Post by merh on Jul 5, 2019 7:41:49 GMT
Far From Home - Most Overrated Spidey Movie Yet
"The Blip"
As the movie begins we learn that The Decimation wrought by Thanos in Infinity War before being rectified by The Hulk in Endgame is actually known as "The Blip," and it's treated almost as a throwaway joke with very little thought put into the implications of this world-altering event.
During a high-school "in memorium" for the fallen heroes, we learn that everyone that ceased to exist after The Snap simply returned to the exact spot they were in 5 years later. So, if someone was on a busy highway or a plane when they vanished, for example, bad luck?
Probably should have spent a bit more time on this one, guys.
As the movie begins we learn that The Decimation wrought by Thanos in Infinity War before being rectified by The Hulk in Endgame is actually known as "The Blip," and it's treated almost as a throwaway joke with very little thought put into the implications of this world-altering event.
During a high-school "in memorium" for the fallen heroes, we learn that everyone that ceased to exist after The Snap simply returned to the exact spot they were in 5 years later. So, if someone was on a busy highway or a plane when they vanished, for example, bad luck?
Probably should have spent a bit more time on this one, guys.
So they were on a busy highway when they dusted?
Suicide?
Werent you the one bitching Marvel was going to kill a bunch of children by erasing the dusting to the point it happened?
Some people would scream if they were hung with a new rope.
The High School Stuff
Far From Home is basically a high-school romance with some superhero stuff thrown in
We also spend far too much time with Parker's classmates, most of whom are either mildly irritating or full blown assholes. Again, none of this would be a problem if it was kept to a minimum, but it takes up almost the entire first act of the movie and even when the main plot kicks in we return to the clownery far too often.
It'd also be a lot easier to handle if these scenes were funny, but...
Far From Home is basically a high-school romance with some superhero stuff thrown in
We also spend far too much time with Parker's classmates, most of whom are either mildly irritating or full blown assholes. Again, none of this would be a problem if it was kept to a minimum, but it takes up almost the entire first act of the movie and even when the main plot kicks in we return to the clownery far too often.
It'd also be a lot easier to handle if these scenes were funny, but...
Peter's romance has always been pretty central to his story. His relationships with friends & family as well.
You know. The whole Uncle Ben thing?
The Humor
most of the humor is of the obvious/juvenile variety, and the majority of the gags are more likely to result in eye-rolls than guffaws.
Anyone expecting a few trademark Spidey wise-cracks or quips is also going to be disappointed, because the Webhead spends pretty much every battle sequence completely out of his depth or screaming for help.
most of the humor is of the obvious/juvenile variety, and the majority of the gags are more likely to result in eye-rolls than guffaws.
Anyone expecting a few trademark Spidey wise-cracks or quips is also going to be disappointed, because the Webhead spends pretty much every battle sequence completely out of his depth or screaming for help.
Laughed several times.
Spider-Man is Still Useless
are we seriously expected to believe that after everything he's been through in the previous movies, he is still pretty much inept on every level?
Parker spends most of the movie either getting wiped out by The Elementals, standing around looking helpless, or banging his head on a church bell... twice. Plus, the first thing he does with Tony's E.D.I.T.H. tech is almost kill one of his classmates in an attempt to erase a photo from his phone
We get it: he's a teenager - but he's supposed to be 16, not 6.
are we seriously expected to believe that after everything he's been through in the previous movies, he is still pretty much inept on every level?
Parker spends most of the movie either getting wiped out by The Elementals, standing around looking helpless, or banging his head on a church bell... twice. Plus, the first thing he does with Tony's E.D.I.T.H. tech is almost kill one of his classmates in an attempt to erase a photo from his phone
We get it: he's a teenager - but he's supposed to be 16, not 6.
Ok.
This is where I call BS on your source.
That is Spidey.
His choice to be a hero impacts his life. And he makes mistakes.
Uncle Ben, remember?
The Twist
Jake Gyllenhaal does a fine job as Mysterio, but the big twist involving his character falls completely flat.
Putting aside the fact that even casual comic book fans will already be aware that Quentin Beck is a villain, it's pretty obvious that he's hiding something, and with no main antagonist to speak of (unless you count CGI fire and water) it's really not too hard to see his betrayal coming.
Plus, the big reveal is that Beck is yet another disgruntled Tony Stark employee who wants to get back at his boss for misusing his tech. Could've sworn this was a Spider-Man movie...
A Spiderman heavily connected to Tony Stark who is missing his mentor. Like Happy is missing Tony.
Tony Stark created several threats. It was his narcissistic nature.
No Multiverse
this means that everything about Beck is fake - including The Multiverse.
The reveal in the trailers that The Multiverse now existed in the MCU after the events of Endgame was one of the things fans were most excited about going into Far From Home, and it turns out to be nothing more than another one of Mysterio's lies.
There's always a chance alternate universes will eventually come into play, but would they really establish something Beck clearly made up on a whim as canon? Either way, this was a big disappointment.
That's why you should be watching Agents of SHIELD.
Multiverse.
The Post-Credits Scene
After an awesome mid-credits scene which reintroduces J.K. Simmons as J.J. Jameson, we get a sequence involving Nick Fury and Maria Hill turning into Talos and his wife from Captain Marvel.
It turns out the Skrulls have been posing as Fury and Hill for the entire movie while the real former S.H.I.E.L.D. Director relaxes on their ship. Amusing? Sure... but it completely negates everything that happened with these characters throughout the film, and the dynamic that was established between Fury and Parker.
How much do you want to bet this will be completely ignored moving forward, anyway?
After an awesome mid-credits scene which reintroduces J.K. Simmons as J.J. Jameson, we get a sequence involving Nick Fury and Maria Hill turning into Talos and his wife from Captain Marvel.
It turns out the Skrulls have been posing as Fury and Hill for the entire movie while the real former S.H.I.E.L.D. Director relaxes on their ship. Amusing? Sure... but it completely negates everything that happened with these characters throughout the film, and the dynamic that was established between Fury and Parker.
How much do you want to bet this will be completely ignored moving forward, anyway?
Awww.
Did you not notice Fury & Hill were not behaving as their normal selves?
"Don't invoke" Captain Marvel didn't provide a clue?
It Feels Like A Step Backwards
Perhaps the biggest problem with the film is that it feels like a step backwards for Spider-Man.
this movie takes a still largely amateur Parker right back to the beginning and basically repeats his Homecoming arc to the letter.
Spider-Boy has run its course.
Rormachine?
Who would trust that?