on was where the film really kicked it into high gear. It was moment after moment of Peter being the Spiderman we know and love. I loved that they had Peter make his own suit and I think I felt his achievements in the final fight to be more earned because of that, he had to create gadgets specifically to counter Mysterio himself. The fights with mysterio were some of the most interesting and inventive of any hero-villain solo movie battles. Both character’s were made to pull out their entire arsenals to take down the other. When Peter finally used his spider sense to take down mysterio I was practically cheering. 

This movie was a really enjoyable solo hero film and I would recommend it to anyone. It is visually stunning while also being really character centric. Spiderman is hands down my favorite hero and I felt that this film did this adaptation of him justice. I do still wish marvel would stop pretending Uncle Ben didn’t exist, but I’m glad they did address his guilt over not being able to prevent Tony’s death and the pressure he feels to live up to the expectations he places on himself. I also had a problem with the lack of focus on Peter and May’s personal problems because May doesn’t really have a job and neither does Peter so how is Peter going on this school trip? I also wish that they hadn’t had as much school scenes because it took away from Peter’s personal struggles with Tony’s death and Mysterio. They are working hard to show Peter’s growth as Spiderman and I appreciate they aren’t rushing it. This film is a good addition to the spiderman franchise and is a really fun and worthwhile watch.