Spider-Man: Homecoming - 20 Best One-Liners

By Jack Pooley / July 9, 2017

14. "The Washington Monument Was Built By Slaves"

When Ned, Liz and several of Peter's other classmates end up trapped inside an elevator in the Washington Monument, Spidey has to spring into action to save the day.

As an aside, it turns out that Peter's snarky classmate Michelle opted not to take the elevator ride. Why, you ask? She tells her teacher Mr. Harrington, played so memorably by Martin Starr, "The Washington Monument was built by slaves."

Though Harrington does his best to re-assure her that this wasn't the case, when he defers to a black security guard to back him up, the guard gives a so-so hand gesture.

Not only does the brief diversion provide some hysterical comic relief mid-action scene, but cements the very real ambiguities of the Monument's construction.