Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017 · Directed by Jon Watts
Original language: English
- action
- adventure
- science fiction
The story
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.
What it’s like
Bright, saturated daylight over Queens: sunlit school corridors, sodium-orange streetlamps, and a glossy digital finish that keeps every surface crisp. The camera is restless but readable, swinging through fast handheld-style swoops over the skyline and settling into easy two-shot conversations in classrooms and bedrooms, with the city's jagged rooftops and bridges filling the frame in wide establishing shots. Michael Giacchino's score bounces between bouncy teen-comedy guitar and brassy superhero swells, and the sound design gives the web-slinging a snappy, weighty whoosh. The vibe is buoyant and cheeky, with a warm, nervous energy of a kid who is still figuring himself out. Its pace is brisk and joke-dense, and the emotional arc follows a gifted but overeager teenager learning that being a hero means being patient and trusting the people around him. Action is frequent and kinetic, with cartoonish crashes, a ferry rescue and a mid-air high-school bus fight, but it stays PG-13 in feel: bruising rather than gory, with little blood and no lingering cruelty. Fear is brief and mostly comic. It suits a Friday night with friends, a comfort rewatch, or a lighthearted escape for anyone who wants fun, fast, and easy to enjoy.
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