SPIDER MAN: HOMECOMING | WHAT IT CAN LEARN FROM THE PREVIOUS FILMS
Spider Man is one of the most popular characters out of all time- and he's been adapted for a lot of media- mostly cinema. He's been in one (almost) beloved trilogy and two divisive set of films.
And under the warm arms of Marvel Studios, Spiderman is coming home with Spider Man: Homecoming, but will it be like the others? Will something new come out of it again? But what lessons does it have to learn, man?
Let's see, today, as i tell you 7 things the new spider-man movie should learn from the movies that came before it.
#1. Don't Rely On The Origin Story (...Again)
We all know the drill. Peter gets bit, he gets Spider powers, then his uncle dies, and the line 'with great power, comes great responsibility" is directly tied to that.
We have seen the origin two times on film, and the new Spider Man movie needs to stop it, and just present Peter the way he is,after the tragedy. A new, confident and reborn man.
#2. Let Peter Parker Be...Peter Parker:
Peter needs to be Peter. Peter is an awkward and geeky type of dude, and Toby Maguire showcased that perfectly on screen, outside of the ugly cry faces. While Andrew Garfield made him a Coldplay- loving hipster. Yeah, that should not happen again.
He needs to be this awkward, nerdy lovable guy, who completely changes when he puts the mask. That's the good of the Spider Man character.
Just don't make him Justin Bieber's hipster cousin. Nothing against AG, but come on, dude. Atleast he was a good spidey. Take notes, Holland.
Spider Man's theme is still regarded as one of the, if not the best, superhero movie theme of all time, it's so damn iconic and beautiful to listen to.
Have a good composer, who can give Spidey a theme, that sticks out, is memorable, and gets the character right.
Get Junkie XL to do one. Junkie Xl's Spidey theme would be godlike. My ears are ready.
#4. Make Small Characters Matter
Aunt May is a hella of a mis-used character. She is not the helpless and useless old lady. The originals had her be a character who kinda was just there and the ASM movies had her an annoying lady, who wanted something, like eggs. Those goddamn eggs, man, where are they?
Make Aunt May or other small characters atleast matter, don't make them background extras with a few lines, and have Aunt May be Peter's inspiration for crime fighting, make her more than an egg-loving granny.
The ASM movies have had a reputation for overdoing it to death. I mean, what is up with ASM2? Four goddamn villains? And even more teased at the end? What the hell.
SM 3 and ASM2 are the movies, notorious for that mistake.
Homecoming should have a sideline villain, for the beggining, and then the main villain for the rest of the film, don't screw that up.
#6: Showcase Spider Man And His True Personality
Spider Man is one of the most beloved characters of all time, in comics, fiction, whatever. He's a fun guy, who wants to help, while dealing with high school, that's why so many people connected to that character, just showcase that in live action, and we're cool. Spider Man needs to be done like that on the big screen. With Marvel Studios running things, we may just get the Spiderman we always wanted.
#7. Use Both Sides Of The Character
There is this thing, that two the actors that have played Spidey in the big screen, have played both sides of the character, both Spider-man and Peter, but only succeed in one. Like Toby is a good Peter, but not a good Spider Man (my opinion) and how Andrew was a bad Peter, but an amazing Spidey.
Let's hope Tom Holland plays both sides of the character, just fantastic. Let's hope.
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