Review: “Spider-man: Far From Home” is the movie of the summer

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Released on July 2, “Spider-man: Far From Home” has made itself the movie of the summer. The film had a lot riding on it. Being the first Marvel movie to come out after “Avengers: Endgame” all eyes were on the cast and the promotions. The movie received a lot of judgement form its promotional posters. There were very high expectations and most of them were met.

As Tom Holland’s fifth Marvel movie, “Spider-man: Far From Home” fulfills a major goal for him. In past interviews he has expressed wanting to film with Jake Gylenhaal and that is exactly what happened.

Gylenhaal plays a slightly suspicious character that shows up out of nowhere, properly dubbed “Mysterio.”

The first half of the movie is see-through; the problems are solved too quickly to be the real conflict. However, that does not make the movie any less amazing. The first half of the movie is filled with character buildup, much needed explanations and teenage angst.

Being a movie about high schoolers, there is the typical and hilarious out of nowhere relationships and obsession with technology. All the teen characters just want to fit in somehow, they just are not that good at it, but who is?

One thing that is constant throughout the movie is the mention of Tony Stark. From the memoriam on the morning announcements to tributes in Europe to Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) using it as blackmail, Tony seems to be haunting Peter Parker (Tom Holland). The teenage superhero just wants to enjoy his summer vacation and spend time with MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon), but he has the pressure of being the next Iron Man resting on his shoulders.

This film is a literal visual masterpiece. The special effects of special effects and intricate webbing is so detailed. The set and costume team constantly made nods to previous films and what it is like to be a teen in the real world.

Holland has many movies in the making all to come out in the next two years. The next Marvel movie is still unknown and far from being released, but fans will still be following closely, ready for anything.