Spider-Man: Far From Home anticipation thread
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I'm hoping for the Baxter Building.
I’ve already read comments online and people are assuming this takes place after Infinity War. They are clearly coming back from their field trip at the beginning of IW.
In Infinity War they were returning from "a field trip to MoMA" (Museum of Modern Art).
Maybe I missed that part. But it has to take place before Infinity War. I’d be disappointed if it took place after.
Far From Home has already been confirmed to be set after the events of both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, so I'm afraid you're doomed to be disappointed.
Prepare for disappointment. Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal have both said that the movie picks up minutes after Infinity War. Plus, Tom Holland still has one more movie on his contract.
It's been confirmed to pick up moments after Avengers: Endgame, not Infinity War.
Oh. Well that sucks.
^ I might regret asking this question, but what relevence does Far From Home's timeline placement have to either its quality as a film or your interest in it?
None. I’ll still watch it and I’m sure I’ll enjoy it as much as Homecoming.
I wanted the film to be before Infinity War largely because of how May discovers Peter's identity. Hopefully Far From Home covers this in the opening moments of the film since it's after Endgame, especially considering how open she is in supporting him in that role as seen in the trailer.
I think we're going back to the Avengers Tower and Thano's almost levels it in "Endgame"
Sort of coming full circle for the end of the current Avengers. First united battle and last battle
So Peter actually quitting and tossing his suit in the garbage in Spider-Man 2 is fine, after directly rejecting the vision of Uncle Ben giving him the great power/great responsibility speech again, which you hold up as sacrosanct, because after-the-fact you liked the reasoning for it. But here, before actually seeing the movie and how the decision plays out and affects him, as you always do, you decide it's the worst thing ever if teenage Peter simply takes a school trip for a few weeks to a completely different continent he's unfamiliar with and without his support network of Aunt May and Happy and Tony Stark (if he's still alive) and temporarily leaves his suit behind with no intention of actually giving up being Spider-Man at all.
Never mind that superheroes take vacations or time off or quit in the comics, films, and TV shows frequently, sometimes leaving behind their suits. Remember when Superman gave up his powers to be with Lois in Superman 2?
Never mind that Spider-Man himself has hung up his suit on several occasions across multiple incarnations of the character, contrary to your claims above.
Refusing the call to adventure is in fact an essential part of Campbell's Hero's Journey which is the framework for most superhero stories. But Peter's not even refusing here, he's just taking a temporary break. But since they started mid-way along the journey with this Spider-Man since we'd seen enough origin stories for Peter Parker already, they're doing a mini version of it here with his mentor Aunt May (she puts the suit in his luggage anyway, as seen in the international trailer) and now Nick Fury coaxing him back into action.
Peter is familiar with Brooklyn and the rest of New York City, and they with him now for the most part. He doesn't know the first thing about fighting in London or Paris or Venice, or whether he would be welcomed there or arrested. He got police after him in Washington DC in Homecoming. Remember all the international (and domestic) restrictions on superheroes because of the Sokovia Accords, though hopefully that will be abolished after Thanos? Plus, Tony (if alive) or Happy or Pepper might not be able to use their connections to get him out of jail as easily if he's caught overseas.
Is a hero less of a hero if they take a vacation? Peter, for all his powers, is still a human being, and a teenager no less. He still feels stress. He can still be overwhelmed. This is after Infinity War and Endgame, don't you think he's earned a few weeks off? Tony needed time to regroup after Avengers. Are firefighters assholes if they take a vacation, or are they required to serve 24/7/365?
So, a villain then?
Film looks fantastic. Improvements to the flat cinematography from Homecoming. All the humor lands. Seems like a very character-driven movie, with a good balance of spectacle.
I probably won't be watching it in theatres, I'm done with all this after Endgame.. When one turns 30, it's time to stop with these silly films and shows. Buuuut, I can see this grossing a Billion if it is a hit internationally.
I probably won't be watching it in theatres, I'm done with all this after Endgame.. When one turns 30, it's time to stop with these silly films and shows. Buuuut, I can see this grossing a Billion if it is a hit internationally.
Why?
Because it's mindless escapism, and life is too short for that.
Plus, even in my 20s, I felt like I had outgrown most of this stuff. It just had nostalgic value to me because I enjoyed this stuff as a kid. Endgame is a great jumping off point.
I mean, if you feel like you've personally outgrown it, that's fine. A blanket statement like "it's time to stop with these when you turn 30" is pretty weird, though.
Just don't forget to actually enjoy the things you do in life. Don't feel like you need to stop enjoying something because of some arbitrary cutoff point.
Just don't forget to actually enjoy the things you do in life. Don't feel like you need to stop enjoying something because of some arbitrary cutoff point.