I honestly don't know what to make of this movie. Don't get me wrong, it was a lot of fun, but it was kind of sloppy. I think part of it is because it is trying to recapture the attention from the success of Endgame.
A straight up remake of Iron Man 3, Peter struggles to break from the shadow left behind by Tony Stark's legacy. All he really wants is to get away from the big time superhero stuff and just be a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. He wants to have a good time on his trip to Europe and confess his feelings to the girl he likes.
I thought there was going to be conflict between Ned and Peter this time around because Ned wants to be a bachelor in Europe with Peter, but then he meets a girl on the plane ride over and Peter strikes out making it with MJ. But Ned pretty much gets pushed into the background and is almost forgotten. Maybe that's to help build tension between them in the threequel. Ned didn't really contribute in the Battle of London, and that might get on Peter's nerves when Ned still wants to be the guy in the chair.
Now, where in the first film did it indicate that Peter liked MJ. All we really see is MJ looking at Peter longingly in the end of the film as Peter runs off to save someone. And isn't her name Michelle, not Mary Jane? I think this was constructed for the sake of the comics because Spidey is contractually obligated to save his love interest. And why did he lie to her when she figured it out that he was Spider-Man? If there was one person he can trust to keep his secret, it's the girl he likes. And she never let on that she knew. If I were MJ, I would have trust issues after that little stunt. But I guess seeing a 16-year-old's ripped abs erases all that.
The Mysterio character was really confusing to me, probably because I never read the comics. When it was announced that Jake Gyllenhall would play the villain,
I thought it was confusing that he was all friendly to Fury and Peter. Then I thought that he may be the culprit for the destruction of his own Earth, and that he's after this one. But then it was revealed that he and many members of Stark Industries had a personal vendetta with their former boss and they decide to mess with a teenager to get the glasses Tony left behind for him. I thought it was another Mandarin debacle, but it's rather legit despite Quentin Blake being visual effects artist and failed actor instead of working for Stark.
It's hilarious that Aunt May calls the Spidey Sense "Peter-Tingle", but I think the reason it didn't work when she threw the banana at him is because it doesn't exist. The most disappointing about this franchise is the set of powers he possesses. He can't shoot webbing out of his wrists, he has no Spidey Sense, all he can do is climb walls and lift really heavy things. Actually, I don't think he can really climb on walls, not without his suit. And that thing at the end when he defeats the drones? I think he watches Marvel's Daredevil in his spare time.
The sudden twist in the end credits scene is a game changer. In Blake's dying breath, he reveals Peter's identity and frames him for the attack on London and himself. For the sake of the story, it will be frustrating to not know what's next for Peter. One theory I have is that he will be convicted and sentenced to prison where he will clash with Adrian Toomes once again. Another theory, definitely not based on the comics, is where Peter runs away to Hell's Kitchen where he meets a kind blind attorney named Matt. They discover that they're both vigilante superheroes. Matt takes on Peter's case to clear his name while he teaches Peter to not run away from his past, a continuation from this film where he tries to run away from Tony Stark. Just a thought.
Honest Trailers brought this up, and while it was funny, it may fuel something. Flash Thompson, who constantly bullies Peter, has a rather tragic backstory where he struggles to communicate with his parents. I wonder if his parents were part of Blake's party, and they disappeared when the illusion failed. That may be trying to shoehorn the Green Goblin into the next film because he needs to blame someone, and Spider-Man could be an easy target. That's another thing. With his secret identity out in the open, will his defend Peter? Ned and MJ will without a doubt, but will Betty? His teachers? Flash? This entire time he's been abusing Spider-Man and not knowing it. Will he step up and protect him?
It's probably a good thing it will be a while before a third film can be made. This can give Marvel time to actually make an excellent third installment that will blow everything out of the water. The last franchise failed so hard that the third film was canceled.
Oh, one more thing. The fact that Fury and Hill were Skrulls the whole time is a big middle finger to the audience and a weak attempt to try and reincorporate the plotline in which everyone's a Skrull. in retrospective, however, it should have been obvious that they were Skrulls because there were several hints throughout the film where they weren't themselves. For one, Fury criticized the fact that Tony recruited a teenager to lead the Avengers. This is coming from the guy who recruited Tony to head the Avengers Initiative. Hill and Fury's casual talk of Kree having sleeper agents is another factor. And when Hill had Fury's back in taking out the drone...unless they're dating. There was a joke in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. that Fury only made her second in command because she was eye candy. And let's not forget that Happy's cryptic "looks can be deceiving" actually has a double standard.
I hope you liked this. Be sure to subscribe and leave a comment about what you thought or if you want to recommend a movie for me to review. Thank you for reading. I'll return next week with another movie. See you then.
Released On: July 2, 2019
Rating: PG-13
Stars: Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jacob Batalon, Martin Starr, J.B. Smoove
Director: John Watts
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91% Certified Fresh
IMDb Score: 7.6/10
Videos
Screen Junkies - Honest Trailers | Spider-Man: Far From Home
CinemaSins - Everything Wrong With Spider-Man: Far From Home in Tingle Minutes
How It Should Have Ended - How Spider-Man Should Have Ended Far From Home Should Have Ended
How It Should Have Ended - Bonus Features | Spider-Man: Far From Home HISHE
A straight up remake of Iron Man 3, Peter struggles to break from the shadow left behind by Tony Stark's legacy. All he really wants is to get away from the big time superhero stuff and just be a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. He wants to have a good time on his trip to Europe and confess his feelings to the girl he likes.
I thought there was going to be conflict between Ned and Peter this time around because Ned wants to be a bachelor in Europe with Peter, but then he meets a girl on the plane ride over and Peter strikes out making it with MJ. But Ned pretty much gets pushed into the background and is almost forgotten. Maybe that's to help build tension between them in the threequel. Ned didn't really contribute in the Battle of London, and that might get on Peter's nerves when Ned still wants to be the guy in the chair.
Now, where in the first film did it indicate that Peter liked MJ. All we really see is MJ looking at Peter longingly in the end of the film as Peter runs off to save someone. And isn't her name Michelle, not Mary Jane? I think this was constructed for the sake of the comics because Spidey is contractually obligated to save his love interest. And why did he lie to her when she figured it out that he was Spider-Man? If there was one person he can trust to keep his secret, it's the girl he likes. And she never let on that she knew. If I were MJ, I would have trust issues after that little stunt. But I guess seeing a 16-year-old's ripped abs erases all that.
The Mysterio character was really confusing to me, probably because I never read the comics. When it was announced that Jake Gyllenhall would play the villain,
I thought it was confusing that he was all friendly to Fury and Peter. Then I thought that he may be the culprit for the destruction of his own Earth, and that he's after this one. But then it was revealed that he and many members of Stark Industries had a personal vendetta with their former boss and they decide to mess with a teenager to get the glasses Tony left behind for him. I thought it was another Mandarin debacle, but it's rather legit despite Quentin Blake being visual effects artist and failed actor instead of working for Stark.
It's hilarious that Aunt May calls the Spidey Sense "Peter-Tingle", but I think the reason it didn't work when she threw the banana at him is because it doesn't exist. The most disappointing about this franchise is the set of powers he possesses. He can't shoot webbing out of his wrists, he has no Spidey Sense, all he can do is climb walls and lift really heavy things. Actually, I don't think he can really climb on walls, not without his suit. And that thing at the end when he defeats the drones? I think he watches Marvel's Daredevil in his spare time.
The sudden twist in the end credits scene is a game changer. In Blake's dying breath, he reveals Peter's identity and frames him for the attack on London and himself. For the sake of the story, it will be frustrating to not know what's next for Peter. One theory I have is that he will be convicted and sentenced to prison where he will clash with Adrian Toomes once again. Another theory, definitely not based on the comics, is where Peter runs away to Hell's Kitchen where he meets a kind blind attorney named Matt. They discover that they're both vigilante superheroes. Matt takes on Peter's case to clear his name while he teaches Peter to not run away from his past, a continuation from this film where he tries to run away from Tony Stark. Just a thought.
Honest Trailers brought this up, and while it was funny, it may fuel something. Flash Thompson, who constantly bullies Peter, has a rather tragic backstory where he struggles to communicate with his parents. I wonder if his parents were part of Blake's party, and they disappeared when the illusion failed. That may be trying to shoehorn the Green Goblin into the next film because he needs to blame someone, and Spider-Man could be an easy target. That's another thing. With his secret identity out in the open, will his defend Peter? Ned and MJ will without a doubt, but will Betty? His teachers? Flash? This entire time he's been abusing Spider-Man and not knowing it. Will he step up and protect him?
It's probably a good thing it will be a while before a third film can be made. This can give Marvel time to actually make an excellent third installment that will blow everything out of the water. The last franchise failed so hard that the third film was canceled.
Oh, one more thing. The fact that Fury and Hill were Skrulls the whole time is a big middle finger to the audience and a weak attempt to try and reincorporate the plotline in which everyone's a Skrull. in retrospective, however, it should have been obvious that they were Skrulls because there were several hints throughout the film where they weren't themselves. For one, Fury criticized the fact that Tony recruited a teenager to lead the Avengers. This is coming from the guy who recruited Tony to head the Avengers Initiative. Hill and Fury's casual talk of Kree having sleeper agents is another factor. And when Hill had Fury's back in taking out the drone...unless they're dating. There was a joke in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. that Fury only made her second in command because she was eye candy. And let's not forget that Happy's cryptic "looks can be deceiving" actually has a double standard.
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I hope you liked this. Be sure to subscribe and leave a comment about what you thought or if you want to recommend a movie for me to review. Thank you for reading. I'll return next week with another movie. See you then.
Released On: July 2, 2019
Rating: PG-13
Stars: Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jacob Batalon, Martin Starr, J.B. Smoove
Director: John Watts
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91% Certified Fresh
IMDb Score: 7.6/10
Videos
Screen Junkies - Honest Trailers | Spider-Man: Far From Home
CinemaSins - Everything Wrong With Spider-Man: Far From Home in Tingle Minutes
How It Should Have Ended - How Spider-Man Should Have Ended Far From Home Should Have Ended
How It Should Have Ended - Bonus Features | Spider-Man: Far From Home HISHE
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