After all our petty complaints, Spidey came to the MCU. Next year, we will appear in Civil War and will have his own movie the following year. Unfortunatley, that means we have to wait longer for Black Panther & Captain Marvel. I hope Marvel doesn't add another movie that will push those two back even more.
FEIGIE!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway, people want to see a lot with this new film. They want to see J.K. Simmons. They want to see a better depiction of Oscorp. They want to see new villains like Kraven. But here's the thing. As much as Marvel fans claim that only the MCU can have good CBMs, Marvel has screwed up one or two things in the past (*cough*The Dark Elves*cough*). So what should they avoid now they've got Spidey? Well. here's the most obvious one.
1. I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE ORIGIN.
The one thing that NO ONE wants in this in Spidey flick. We've seen it twice already. The last time we saw it it had even more focus on it. That's the one tiny problem I had with the BvS trailer. I was loving it until "I got to sit through Batman's origin AGAIN?". However, if Marvel DOES want to include the origin, I feel likeit should be like what they did with the Hulk. In the 2003 film, they put so much focus on the origin that the movie became boring. In the MCU reboot, the origin was in the two-minute opening credits sequence. That's a better way of doing the origin that's been known for a while.
2. I DON'T WANT TO SEE SPIDER-MAN DANCING.
That gif says it all.
3. I DON'T WANT TO SEE MARY JANE (AS THE LOVE INTEREST).
I know a lot of people want Mary Jane, but hear me out. First, Gwen was Spidey's first love interest. If Marvel really wants to have Spidey stay in high school, then they should stick with Gwen. I know a lot of you are thinking "BUT THEY USED GWEN TWICE!". Yeah, but not well. She was in Spider-Man 3. And she was wasted. Then in The Amazing Spider-Man, they had something going. But the next film was pretty much "Bulid-up to Gwen's Death: The Movie - Featuring Three Pointless Villains". And why did they have a whole movie that built up her death? So they could introduce MJ - AGAIN! Now, here's the thing - Marvel will be making films for a long time. (They sure ain't stopping soon). So if Marvel keeps making Spidey films, they could introduce MJ as Peter and Gwen's friend. And if they keep making more Spidey films, they could make the love interest. But in a later movie, don't kill Gwen early for the sake of MJ.
4. I DON'T WANT TO SEE AN UNBALENCED TONE.
This was a problem with both Sony franchises. In the Rami films, they tried to focus on the struggles of being a superhero. However, while that was done well, it was interuppted by a lot of dumb moments ("We won't tell nobody"). Then in the Webb films, they tried to have a darker approach. This worked out well for the first film, but the second film had moments that felt like something from a cartoon, espicially with Rhino & Electro. The Rhino didn't bother me as much (cause he had four minutes of screen time), but Electro was the main villain! Marvel has had a good job of balancing tone so far. Like in GotG, with lots of funny moments, but with a few heartwarming moments with Peter thinking about his mom. Those didn't feel forced, they surprisingly fit well. I feel like Marvel can accomplish something like this.
5. I DON'T WANT TO SEE THIS COSTUME.
I get it. He's in high school. And he's staying there this time. You don't have to shove it in our faces.
6. I DON'T WANT TO SEE DOC OCK, SANDMAN, & LIZARD
Now here's why I bring up these three. Marvel probably will bring in new villains. But if they want to us old villains, I feel like they should leave these guys out, mainly because I feel like they were done well. While Sandman & Lizard did have a couple of problems (Sandman was pointless and LIzard came off as shallow once or twice). But I feel all three actors did great jobs, and they motives were beliveable. Now here's why I left out the other villains. Yes, I liked Defoe as the Goblin. But the Goblin is like The Joker. No matter how many times the hero is rebooted, the villain is so iconic that he has to appear again as a major threat. As for Rhino, Electro, & Venom, those guys need a do-over big time.
7. I DON'T WANT ANYONE OTHER THAN SIMMONS PLAYING JAMESON
He played him in the Rami films. He played him in the cartoons. There is no excuse for not bringing in Simmons. Plus, the guy's got an Oscar now. Why wouldn't Marvel want to bring him back. I remember watching the 90's Spidey cartoon,and there was an episode where Jameson created a new enemy: The Scorpion. This episode created a backstory of why he hated Spider-Man, and if Marvel brought in The Scorpion and used that backstory, they could have Simmons show off his dramatic side too. Plus, after Whiplash, I want to see Jameson throw something at Peter.
Anyway, I have complete faith in Marvel that they can make the best Spidey ever. They've got everything in place. What could go wrong...
Wait. This is written by the guys who wrote Vacation and Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2?
This movie is doomed.