Spider-Man:Homecoming

It is always exhilarating when a Spider-Man film comes out! Natural expectation going into the webslinger superhero movie is, audiences are up for the character of Peter Parker, the ordeals in his life and the alter ego he takes on as the evergreen superhero, Spider-Man. Since this second reboot is produced under the banner of Marvel Comics, concerns are there regarding how the villain shall be fleshed out, because let's be honest, none of the outings by Marvel thus far has had a memorable antagonist save for Loki, who is also not on the opposite side of things all the time.

We'll talk about Tom Holland as Peter Parker and Spider-Man in a bit, but let's for now focus on Vulture aka Adrian Toomes, played with full of charisma by Michael Keaton. We must applaud the writers for allocating time to tell his story with details, dating back to the events occurred in The Avengers. We get to see who he is, where his motivations stem from, and cut back 8 years later, how his character has developed an arc to be the person he is today. He scavenges like the bird of prey to provide for his family. The introduction is brief, yet it informs us everything we need to fathom about this persona. To know that the main opponent has received a parallel treatment is a delight. And the costume for Vulture with propeller metal wings is one of the best onscreen makeover given to a famous comic book supervillain!

Tom Holland sells the roles he portray! The writing for this beloved friendly neighborhood vigilante is on-point perfect! See, one thing to keep in mind would be, Peter Parker is currently 15 years old. Yes, he has special abilities due to the bite from a radioactive spider, but he is still a kid. Therefore, we are not going to witness a flawless character here. We are seeing and growing together with a high-schooler who juggles between his superhero duties, academic responsibilities and personal love life. And the balance achieved by the screenwriters to space all these three aspects is near ideal! Banter between Ned (Jacob Batalon) and Peter are quirky, although initially the character does annoy. His curiosity and excitement about the potentialities of Peter's superpowers and submission of porn as an excuse easier to explain than that of the sidekick to a superhero are really well done!

As Spider-Man, Peter is enthusiastic about his job! The Civil War connection is brought up as a call to adventure, in the sense that it ignited the thought in him that he could do much, much more with his unordinary powers! When he is constantly ignored and treated like a child by his superiors, it sets him off to solve a crime on his own. The way he finds for a cool pose entry, vlogs on his mission, tries to sound intimidating upon facing baddies, fails to shoot webs for a long distance, cloaks on a yellow school blazer on top of the suit, steers a car using web-shooters since he doesn't know how to drive and sneaks up quietly into his room through the ceiling with one foot closing the window panel are the moments that merge both these personalities well together and reflect one on another at the same time! These character flaws are the key subtleties that ground this character to reality and make him as human as possible, so that we could relate to him! The first whole uncut process of Peter Parker dressing up as Spider-Man with the autofitting mechanism is a similarly great scene!

The suit. We need to talk about the suit! Seriously, everyone would want to have such a cool outfit for themselves after watching the film! The fabric looks so soft and comfy with the colors being amazing! Easily the best part of it all would be how high-tech the costume is! It makes sense since it's constructed by the man who made the Iron Man armors. Bug GPS, instant kill mode, navigation projection chart, spider drone, glowing rundown, classic wings and 576 combinations of web-shooters are constant screams for fans! Scenes involving Peter hacking the million-dollar suit to remove the tracker and primarily, the training wheel protocol which unlocks the complete capabilities and supplies a virtual assistant are fantastic! God knows what else is in store the upgraded armor teased at the resolution! To be frank, the suit is the protagonist of the picture, more than Peter Parker / Spider-Man himself! This is the precise reason why it's confiscated from him, leading to the protagonist wearing a homemade attire to percolate and prove who he really is as Spider-Man without a sophisticated ensemble to aid him every step of the way.

Encounters between Spidey / Peter and Vulture / Toomes are always on the edge. The unintended secret reveal in the car ride is the highlight! The twist about the latter being the father to the former's love interest culminates every subplot the motion picture has been travelling on, which links everything back to our hero! It is important to note that this rarely happens in scriptwriting. Technically, this movie is sound on every level! The fascinating choice of teenage themed end-credits animation, ship sending off ripples to the waters and weapons built out of alien technology are fantabulous! Pepper Potts' (Gwyneth Paltrow) cameo is nice.

Tony Stark's (Robert Downey Jr.) appearance as mentor is a boost of course. His interactions with Peter, flirtation line for Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) and short visit to India are enjoyable. As Iron Man, his remote-controlled armor and rescue-of-the-day by stitching the ferry with help from his mini bots are pure fun! Speaking of action sequences, the ATM robbery, Vulture's first surprise attack on Spidey, Washington Monument elevator safe, Shocker (Bokeem Woodbine) spinning a bus with his punch and Vulture stealing from the convoy using a portal are expert executions! Climax face-off on an invisible jet albeit being a little underwhelming since Spider-Man can't really operate on sky, serves that point exactly. However, too many mixed ethnicities of characters feel forced or unnatural. Some of the high school portions could have been packed tighter, and not all the students are interesting characters. There are some shots that the feature could have done without, like the chewing gum accumulations under a seat. Melting-out-of-fire graphics does look tacky. The part where Peter screams for help after being crammed under concrete could have been less dramatic.

Welcome back home, Spider-Man! In many ways, the title fits so well with the rights to Spider-Man being brought back to Marvel and Peter Parker learning what it is truly to be a distinctive individual before owning the advanced apparel once again.