Crazy how quickly this movie is making money. This movie should in theory have less draw than No Way Home and people are eating it up. Shows what a good story can do. There is for not at least no Spider-Man fatigue.

I hope the lesson here is not “just make more Spider-Man” movies.

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    the story was the worst part about this movie. its a boring young adult trope with a minor hiccup anyone with a heartbeat saw coming.

    the dialogue was good, he plays a great spidey… but damn was it kinda boring knowing exactly what was going to happen.

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      I’ve yet to see it, so can’t comment on its predictability. However with what’s going on in the world today, I can certainly see people wanting to escape reality for a bit with a new variation of feel-good story format that’s well-worn and comfortable.

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        i watched this in a double-feature with the equilizer 3… it also suffered a rather boring story, but it was much more cathartic. it provided a level of satisfaction the recent spidey did not. it actually provided the context of a much more identifiable good over evil…that familiarity you mentioned.

        im prolly just comparison-whining apples and oranges

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      I stayed away from most spoilers, so I didn’t know what direction it was going in. Where they took it felt refreshing to me, and that’s all I’ll say to avoid spoiers.

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        Idk what was so refreshing. He still has Stark tech. He’s still overshadowed by other Marvel characters and storylines in his own movie. Still with a very bland basic script. Mcu hulk is still a punching bag. And now Spiderman also uses mass surveillance without a care or repercussion.

        Tap for spoiler

        Don’t get me started on the villain. Such a cliche. It also takes away from the other fights like Scorpion or the Hand or Hulk.

        Idk what’s so different honestly. The direction and colors changed but it’s still very much the exact same. It’s not bad, it’s just average.

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          What stark tech does he really have? I don’t think anything was handed to him. It looks like he put it together himself. I may have missed some logos if that’s the case. His shooters are bulky All his nano stuff is gone and his suit is not cgi.

          Tap for spoiler

          As for why I found it refreshing. It’s because it wasn’t a Spider-Man villain, as he’s gone through most of his popular ones. This was not a story that could be told under Toby or Andrew. Connecting Spider-Man’s mutations with the upcoming Mutant stories is not something I expected, nor him being responsible for part of the tragedies that are going to befall them in the future. I don’t know much about Jean Grey’s childhood, but this age hasn’t really been focus on, we got a little bit of it during the more recent X-Men movies. I liked the parallels of them losing someone and having mutant like powers.

          I personally enjoy seeing the Marvel characters, because it makes New York feel like a lived in city, again something that could not be done during the previous eras. It gives him people to act with in a scene. I think he paired very well with Punisher and I don’t think he overshadowed him. I would love to see him with some of the Defenders. Jean wasn’t revealed until the end of the movie, so I’m not really sure how she could have overshadowed him.

          And while I agree about the Hulk, I’m not sure what they can really do until they get the full rights back. He’s going to keep be a smashy smashy side character.

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          How is MCU hulk still a punching bag? In the comics there’s a issue where everyone has forgotten peter. And hulk says in the comics not the movie, banner forgot peter hulk didn’t.

          Even though it’s not in the movie it’s definitely a call to. I thought the punisher hulk scene was great.

          It’s not a hulk story. So don’t know what your looking for

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            Did we need a hulk fight? He was a punching bag in the movie. Idk what you’re talking about. Punisher crossing hulk while shooting him was a ridiculously funny scene. Hulk shows up in MCU, beats the heros for a few scenes, calms down and risne repeat.

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            I don’t think they can do a full Hulk movie yet, so I’m not sure what other options they have. Had She-Hulk been better received they could have used that as an avenue.

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      I didn’t enjoy it as much as no way home but it was definitely a good story about loneliness and isolation