Reasons I loved Spiderman: Far From Home (spoilers!!)
Super Strength - With Tom Holland playing Spiderman as a cute high school kid who’s kind of confused, it’s easy to forget just how powerful Spiderman is as a hero. But that tower scene? LEGENDARY. I nearly screamed in the movie theatre whenever they showed that? Not to mention the lock, the seatbelt, etc. Just casual strength that made his identity harder to hide. I’m glad they didn’t just show his strength when it was convenient to the action plot.
Betrayal written right - think about all the Marvel movies, and try and think of one that had a really good betrayal aspect. Iron Man 1 tried, but I don’t even remember the guy’s name. Loki was kind of constantly betraying Thor so there were no surprises. Bucky had betrayed Steve against his will. But Mysterio outright got Peter - a naive and loveable kid - to trust him enough to declare him the next Iron Man. And it felt like a real betrayal to everyone when we (and Peter) found out.
Hero at fault - continuing on from the last point, I loved the fact that the conflict happened because of Peter’s actions. I loved that so much. Because he had to own up to his own faults (aka his naivety and trusting towards everyone), and honestly I can’t even explain how much he obviously grew as a character in one movie.
Rock Bottom - oh god, seeing Peter tortured like that. Whenever he sees Happy and just breaks down on the plane. I nearly cried right there, not gonna lie. He just looked so tired and hurt and sad and confused and– he looked like he was in too much pain for any kid to be going through.
MJ x Peter Kiss! - I love the fact that MJ’s first kiss wasn’t a sudden french kiss or long head tilt. It was a literal peck. I loved that because you know what? They’re teenagers, and of course, Peter would have a cringey plan to win his girl. Of course, they don’t suddenly know how to kiss and make out. I love it because it all felt so real and funny and light. It was a defining part of Peter’s character without dominating his own storyline. They just executing their romance so well.
Gentle Love Triangle! - I was mad because I thought they were going to shove this plotline down our throats. But they didn’t! They ended up keeping the focus on Peter and MJ and their chemistry, not MJ and Brad’s opposing chemistry. I really liked that a lot . It seemed a lot more natural.
Fear of Confusion / Illusion Scene - That scene where Peter is overwhelmed by the illusions is so goddamn scary. I openly admit that I am scared of confusion, and watching that scene nearly gave me a panic attack on the spot. I was watching it an XD Theater, and the surround sound nearly had me shaking and sobbing on the floor. It as so scary and overwhelming and made you feel so bad for the kid that’s trapped in it. it was written beautifully.
Spider-Sense / Peter Tingle - I love that they didn’t make it so much of a power, but rather a “Sixth sense”. And Peter had to actually focus to use it. And he used it so cleverly in the second illusion scene!!! I was so happy to see him learning how to adapt and evolve his skills!!!! That’s great character development!!!
Scientific Explanation - Whenever my friend and I watched the trailer for FFH, she groaned and said “Great, there’s magic? it’s turning into DC!!!” (We both laughed at that but knew we were gonna see the movie anyway). It got worse whenever I heard Mysterio was from an alternate dimension. “Great, Marvel timelines and universes are both super messy now!!!”. But wait, it’s not!!! They explained it with science because it’s a Spiderman / Iron Man movie. It’s about science, and how it can be used for scary things.
Peter being smart! - I always feel guilty for constantly forgetting that Peter Parker is a genius. Like, Tony Stark levels of raw intelligence. And they portrayed that so well! And he’s still a kind and compassionate boi! Like whenever he was making the suit? Brilliant. Whenever he was using his webs to bring down the drones bc he doesn’t have harmful weapons? Masterful to his character. He’s like a better version of Tony Stark because he was raised right (I love Tony to death but I’m not gonna pretend he was a model 16-year-old).
Tony Starks; presence in the movie - They kept Tony in the movie so subtly and beautifully. Like, the moments with Peter and Happy. E.D.I.T.H. Mentioning him with Mysterio. Peter’s new character arc. I love how the world hasn’t forgotten him. he is still making such an impact on everyone - whether that impact is good or bad is up to the person.
Peter becoming Iron Man / following his path - There’s way more to my analysis on this than I can sum up in a paragraph, so I’m gonna write a longer version of this and link it. But basically, I think we’re going to watch Peter follow a very similar journey to the one of Tony Stark. The writers are going to completely break him in order to turn him into a hero of the likes of Iron Man.
Stealth Suit - This one isn’t as deep as the others. I just love the suit. it looks so cool.
Happy Hoggan - Cool Uncle figure? I don’t like how he and May are in a relationship but I’m fine with it. I love how Happy sees a little bit of Tony in Peter, just like how Peter sees Tony wherever he goes. He’s just such a great supporting character.
The Teachers - No reason in particular. No deep ones anyway. i just thought they were hilarious and reminded me of multiple of my teachers.
The ending - Definitely going to write a longer analysis on this. I hated the ending, of course, because what do you mean our boy is a bad guy? We know he’s innocent and that’s what’s frustrating. But it’s well written. It’s going to hurt Peter. I hate the writers for that but it’s so masterful to do that.
Peter in general - his motivations, his story arc, his new character development. Writing an analysis on him later maybe. I love him so much. I ‘m not a massive fangirl of the actor himself (though I still love Tom, ngl), he adds such a depth to Peter’s character portrayal. There isn’t a single moment in this movie where I’m not just totally in love with this adorable boy of a brilliant character.
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