Spider-Man Far From Home Review: You Got To Decide Whether You’re Going To Step Up or Not
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Spider-Man: Far From Home
Director: Jon Watts
9.5
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We have reached the final film of Phase 3, which is also the final film of the Infinity Saga. While Avengers Endgame is the conclusion of the saga, Spider-Man Far From Home is like the epilogue that shows us some of the aftermath, especially for one Peter Parker. This is a film that came out so close to the release of Avengers Endgame that we didn’t get much promotion for it at first due to spoilers. Obviously, as a Spider-Man fan, I was highly anticipating this film and I couldn’t wait to see what happened to Peter after losing his second mentor.
I won’t rehash my love for Spider-Man, if you want to know my history with the character you can go read my Spider-Man Homecoming Review where I give you the full rundown. Needless to say, I was in full-on speculation mode when it came to this film. I remember one theory was that the water monster that was in the Venice scenes was Hydro-Man, a lesser-known Spidey villain, and I completely bought it.
Once it was revealed that Mysterio was in the film, I knew he was our main antagonist and was waiting to see how they would adapt this character. One of the fun things about the lead-up to the film was that the marketing portrayed Mysterio as a good guy from an alternate dimension, and while there was a chance that they would actually change the character, it was more likely a fake out. It was fun to see non-comic book fans fall for it and I got some joy out of that.
Now I want to address a criticism that I often see in regards to Peter wanting a break from Spider-Man at the beginning of the film. I know that coming into this film he had already learnt about responsibility twice, once from Uncle Ben (off-screen) and then from Tony.
However, after the trauma of what he had experienced with the events of Infinity War and Endgame, it is no surprise that he would want and need a break from the superhero gig. He was traumatised and while he does maybe get a little irresponsible with the drones and how trusting he is with Mysterio he was just burnt out.
Now I really like this movie for a multitude of reasons. Firstly, as an MCU movie it is very important because it is the first movie set post Avengers Endgameand it shows how “the Blip” has affected the people of Earth. We see a fundraiser for people who lost their homes and we hear about how it affected the schools and kids who used to be the older sibling now being younger. I just like how this movie, just like the last Spider-Man film, shows us the MCU from a more street-level perspective.
In a Spider-Man film, we get to see many things that haven’t been shown in any of the other Spider-Man films (including the non-MCU ones). This is the third sequel to a Spider-Man film and yet they still found ways to keep it fresh. Spider-Man outside of New York is something that has happened a lot in comics for individual issues or storylines and I like that we get to see it here. Europe is a playground with many different countries and cities that offer new experiences for a more localized hero like Spider-Man.
It’s much harder to swing around Venice than in Manhattan. I also like how they explore the secret identity concept with Peter thinking that if he suits up people might realise he is Spider-Man. The MCU doesn’t have many characters with secret identities but I like how they explored that here. Peter is actively trying to keep the secret instead of everyone around him just looking dumb like in some superhero films.
Mysterio as the villain was pretty good and I liked the way he interacted with Peter. Even before the illusions, he is a master manipulator, and he makes Peter second guess himself and feel guilty. He creates a new mentor for Peter so that Peter lets his guard down and allows Mysterio to take the Stark tech. My favourite scene in the film is actually when we get to see Mysterio use the full capabilities of the illusion tech.
Up to this point, he really has just created the elementals and that is it but here we get him pulling out all the stops to break Peter. The visuals in this scene are crazy and I have seen scenes like this in many Spider-Man stories when he has fought Mysterio. Even though Spider-Man doesn’t come out on top in this confrontation it still brings a smile to my face.
All the action in the film is pretty cool. The different elementals, even though they are fake, make for interesting opponents for Spidey to fight and I like how each battle really utilizes its specific environment that allows for different things than if we were in New York. Like in Venice there is the canals and the water aspect or the fight in Prague there is the carnival-type setting. Also, there are some creative uses of the webs in this movie and I like how Peter moves around an environment with no skyscrapers.
My other favourite scene is when Peter has a talk with Happy. It is a really emotional scene that shows Peter realizing his mistakes and deciding to step up. I love that Happy reassures him by saying Tony believed in Peter. Of course, I have to talk about that post-credit scene where we get to see J.K. Simmons return as J. Jonah Jameson show his hatred for Spider-Man once more and shows Mysterio getting the last laugh by exposing Peter as Spidey. It is a great scene that is honestly in my top five post-credit scenes in all of the MCU.
All in all, this is a really good sequel to Homecoming that gives Spider-Man a different type of adventure that also allows him to come into his own a bit more! I like that he makes himself a new suit, he gets the girl and at the end we see him swinging in New York just like he always has! This is a really fun movie that might not be my favourite Spider-Man movie but it is close! Definitely give this one another watch!