(Spoilers, Obviously)
Spider-Man Far From Home released on 4th July and has already made more than half a billion dollars internationally, becoming Sony’s biggest hit of 2019. (Despite having the lamest poster)
The ticket sales are well deserved too, far from home, despite me being suspicious of it being able to live up to Endgame and how Mysterio was portrayed in the trailers, Far from home actually gave a light hearted end to Marvels phase 3.
The plot revolves around Peter Parker taking a school trip around Europe, along which he hopes to confess his feelings from MJ and escape from the expectations of him becoming the next Tony Stark. Nick Fury highjacks his school trip and drags him along to save the world from his friend turned enemy Mysterio.
The 1st act of the movie drags along for a few minutes too much with its pacing being all over the place, but coming right off the emotional ending of Endgame, a change into a slower setting is fitting but the movie could’ve honestly benefitted from having a more stable setting for the first act. The introduction of the new “Brad” character as a love interest, constant change in scenery and all over the place pacing just ends up making the first act more complicated and longer than it has to be. Its not bad by any means, but it really falls short compared to the 2nd and 3rd act.
But the movie really shines when it comes to the characters, the chemistry between Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal is honestly perfect, this helps create an emotional weight of betrayal when Mysterio tries to kill Spider-Man. The fight scenes between them is also something coming into life straight out of the Mysterio-Spider-Man comic books, the CGI is honestly beautiful to see and the way Mysterio one ups Spiderman by using his naive nature is honestly something the real Mysterio would do.
Far from Home reflects the line between comic book seriousness and comedy action mix very well. The fact that the action scenes are more than the first movie certainly does not bother. Adorned with stunning details, the action scenes look quite impressive, especially when you taste 3D and IMAX. The film offers an incredibly fun and visual feast. MCU films often go fast and are hard to follow, but director Jon Watts has done everything he can to get the important scenes for the audience to enjoy the movie. You will be happy to see faces smelling nostalgia for a few seconds. On the other hand, dress designs and especially the new costume of Spider-Man seem quite successful, of course it is impossible to overlook Mysterio’s charisma. The scene of Peter making his own suit, complete with AC/DC, resembles strong symbolism to the way Tony approached his tech, it makes for a very emotional and proud moment for the eagle eyed audience.
Even for audiences who do not master the MCU universe, Far from Home is a surprisingly emotional film. On the other hand, it’s like a huge group therapy session for MCU fans. Far from Home has succeeded to be one of the successful examples of its kind. The line between action and grief is well preserved. Of course, if you’re following the MCU universe, you won’t miss out on unreasonable details.
Overall, it is a very solid ending to marvels phase 3 and the post-credit scene leaves people wanting to know how they would manage to take care of this chaos in Spiderman 3. I rate the movie 9/10, if the first act could be tweaked, the movie would’ve been perfect.
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