I’ve been peak Spider-Fan since Captain America: Civil War.
Even with a brief reintroduction, his direction in the MCU stayed true to my view of ol’ web-head. What’s that point of view? He’s a kid thrown into a huge role, accepting it because, “when you can do the things that I can, but you don’t, and then the bad things happen, they happen because of you.”
Or you know, with great power comes great responsibility.
After Avengers: Endgame, Tom Holland returns as a Peter Parker who just wants a break—but as Spider-Man, he only gets to go oh so Far From Home.
“Perpetual” is defined as something never ending or changing, or occurring repeatedly; So frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted. And that’s what the engine of the Marvel Cinematic Universe feels like now. It feeds itself perpetually.
Spider-Man: Far From Home is a damn fine example of this, especially being the first follow-up feature to EndGame. In a post-Thanos world without the Avengers (again), Peter Parker needs a holiday.
And why wouldn’t he! He’s still 16 for heaven’s sake.
But such is his life, where with great power comes great responsibility. Except now it feels like there is greater power with even greater responsibility.
I’ve already said I’ve found Holland exceptional in his portrayal of Parker, and Far From Home is no exception. He beautifully captures a kid craving normalcy while overwhelmed, and the cast’s support amplifies it. Batalon and Zendaya as Ned and MJ, Tomei’s sharp Aunt May, Favreau’s Happy Hogan, and Jackson and Smulders as Fury and Hill form a strong support network, showing how much Spidey’s world has grown in so little time.
Enter Gyllenhaal‘s Quentin Beck.
If Parker needs a break, then Beck is his savior. The “IS HE?” Mysterio is out to remind the world it needs heroes, and maybe just what Peter needs to. And Gyllenhaal is the right man for it, always diverse in the way he presents the characters he takes on.
Tumultuous events unfold across Europe which take on a life of their own and threaten to force Peter into a position he’s anxious to take. All while on the most hilarious high-school trip you could take.
Far From Home is by far my favourite live-action Spider-Man so far. It delivers an accurate tale of the Spider-Man. A kid who’s figuring out how to be a hero, a student, a friend and more. Delivering quite possibly the BEST Spider-Action we’ve seen, Far From Home is big, fun and dramatic. With as many questions raised as they were answered.
And boy oh boy…the After-Credits scenes are really taking us somewhere else in the next Saga from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Spider-Man's cinematic lease on life continues to grow after the likes of Into The Spider-Verse and Venom, and only grows further after Far From Home.
Hugely fun, endearing and thrilling, with the best Spider-Man action we've seen yet, Spider-Man: Far From Home sends the Marvel Cinematic Universe soaring ahead after the End Game, signalling that it won't be slowing down anytime soon.
And again...OOF, those credits scenes!
