So I just saw The Amazing I mean Spider-Man Homecoming, and it was pretty good. Sorry about the delay for this video
As I was actually in Austin for RTX when I saw it and then I wound up having a lot more to say about this movie
Than I thought I would, and then I wanted to get some more work done on my upcoming YMS review.
Anyway Spider-Man Homecoming was pretty good. Now even despite Spider-Man 3 I still prefer the Sam Raimi universe.
But what they've set up so far here is a refreshing change of pace.
I wonder how quickly people will forget that these films even happened. Now to put it into perspective we were still in the Sam Raimi Universe ten years ago.
So I'm glad that despite this being the third
Spider-Man series within that time frame
They managed to create this universe in a way that doesn't just recycle the plot and hit the same beats.
There's no Uncle Ben plot device,
hell there isn't much origin story material going on at all, this Spider-Man already existed in Captain America Civil War so there would be no point.
and because the approach to this Spider-Man Universe was so different than the last two, I found myself being more easily able to view this as its own film.
I didn't have to worry about comparing specific scenes and characters to the Raimi universe and being disappointed, because this film was going for
completely different things. This felt less like a reboot of Spider-Man and more like a reinterpretation.
So although it will never be as important to me as the Sam Raimi universe.
It in no way bastardizes the characters and story that I love.
Unlike some other things!
Now when it comes to the actual movie
It's not perfect, and I don't think it's great, but the movie doesn't take itself very seriously
And it doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not.
There are plenty of ways that this movie is cheesy and unrealistic
And although I can't say that this film is completely Self-aware
It's all done with such a playful and comedic tone that it's not really all that big of a deal.
Michael Keaton did a pretty great job.
Although he didn't really do anything new and he wasn't really given all that much of an opportunity to really shine.
Not to mention his whole character motivation seem just a little underdeveloped. Tom Holland was actually surprisingly good
and he was actually very enjoyable to watch.
Iron Man obviously shows up in this film because it's a part of the EXTANDED universe.
And I'm glad his scenes didn't drag on for too long because they were all consistently annoying.
His very presence in the film was a representation of the plot agenda the film was trying to push,
and it always felt very forced.
Iron Man: What if somebody Died? Spiderman: I was just trying to be like you. Iron Man: I wanted you to be better
I'm gonna need the suit back. Spider Man: But i'm nothing without this suit! Iron Man: If you're nothing without this suit then you shouldn't have it.
Spider-Man more like spider boy, you're just a little babie you want to cry about it. Sorry you can't play with the big boys
I wish you can feel bad about it,
I wonder if there will be anything that happens in the plot that's related to this happening.
Spider-Man's nerd friend character was actually kind of funny and once again a refreshing addition to the universe that isn't just a recycling of an older idea.
Now I enjoyed this film I got my money's worth, and I'm not really in any hurry to see it again.
But there was one aspect to this film that really kinda irked me
and also depressingly reminded me of just how factory formed Marvel movies are and that's the cinematography and shot composition.
Most of the film just felt very boringly framed, like there's no personality to the directing in this film
And I'm constantly reminded that Marvel doesn't want that
*COUGH COUGH*
Like there's so many different interesting ways you can film a scene
and I guess it's just a little depressing that that's not on this film's list of priorities at all. Every conversation is just boring
identically framed shot reverse shot bullshit. Give me a different angle, show me something interesting.
Remind me that film is an art form and not just a factory product.
The closest thing we got to any kind of interesting filmmaking in this movie was the found footage scene.
The only time we're ever shown events from a further or wider perspective is during the action scenes,
and even then there's nothing really interesting going on filmmaking wise.
Anyway despite refreshingly being able to detach myself from comparing the plot and characters to the better series, when it comes to filmmaking.
I find myself unable to do the same, at the end of the day this isn't really a Spider-Man film.
It is a Marvel Cinematic Universe film and all the interesting
personality that directors like Sam Raimi are able to bring to the table in their films is not something that we're going to find here...
The score was well done from what I can remember, the performances were fairly solid, I was never really bored.
So all-in-all this film was good, but good is where it stays, and I'm giving this one
an I can't decide between a six or a seven out of ten.
Hey just letting you know the first 20 minutes of the new YMS review are almost done. So part 1 of 2 will be released by August 7th thank you bye.
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