he is without wasting time rehashing it on screen. Taking this approach works really well for the movie; the story is still about Tom Holland’s young Peter Parker finding his way as Spider-Man, but avoids his first fumbling beginner steps and grief over the loss of his uncle. The Peter we see has figured out how his powers work and what he wants to do, but he’s still learning what that means for him in practice.
By not spending close to an hour retelling the origin, Homecoming is able to jump right into the fun a teenager with super powers should be having, especially one that’s already been in touch with the Avengers and is eager to be a part of their exploits again. It picks up straight away after the events of Captain America: Civil War, and never looks back. The movie shows rather than tells us how Peter is realizing the amount of responsibility that comes with his abilities, and what it means to try to be like the heroes he’s admired for so long.
Spider-Man: Homecoming proves that you don’t need to have a popular hero’s origin in every reboot. Yes, it’s a movie about a character just starting his heroing career, but by skipping those first initial steps that are so familiar to the audience, it manages to give us a Spider-Man who is truly fresh and new. One can only hope that Homecoming‘s expected success will encourage others to tackle future reboots in a similar fashion.
Head to the nearest cinema and tell us what you feel about Homecoming.
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