MOVIE REVIEW - "Spider-Man: Far From Home" (2019)

Synopsis: Peter Parker is on a two-week journey through Europe, alongside his college friends, when he is surprised by Nick Fury's visit. Summoned for yet another heroic mission, he must face several villains who emerge in mainland symbol cities such as London, Paris and Venice, as well as the enigmatic appearance of Mysterio.

There are those who like this new phase of the "neighborhood friend", but I'm definitely not one of them and I have three (very specific) reasons for this: 01. Peter Parker's infantilization process pisses me off too much; 02. The cast of the actor Tom Holland to this day does not convince me at all and 03.The fact that Spider-Man has to be "driven" to defend the world takes away all his autonomy as a self-sufficient figure. However, I must agree to the following fact (and I confess I was surprised!): Spider-Man: Far From Home is a lot more fun than its predecessor.

Bustle

Carrying the "burden" of having to be the first Marvel Studios movie after Avengers: Endgame, it is possible to say that here, the conclusion related to the Infinite Saga has been finalized and a new phase begins with this sequence. This was admittedly - a well-thought-out strategy for screenwriters to keep the MCU alive - and probably another one-ton superhero movie to come - in theaters.

Excluding the mood of "nostalgia" (since the movie makes a lot of reference to Iron Man's character for obvious reasons), Peter Parker now has an even more complicated challenge ahead of him (something that is even more broadly covered throughout the projection ): To continue his journey as a superhero in the midst of his "typical" teenage problems after all that tragedy and to analyze what has been - or will be - the impact of this on his social cycle (because whether he wants to or not, he has a life in the "real world").

The focus now is to make Peter "forget" his responsibilities as savior of the nation and for that, he will enjoy the summer vacation in Europe with friends of the college (including Ned and MJ). However, it is clear that things soon turn out to be weird and he is eventually asked by Nick Fury and Maria Hill to help Quentin Beck (Mysterio) fight the so-called Elementals, who are destroying everything they go through.

Mirror

In the midst of this new mission, the narrative approach is very happy because it highlights what becomes the main dilemma of the protagonist: "What kind of hero does he want to be?" ... While he decides this dramatic and well-rounded film that runs through much of the film), must deal with the anguish of having to somehow fill the space left by Iron Man and understand what the enigmatic arrival of Mysterio will bring.

Despite the good idea presented (and in which all the time is constructed), the film fails in one of the main aspects: the development of its characters. It's not about being a complete mistake, but just like in the previous part, it's easy to notice that some characters get loose and confused in the plot (as if they were mere forgettable accessories), while the film makes a tremendous effort to stand up and not collapse.

The duo composed by Tom Holland + Jack Gyllenhaal is efficient together, but separated are precarious (basically because Holland is a bad actor indeed!). The other characters, on the other hand, seem to make only figurations (though some of them seem to be more important in the development of the film). It's amazing to see how much of the whole cast is barely tapped and how few performances are cocky!

Vox

An unsuccessful attempt to keep production pure entertainment also did not work, because the action (seen only in the trailers is very exciting) was a little short of the expected (although there are some great moments and they live up to the movies of the spider ) and in addition, the fact that they had heavily punctured the most thought-provoking scenes was very frustrating to watch... They were poorly dosed, and ended up not working in the right way.

Concerning the bet to try to keep the public intrigued, Mysterio's inclusion in the plot was relatively shallow and got pretty messy (having to improve a lot to become something really substantial). Not to mention the fact that having Spider-Man as the "only option" available to defend the world (since there are fights in several places in Europe) was an argument that did not intrigue anything, and that, by the way, I found it well flawed .

Director Jon Watts seems not to have held the reyes and let the production run wild at its own pace and easily, everything went out of control (there are times where the film simply does not know where it runs). The result could not have been another: a visual mess (which by the way, put into great special effects and a very good soundtrack!), But that "inexplicably" made some sense when it reached its end.

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Even with all these low points, I say that Spider-Man: Far From Home can be, generally, superior to its predecessor because he brings a truer essence in terms of entertainment that seeks to offer something more than "another movie of superhero "to the viewer (although it persists in some same mistakes)... Demonstrating that a possible maturation of the franchise in the next films can happen.