Spider-Man Homecoming: 5 Scenes We Need (And 5 We Don't)
4. A Larger Focus On High School
One of the main flaws leveled at the first two big-screen Spider-Man adaptations was the age of the actor playing the titular character. Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield were both well-received in the role, but they looked ridiculously old to be playing what is, traditionally, a high school nerd.
Spider-Man was conceived by comic-book legends Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and he was always intended to be portrayed as an awkward teenage kid, a superhero that has to deal with the problems of adolescence as well as fighting crime - and sadly, Maguire and Garfield never really gave us this.
Their classroom-based scenes appeared to be inserted randomly, and used for comic relief as opposed to character development. High school was never a focal point of their films, and appeared to only be in the story because 'thats how things are in the comics.'
So, in Homecoming, a focus on high school is essential. Weve heard rumblings that the film will mimic John Hughes 1985 dramedy The Breakfast Club, and that film worked well because it placed believable teenagers in a typical teenage setting. This developed character through the use of situational humor, and it helped that the actors looked the right age, too.
Tom Holland looks like he's just got home from a babysitter, so his age is nigh-on perfect. If this is combined with some of The Breakfast Clubs flavor, fans may be in for their first, truly faithful Peter Parker adaptation in 2017.