5 Huge Spider-Man: Homecoming Mistakes That Far From Home Must Avoid
Give Peter his Spider-Sense back!
In a matter of weeks, the MCU's resident wall-crawler will return to the big screen in Spider-Man: Far From Home - a film that has been eagerly-anticipated by fans for a number of reasons.
Not only will the upcoming adventure serve as the immediate follow-up to the game-changing Avengers: Endgame (making it the final film in the MCU's third phase), it's also the long-awaited sequel to 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Taking all of that into account (as well as the underperformance of just about every other recent Blockbuster release lacking MCU branding), and Peter Parker's sophomore showdown should have absolutely no problem swinging its way to the top of the box office to become this summer's biggest hit. However, in order for that to happen, it's imperative that Far From Home learns from a few of its predecessor's mistakes.
While Homecoming was undoubtedly a major success in just about every way imaginable, there were some nagging issues that were initially overlooked. Though none of these issues particularly hindered fans' overall enjoyment of the first movie, audiences may not be as forgiving if they were to show up again in the sequel.
5. Flesh Out The Ensemble Beyond Archetypes
They say you can never have too much of a good thing but, as Spider-Man: Homecoming proved, that's not necessarily true. Sure, the film was packed to the rafters with great characters, ranging from strong protagonists to the obligatory comic-relief supporters, but not all of them were given the chance to shine.
Of course, the primary characters understandably received the attention that they needed, as the web-slinging wonder that was Peter Parker attempted to prove that he could be a real superhero, and the surprisingly well-developed Adrian Toomes evolved from scorned company owner into an arms-dealing villain. However, can we really say the same about any of the other characters?
Marisa Tomei's quirky reinvention of Aunt May never had enough to do, while Peter's best friend Ned offered little outside of their pair's admittedly charming friendship. Liz and MJ didn't appear on-screen enough and Happy was just, well, Happy.
There were simply too many characters for us to ever really get the chance to appreciate any of the supporting cast for the great assets that they could have been, and with Spider-Man: Far From Home also boasting quite the large ensemble, it's easy to see why some fans are worried that this could end up happening all over again.