Friday, November 27, 2020

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)


Spider-Man:  Far From Home is the second in the Spider-Man movie set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  It is significant since it is the first film set after the events of Avengers:  Endgame.  The impacts of that film is still being felt.  The themes of Far From Home is similar to that of Homecoming and it focuses more on an awkward Peter Parker, who has trouble balancing his superhero life along with his high school life.  Thus, there are plenty of scenes where Peter worries about the smaller scale stuff such as trying to get together with MJ.  While this is what makes this version of Peter his own character, there tends to be too much of a focus on this when there are more interesting elements at play.  However, Far From Home is still a fantastic movie by introducing Mysterio and the four Elementals.  This leads to some spectacular fights that goes over and above what you would expect.  Seeing Spider-Man team up with Mysterio to fight these otherworldly creatures was breathtaking.  To be fair, the plot was somewhat predictable, especially with the plot twists.  It also repeats some similar events to that of Ironman, which is another big theme of the movie.  Peter is trying to follow in Tony Stark's footsteps but he has to find his own way.  In the end, Far From Home is a great movie that has a slow start but rapidly gains its footing leading to an amazing second half.
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