Spider-Man Homecoming: 8 Reasons Why It's Basically Iron Man 4
3. The Parallels Between Spider-Man And Iron Man
The similarities between Peter Parker and Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe cannot be ignored.
Both have lost their parents, have an aptitude for technology and science and gain access to incredible powers.
For all intents and purposes, Spider-Man is Iron Man Junior in Homecoming and the Stark Industries tech powering his costume double underlines this point.
We often see the world through Spidey's eyes when he's in full web-slinging mode, sequences which evoke the POV scenes in Iron Man when Tony is suited up, and let's face it, Karen is the female version of Jarvis.
The character parallels are inevitable given the nature of the story, but Homecoming also slots into the Iron Man sub-series from a thematic standpoint.
Granted, the tone is more lighthearted but the Spider-Man reboot is rooted in technology and marks a continuation of the arms race that Stark somehow manages to escalate with every film he appears in.