r/Marvel • u/Weird-Wafer-6790 Spider-Man (Tom Holland) • Jul 28 '26
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r/Marvel • u/Weird-Wafer-6790 Spider-Man (Tom Holland) • Jul 28 '26
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u/M00NT0KKI Jul 30 '26
JUST SAW IT!! Take my thoughts with a grain of salt my theater experience was ok and I feel like I will need another watch. Also am on mobile, kind dumb, and ramble (sry).
!!!!FULL SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!!
I feel overall enjoyment will depend on where you are in life and what you’re looking for/expect out of a Spider-Man film. In my opinion,if you’re looking for a typical action packed superhero film. I’m sorry but it’s not exactly that.
The first third of the movie follows Spider-Man’s life after NWH. It focuses more on SPIDER-man, as in all the hero parts. Pretty much every villain except for the main antagonist+ are introduced and defeated in his hero/training montage at the very beginning of the film. It’s fun to finally see our friendly neighborhood Spidey being a hero to the city! It was a little campy, but in the best kind of Raimi-ish way. Speaking of inspired, you can tell the movie is HEAVILY inspired by the PS games.The way he gets pinged, works with the police chief, and especially in the fight choreography. Anyways, we see Peter use his work as Spider-Man as a way to escape his real problem aka face MJ. Specifically, the letter he wanted to read to her at the end of NWH. Years pass by and through each fight we see him try to live without any ties and it’s lonely af. He literally just watches MJ and Ned grow up through IG reels and copes with work :(
Then comes the rest of the movie. Focusing more on spider-MAN, Peter Parker as a human being. Our main antagonist, Jean Grey, is quickly introduced and is looking for her sister. The rest of the movie felt like a family friendly Disney version of a Nolan, Joaquin Phoenix Joker type film. Basically it’s more serious, emotional and character driven. There’s more talking and character building than action. Since Jean is telepathic she has the ability to fully posses anyone in a 33ft radius. But that also means her attacks are more psychological and her most effective weapons are words. And boy does it hurt 😭
Tbh I really enjoyed this and was interested on how ADULT Peter would handle these issues. Sadly, Peter realizes one of the hardest lessons in life. No matter how much you WANT, sometimes it simply cannot be. The parallel from JeanMJ and MJ hit Peter like a fucking train. Jean was ruthless, cruel but also right. Life isn’t like fairytales and the worst part was MJ was the one to deliver that message. But it’s nice seeing how Peter will always have these relationships with those he cares most. Not as a girlfriend, enemy, or coworker but simply a friend. As corny as it sounds, Peter literally uses the power of love & friendship to defeat Jean and find acceptance/content in his own life. In the end, all anyone wants is a friend to hug and talk to.
Sadly, I felt like the film was setback by being a bit too overpacked. I left the theater thinking, “damn that was a lot to take in”. But at the same time I wanted more in a weird way? Take the action as an example. It wasn’t bad, I actually had a lot of fun with it, but I wish it was fleshed out and wanted more. Even the Hulk fight felt rushed since he only fought THE HULK after Jean’s possession wore off. Unfortunately, since this film needed to dedicate time building Jean’s character (thus slowly introducing X-men) it felt like Spider-Man time was sacrificed. Or maybe they could have just focused more heavily on Jean and SM’s dynamic. Maybe the opposite, no Jean and instead focus on just Spidey. Again, each aspect is fun and entertaining but I wish there was a bit more straightforward? Had more direction???? I’m not sure how to word it sry
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In the end I still really enjoyed and already love this film. It really hit hard as someone in the late 20s missing their loved ones, working all the time, struggling with relationships, all that life stuff. Also it really made me appreciate Spider-Man/Peter Parker as one entity. Peter, like many of us, struggle with the change from childhood to full adulthood. This was a nice coming of age story that shows how bittersweet life can be. He keeps resisting the change, until he finally realizes that in the end it will happen no matter what. All he can do is his best to accept, learn from his experiences, and grow to be better. Change will always come, good or bad depends on what you do with this change. Anyways sry for my ramble, but those were my thoughts about Spider-Man. Would love to hear everyone else’s!
TLDR: 8?/10 ⭐️ The previous SM movies made my inner child happy, this SM made my adult self happy