We've reached the end of our adventure...for now. Spiderman: Far From Home (2019) brings the Infinity Saga to a close as a denouement of sorts. Tony, Peter's mentor, is gone. Peter Parker feels as if he has to fill Tony's shoes but instead learns that he himself is enough. Peter Parker has his own role to play in the MCU, and in this solo outing, he learns to trust himself and his "Peter Tingle."
Spiderman: Far From Home is the best Spiderman Film
I know. This is a bold claim that will set the Raimi Spiderman fans into a wild internet frenzy only eclipsed by Star Wars fans discussing, well, anything. The prequel memers seem to understand that the films they love have plenty of flaws. The Raimi contingent is cultish about their trilogy. It seems that the prequel memers still watch the films they meme about whereas the Spiderman memers cannot possibly still watch their trilogy and so ardently defend the superiority of the films to the MCU Spiderman.
Now, to get to our point: FFH gives us one of the fanbases most sought after villains in Mysterio. Jake Gyllenhaal brought the menacing weirdo to the big-screen in excellent fashion. After having being slighted by Tony Stark (in his mind), Quentin Beck creates a devious post-Avengers plan to put himself into the mainstream by creating demand (catastrophe) and offering supply (heroism). This is a common plot in the comic book genre, perhaps most famously done in The Incredibles.
There is a reason that the story comes up again and again. We all fear that much of our lives are controlled by this "plan." Often, the plan is done in an effort to attain some type of global-power grab, as attempted in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Hydra attempts to create a world so chaotic that people willingly give up their freedom. In FFH, Quentin Beck seeks power and influence over the world. He does not mean to rule the world but intends to exploit it. Some might find this childish and unlike the real world: a borderline madman obtaining great amounts of wealth and influence. We never see that in the real world.
Finally, Peter Parker gets several great Spiderman developments. Peter Parker's full use of his Spidey-Senses for the first time on screen is amazing. They really dove into it in the final battle. Then, they really give Peter a new "with great power comes great responsibility" in both Tony's glasses (and access to his supreme technology) and with the passing of his mantle. Peter Parker has even more responsibility. Finally, it was fun to see another John Hughes style superhero movie. Marvel does a great job giving each character and sometimes each film its own genre. Teenage superheroes still have to go to class, hang out with friends, and worry about how to impress their crush. Seriously. It was like John Hughes directed Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the MCU (except using the Spiderman source material, of course).
As this adventure through the MCU comes to a close, I invited you to check out some of the previous posts you missed and share your thoughts about the films.
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