Alright! I know what you're thinking. "Dude, Far From Home came out a week ago! Release your opinion! I care deeply about it!" And I would've, but I was busy. For one thing, I still am not sure about my overall opinion of the film, or how it compares to other Spider-Man or MCU films.
Second, this post'll get, like, 10 views (Thanks to my 2 followers), so there's really no pressure. The internet is a vast and large place, and I inhabit but one favicon. In fact, everything is somewhat meaningless. In 300 years, I'll be gone, and everyone who would remember me is gone. So does it really matter? (Note to self: Become president).
(Also, this is gonna be pretty spoiler-free until a Spoiler warning comes up)
Anyway...
Endgame came out in April, almost killed Avatar ($15 million away, guys), and destroyed thousands of hearts.
Far From Home is the fun reminder that even when Thanos killed half of the universe, Spider-Man is still 16 and light-hearted.
Far From Home is kind of like Homecoming. Kind of like, in the sense that it's not a Homecoming 2. It's more of an Endgame spin-off. Watching Homecoming and then Far From Home without anything in the middle would be weird.
You would have no idea about the snap or that Tony died. It would all be lost on you.
But yeah, it happens.
The Spider-Man trilogy may actually be burdened by this MCU TV show schedule. You didn't catch the last episode? Too bad. Next one won't make sense. Homecoming was hindered by Civil War plotlines. Sam Raimi's trilogy wasn't hindered by this and flowed coherently.
As a trilogy, it fails.
As a MCU film, it's pretty good. Like, on Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 96% audience rating, the highest of any Marvel film, I think.
But enough about that.
I have thoughts.
Far From Home is definitely a good movie. I know I liked some of it. But I didn't like other things about it. For one thing, it ditches the cozy New York setting of Homecoming for more grandiose European settings, and that makes it feel a lot less like a Spidey film. And for another thing, he doesn't really wear the classic red and blue suit a lot in the film. So it doesn't feel like Spider-Man.
And for another thing, the plot is largely driven by Tony's death. So even after he dies (Sniffle), we can't escape it.
Tom Holland is definitely the best Spider-Man character we've ever had. However, his movies are inferior to Spider-Man 2. It's when he's in Infinity War and Civil War and Endgame when he's at his best.
We've seen almost every Spidey story arc by now, and with Into the Spider-Verse doing the Multi-Verse so well, it's hard to come up with something new, so I enjoy it more when he's interacting with other heroes, which is something only the MCU can provide.
Overall, it's a good film. But it's not the best Spider-Man film. That's still Spider-Man 2, Into the Spider-Verse, or Homecoming.
So... spoiler warning from here...
Another thing I didn't like a lot about it is the villain. Jake Gyllenhaal does so awesome as Mysterio. However, I found his motives tired. Even after Tony died, we have to deal with Quentin Beck, Mysterio, who is an ex-Stark employee, angry that Tony didn't see potential in his hologram tech. His goal is to make people listen to him because he wears a cape and can fly, so he creates a fake threat for him to defeat.
Sound familiar?
It's SYNDROME! And his character motivation is the same as Iron Monger, Whiplash, Aldrich Killian, and Vulture. Wronged by Tony Stark. But this time, he's not scary like Vulture.
And his plan for after people listen to him... I don't think there was one...
He had such potential.
His fight scenes also had potential. One fight scene was amazing, the one in the middle. That was what Mysterio is all about. Trippy visuals and imagery. But the climactic fight is boring.
It's a bridge, right?
And Spider-Man, hear me out, has to get to the bridge.
And there are drones.
And Mysterio's not in his suit. He's in a grey onesie with a fishbowl around his head, which controls the drones.
It's very anticlimactic.
However, it does take place at daytime, which is an improvement from Homecoming's dark climax.
However, while Homecoming's climax was sad (Peter crushed by a building, yelling for help), and then he went and saved Vulture, and that was cool, this one is like, anticlimactic.
Mysterio dies. Maybe.
You never know.
I hope he's not dead, I really like the idea of a trippy Mysterio. Maybe Spider-Verse 2.
And the Multi-Verse isn't real. I hoped it was. I hoped Mysterio was actually from another universe, so we could have a Spidey villain with no previous connection to Peter Parker.
But no, this one's connected to Tony.
Another sign that this is weird is that the film's most memorable parts come during the mid-credits and post-credits.
The mid-credits are: J.K. Simmons as J FREAKING JAMESON revealing Spider-Man's identity to the public.
The post-credit scene: Nick Fury and Maria Hill are revealed to be Skrulls, working for Fury. Fury is on virtual vacation in space or something, surround by Skrulls that presumably work for him.
These have large implications, but I don't care about that right now. This is about Far From Home.
My overall opinion is: 7/10, "Far From Home is cool. It's first half is funny, and those post-credit scenes are cool, but overall, it's meh. But it's fun and better than average meh."
Second, this post'll get, like, 10 views (Thanks to my 2 followers), so there's really no pressure. The internet is a vast and large place, and I inhabit but one favicon. In fact, everything is somewhat meaningless. In 300 years, I'll be gone, and everyone who would remember me is gone. So does it really matter? (Note to self: Become president).
(Also, this is gonna be pretty spoiler-free until a Spoiler warning comes up)
Anyway...
Endgame came out in April, almost killed Avatar ($15 million away, guys), and destroyed thousands of hearts.
Far From Home is the fun reminder that even when Thanos killed half of the universe, Spider-Man is still 16 and light-hearted.Far From Home is kind of like Homecoming. Kind of like, in the sense that it's not a Homecoming 2. It's more of an Endgame spin-off. Watching Homecoming and then Far From Home without anything in the middle would be weird.
You would have no idea about the snap or that Tony died. It would all be lost on you.
But yeah, it happens.
The Spider-Man trilogy may actually be burdened by this MCU TV show schedule. You didn't catch the last episode? Too bad. Next one won't make sense. Homecoming was hindered by Civil War plotlines. Sam Raimi's trilogy wasn't hindered by this and flowed coherently.
As a trilogy, it fails.
As a MCU film, it's pretty good. Like, on Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 96% audience rating, the highest of any Marvel film, I think.
But enough about that.
I have thoughts.
Far From Home is definitely a good movie. I know I liked some of it. But I didn't like other things about it. For one thing, it ditches the cozy New York setting of Homecoming for more grandiose European settings, and that makes it feel a lot less like a Spidey film. And for another thing, he doesn't really wear the classic red and blue suit a lot in the film. So it doesn't feel like Spider-Man.And for another thing, the plot is largely driven by Tony's death. So even after he dies (Sniffle), we can't escape it.
Tom Holland is definitely the best Spider-Man character we've ever had. However, his movies are inferior to Spider-Man 2. It's when he's in Infinity War and Civil War and Endgame when he's at his best.
We've seen almost every Spidey story arc by now, and with Into the Spider-Verse doing the Multi-Verse so well, it's hard to come up with something new, so I enjoy it more when he's interacting with other heroes, which is something only the MCU can provide.
Overall, it's a good film. But it's not the best Spider-Man film. That's still Spider-Man 2, Into the Spider-Verse, or Homecoming.
So... spoiler warning from here...
Another thing I didn't like a lot about it is the villain. Jake Gyllenhaal does so awesome as Mysterio. However, I found his motives tired. Even after Tony died, we have to deal with Quentin Beck, Mysterio, who is an ex-Stark employee, angry that Tony didn't see potential in his hologram tech. His goal is to make people listen to him because he wears a cape and can fly, so he creates a fake threat for him to defeat.Sound familiar?
It's SYNDROME! And his character motivation is the same as Iron Monger, Whiplash, Aldrich Killian, and Vulture. Wronged by Tony Stark. But this time, he's not scary like Vulture.
And his plan for after people listen to him... I don't think there was one...
He had such potential.His fight scenes also had potential. One fight scene was amazing, the one in the middle. That was what Mysterio is all about. Trippy visuals and imagery. But the climactic fight is boring.
It's a bridge, right?
And Spider-Man, hear me out, has to get to the bridge.
And there are drones.
And Mysterio's not in his suit. He's in a grey onesie with a fishbowl around his head, which controls the drones.
It's very anticlimactic.
However, it does take place at daytime, which is an improvement from Homecoming's dark climax.
However, while Homecoming's climax was sad (Peter crushed by a building, yelling for help), and then he went and saved Vulture, and that was cool, this one is like, anticlimactic.
Mysterio dies. Maybe.
You never know.
I hope he's not dead, I really like the idea of a trippy Mysterio. Maybe Spider-Verse 2.
And the Multi-Verse isn't real. I hoped it was. I hoped Mysterio was actually from another universe, so we could have a Spidey villain with no previous connection to Peter Parker.
But no, this one's connected to Tony.Another sign that this is weird is that the film's most memorable parts come during the mid-credits and post-credits.
The mid-credits are: J.K. Simmons as J FREAKING JAMESON revealing Spider-Man's identity to the public.
The post-credit scene: Nick Fury and Maria Hill are revealed to be Skrulls, working for Fury. Fury is on virtual vacation in space or something, surround by Skrulls that presumably work for him.
These have large implications, but I don't care about that right now. This is about Far From Home.
My overall opinion is: 7/10, "Far From Home is cool. It's first half is funny, and those post-credit scenes are cool, but overall, it's meh. But it's fun and better than average meh."
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