“Spider-Man: Far From Home”
Peter Parker swings for the free TV premiere
Tom Holland (left) as Spider-Man meets Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio.
© 2019 Sony Pictures Entertainment Deutschland GmbH
In the free TV premiere “Spider-Man: Far From Home” Peter Parker has to save Europe for a change. Tom Holland does it charmingly as usual.
Notebooks and superhero spandex away, school trip! In his second solo adventure “Spider-Man: Far From Home”, which celebrates its free TV premiere on ProSieben (8:15 pm) on December 12, Peter Parker (Tom Holland, 25) ends up in the US -Americans so exotic Europe. Spidey fights the common problems of a Marvel adventure even more than against high-rise elementals, his lovesickness or his annoying classmates.
Himself is the man – and the spider
Immediately after the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man was forced to take on more responsibility. But even a friendly superhero spider from next door needs a vacation and so Parker goes on a trip through Europe with his school class. But the recovery does not last long and the reality in the person of Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson, 72) catches up with him.
To make matters worse, a water monster also causes fear and horror in Venice. Parker thinks who could stop him but Spider-Man. He actually wanted to use the trip to Europe to confess his love to Schwarm MJ (Zendaya, 25). A new hero by the name of Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal, 40), whose name says it all, seems to be the solution to his dilemma.
“Fack ju Speidermän 2”
The typical high school fear of a nerd belongs to Spider-Man like the hammer belongs to Thor – which was probably one reason why Andrew Garfield (38) as a super beautiful, super casual superhero in “The Amazing Spider-Man” is anything but ” amazing “arrived. Holland, on the other hand, also proves in his second solo adventure that he is the perfect cast for the friendly spider from the neighborhood. Only “Far From Home” shifts the focus too much in its first half to the fight in the school class.
At the beginning, “Far From Home” is more reminiscent of the class trip slapstick of “Fack ju Göhte 2”. Cliché-laden classmates – the snob, the nerd, the handsome, the doll – quickly get on Peter Parker’s nerves, and not just Peter Parker. Especially since he doesn’t have to deal with worldly horrors like “chillies in condoms” or “table tennis balls in mumus”, but with an affectionate Nick Fury, drone attacks on his classmates and elemental beings running amok.
“Great power leads to great responsibility” – the film
The problem with the matter: The message of the film is one that is well-known for Spider-Man viewers: “Great power leads to great responsibility”. It’s okay, Uncle Ben aka Nick Fury! It is thanks to Holland and MJ actress Zendaya that the film still manages to portray Spider-Man’s conflict between teenage life and superhero tasks in an interesting way. It was already 22 at the time of the cinema release in 2019, but still exudes believable, charmingly awkward and infantile teenage sophistication in association with the title hero.
Tom Holland in the Netherlands
Geographically, Spider-Man may be “Far From Home” on his trip to Europe. Cinematically, however, his latest cinema use is in the very local Marvel climes. First and foremost with the problem that all Marvel heroes have had to grapple with on solo paths since “Avengers”: Of what feels like 300 warriors, really nobody can rush to the aid of poor 16-year-old Peter Parker? Or is it not the Avengers for Europe? It is telling that even Nick Fury struggles to explain when Peter Parker complains about a lack of support.
And so Spider-Man travels in the best Bond fashion and single-handedly to various countries such as Italy (Venice), Czech Republic (Prague), England (London), Germany (Berlin) or a small village in the Netherlands. Only the brand new and charismatic Avengers contender Mysterio (Gyllenhaal) takes his side to fight the “Elementals”. A promising role that Gyllenhaal played with great fervor.
Plot of the insulted liver sausages
Without wanting to reveal too much, the faceless elemental beings naturally conceal a greater evil, the motivation of which appears to be poorly constructed and implausible. Instead of Titans Thanos (Josh Brolin, 53), a gang of insulted liver sausages has to be defeated – a thankless task for all protagonists, regardless of which side they fight.
The fact that this results in interesting action show values has to do with the skills of the brand new warrior Mysterio. In all too many moments what is shown drifts into optical video game bombast. However, this is a problem in the comic film genre with which the Spider Man is certainly not alone. At least “Far From Home” offers an “excuse” for fights that sometimes seem very artificial …
Conclusion:
Tom Holland has all eight spider-hands full in “Spider-Man: Far From Home”, juggling his emotional clutter, the school trip slapstick and the superhero action through the plot. He does it as pleasantly as usual and MJ actress Zendaya is also a plus point of the flick. The film saves the biggest highlight for its after-credit scene.