MCU: 14 Things You Learn Rewatching Spider-Man: Homecoming

Yep, the Vulture is still the best MCU villain.

by Josh Brown
Spider-Man Homecoming
Marvel Studios

Even now, a year on, it's crazy that Spider-Man: Homecoming was anywhere near as good as it was. While Marvel Studios finally had a say in how the character was presented onscreen, there was no guarantee that they could successfully crowbar him into a superhero universe that was already thriving without him.

Fortunately, they not only successfully integrated Spider-Man into the wider MCU without hitting any roadblocks along the way, but arguably created the definitive version of the character put to screen yet. By making some pretty major changes from how Sony have approached the hero previously, perhaps most obviously by firmly rooting Peter Parker in a high school setting, the filmmakers managed to justify a second reboot of the hero in a mere five years.

Not everyone was happy, of course, and a couple of major worries about Iron Man having such a prominent role in particular dogged the movie even after its release, but now that the dust has settled and the honeymoon period is over, Homecoming's strengths and weakness are clearer than ever.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.