"Spider-Man: Homecoming is a fantastic reboot for Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There is action and comedy and it all blends together very well. One thing really enjoyed was Michael Keatings character of Vulture. I found him very interesting and a very good villain. He is one of those characters that is just trying to provide for his family, he just picked the wrong business to be in. Which is the alien weapons business. Tom Holland also does a very good job and of portraying Spider-Man, I think he was way better then Andrew Garfield and maybe even better then Tobey Maguire. The film is fantastic so I'm warning you now, spoilers are ahead.
The film opens up with a flash back of after the Battle of New York and a clean up crew, lead by Michael Keatings' character, is cleaning up a wrecked alien ship. Then all of a sudden, a government crew comes in and says that they are taking over the operation. In a fit of rage, Michael Keatings' character punches one of the agents. They are eventually told to leave and one of his men manages to grab some of the alien crystals that power weapons. Then flash forward eight years and we get a glimpse of just before Spider-Man's first appearance in "Captain America: Civil War." We see him get his iconic suit and we see his point of view of the Airport Battle in "Civil War," which is filmed in a sort of Vlog-like style. I found this really cool, because let's be honest, if you were in a situation where you are a superhero and you were witnessing a fight between the group of people that saved the world, you would record it as well.
I find this film's version of Peter Parker to be a whole look more relatable than the past portrayals of the character. This is because he is in high school and he's just a normal kid who likes building Lego Star Wars sets. He also has a crush on a girl who he is scared to talk to. I like when a super hero movie is relatable. Movies like "Iron Man" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" are great movies and I love them, but they are not relatable because of the extreme situations. That is why I love Christopher Nolan's "Batman" trilogy because it showed that Batman could be anyone. Bruce Wayne got training and all of his gear was homemade and it was grounded in reality(for the most part) and the villains were realistic for the most part. That's what Spider-Man was for me, because the villain was realistic and had a purpose. He was trying to provide for his family after losing his job. And Peter Parker is a normal boy who has real problems like many other teenagers.
Overall, "Spider-Man: Homecoming" was a great film, and the twist is something that I did not see coming. I know I am late to the party on seeing this movie, but I highly recommend if you have not seen this movie yet, get out and see it. It is one of my favorites.
