a review of 蜘蛛侠：英雄远征

Spider-Man returns in one of the MCU's more middling entries. There's nothing exactly wrong with it per se. It's got humor, heart, action, and can be a very entertaining experience. However, it is also a filler chapter where the only thing of real consequence to occur takes place during the end credits. Coming off of Endgame it's a little hard to get excited about something that doesn't further the franchise in any meaningful way. Although it does hint a little at where the future of Parker may lie. With this being the character's third incarnation on the big screen, I get that some changes to his history were necessary in order to set this take apart from the work of Raimi and Marc Webb and ensure that he better fit into the MCU. That being said, some of the alterations do irk the purist in me (mostly the ones made to longtime supporting characters). The exception being the possibility of Spider-Man becoming the next Tony Stark. As bad as Marvel comics have been over the past few years, making Parker the CEO of his own multibillion dollar conglomerate was actually a pretty cool decision despite the bad writing that accompanied it. I was even a little disappointed when they decided to retcon that in favor of a back-to-basics approach. So the idea of Parker sort of inheriting Starks tech and role as the face of the MCU kind of excites me and I hope they actually deliver on all of this teasing. Once again Spider-Man faces of the most well-realized villains in the MCU. While definitely a step back from Vulture, Mysterio at least undergoes a little bit of exploration as a character. As annoying as it is to see everything once again tie back into Tony, it does provide a satisfying explanation behind Beck's actions. The moments where he goes full master of illusion are some of the most exciting in the film. I think Far From Home really revealed to me where I'm at mentally with this particular cinematic universe. Unless it's introducing new character or radically redefining an existing one's arc, my interest in the standalone entries is very low. Especially if the hero has been around for a while like Spider-Man. There's nothing I can legitimately make complaints about. The formula these films run on definitely still works. It's just that this one felt so inconsequential that I was very aware of its running-time, and for a movie that's over two-hours in length that's not a good thing.