Not profound, but motivating

Rating: 8/10 (2 November 2017)

For several personal reasons, I have watched this film for three times. However, for each time, I could find something new. This is a film not that perfect, but is definitely worth watching.
Based on comics and cartoons, superhero films are not always keened on by movie critics. Some people say that they are ridiculous, some think that they lack the educational purposes, some even recognize them as some child plays. It is true that superhero movies don't have that much profound meanings, but as for some popcorn movies, they indeed make me impressed.
This Homecoming resonates me, partly because I am also a high school student, just like Peter Parker, and probably that is the reason why this film is not loved by many audience, since they cannot feel the real sense this film wants to express. But anyway, the story first.
After the civil war between the captain's team and Iron man's team, our spider-man, Peter Parker, comes home. He find himself fond of doing such missions, but it seems that he is ignored by Tony. Peter Parker is not welcomed in school, except for his USAD partners, including his best friend, Ned. One day when he is doing his daily patrol job around his home, he accidentally finds some people robbing the bank with some high technology, and after some fights, he recognizes the danger of these weapons. Spider-man's identity is found by Ned and when they are "forced" to attend the party organized by Liz, the girl Parker likes, Spider-man finds the clue of the weapon. He is defeated by the bad guy who invents those weapons and rescued by Iron man's armor. After a series investigation, rescuing his students trapping in the elevator caused by the piece of weapon Ned takes with, fighting on the ferry and causing many people's life in danger, spider-man's suit is confiscated by Iron man. Parker is depressed and focuses on study. When the school organizes a ball in order to celebrate homecoming, Parker finally invites Liz but then finds that her father is the bad guy he is chasing for. In the meanwhile Liz's father also finds Peter's secret, and finally they have a fight. Doubtlessly, Peter wins, and arduously, he puts his girlfriend's father into prison.
It is a movie with humor, toughness, growth and friendship, so like I said, it is not welcomed by all the audience. Adults feel it's naive and boring, while children only focus on the fights. From this film, however, I can see the toughness Parker overcomes, just like the real trouble in my life. The academic issues, the interpersonal troubles, the desire of chasing dreams, the hardness when making decisions and the disappointment when facing failures all innovates me, touches me a lot. For some moments, I even thought that: What? That is me!
However, this is still a superhero movie. The talkative spider-man is the same as depicted in the comics, which contrast with short- spoken Peter Parker. Some one hates this portrait, but I like it. Though not deeply, it shows a way in which a suit can change a person, and foreshadows the trouble Peter Parker has to deal with, which eventually reveals a beloved character. Spider-man depends on his suit but forgets who he really is and what he is capable of, and that's why Iron man needs to confiscates it. Spider- man finally overcomes his mental obsolete and can partially be called as a real superhero. This is how he growth. Instead of calling this film a action story, I'd like to call it the chasing of dreams.
Except for spider-man, the Iron man also gives me a different feeling. In Iron man's own films and the Avengers, Tony Stark gets rid of both his mental and physical issues, and finally proved his own value. In the Homecoming, Iron man becomes spider-man's mentor and shares his experiences, which really touches me. Unlike the hero who tries to save the world, Tony Stark in this film is only a father-like character who teaches Peter Parker the right and wrong.
The actors in this film are also studious. In my own perspective, Tom Holland turns from a unknown actor into some one I admire, not because of his appearance or the wonderful actions, but by the emotions he bring to me. But of course, I like everyone in this film.
Some one say that this film doesn't follow the comics. That's because of the missing of uncle Ben, the talk-able suit made by Iron man, and some other differences. Well, that is a long story. Since Marvel has many different editions of every story, it conclude them as " parallel universes", and what happens in the film is the Marvel studio- universe. Since I know little about the editions audience want to see, I have little to say. This film has some disadvantages, including the unclear motivations, lack of expression of some characters' emotions, loose connections between places and characters, but it is still a great movie.
I have to admit that the previous spider-man movies have great influences, and I like them as well, but they are loosely related to this Homecoming. To be fair, Spider-man: Homecoming impressed me, and this film is really worth watching.