Spider-Man from Captain America - Civil War
Autor: André Marques | Publicado: 2016-05-30T11:07:00-07:00






Weeks after&nbsp;Captain America - Civil War premiere, with my mind cleared, I decided to bring opinions, references and what I think could be developed on Spider-Man in future movies.

Spider-Man from Marvel Studios managed to please most of the public (general and readers). And Tom Holland, British actor, managed to incorporate the character, especially his humor and (yet subtle in this film) his sense of responsibility.

The idea of portraying Spider-Man as a teenager has two advantages. The first refers to the adaptation of the comic books. Many important things of his still young age can be developed in the movies, like his high school season &nbsp;and adjuncts such as Flash Thompson, who has not had much attention in previous franchises; things that have great potential to highlight the human side of the character, which is what always made people like it, in my opinion. The second refers to the general public that watches the movies. A teenager, charismatic and funny Spider-Man stands before the other characters and make the audience sympathize with him more easily.&nbsp;It is this type of highlight that made Deadpool from Fox be so loved by the general public so quickly; the character was a great novelty in theaters (a garrulous antihero, charismatic and funny, has great potential to please the audience with its peculiarities and novelty tone), made a lot of money, and it can be a boost for Fox make more Marvel movies, like Marvel Studios did after the first Avengers movie.&nbsp;Moreover, a still young Spider-Man allows to show in a very good way developments of the character throughout the movies and make people feel that. Many good things can be developed if this opportunity is taken advantage of, especially to give the prominence that Spider-Man deserves.







The film makes subtle references to the character's elements. The most obvious, of course, is when Peter tells Stark why he does what he does. Uncle Ben's death was clear there. The phrase "With great power there must also come great responsibility" in my opinion will be saved for another time (like "Avengers Assemble!" in the Avengers movies), with its concept being built during the movies. The apartment in Queens instead of a house, is better suited to the current reality, since today the houses around there are much more expensive and are not easily accessible to low-wealth families like Parkers. The concern of Peter by aunt May and vice versa is also well suited, with Peter doing everything to hide his secret from her (fearing that she wouldn't react well) and she taking care of his wound in the post-credits scene. This relationship between both was very strong in the comics (much in the 1960s, in which May was worried about him for whatever reason), with certain changes and developments over the years, especially in Straczynski's run - as some of you know one of my favorites runs, although I recognize the bad things of it- which had regressed after One More Day.&nbsp;Another obvious adaptation is his sense of ironic and sarcastic humor, and his non-stop talking during the fights, which was sensational. And of course, the web-shoothers made by Peter himself should also be mentioned. Another reference, although it was not applied to Spider-Man, is Sharon Carter's speech at Peggy Carter funeral. Who knows Straczynski's run may have recognized from Captain America's speech for Spider-Man in Amazing Spider-Man #537, part of Spider-Man's tie-in for Civil War, The War at Home:








As everyone knows, in the Civil War from the comics Spider-Man begins supporting the pro-registration side and then supports the anti registration&nbsp;side. The reasons for these decisions are intensely developed in the JMS run, (due, for example the change of Peter, Mary Jane and Aunt May to the Avengers Tower by Tony's invitation after the aunt May's house fire, caused by the second Magma - at that time Spidey was already in the Avengers, the first formation of the New Avengers - and even more in the stories Mr. Parker goes to Washington and&nbsp;The War at Home. In Captain America - Civil War Spider-Man remains only in the pro-accord side. The long Spidey's career and his longtime marriage to Mary Jane in the comic books are also another big difference from the film that changes the context. The motivations of the conflict in the film are different from the comics. The secret identity question is not a point to be discussed in the film; only the control or not are the center of the matter (at least so far). Moreover, with a young Spider-Man and little career time would not make much sense to develop such things in the character now. However, although faster and different from how it happened in the comics, the connection between Peter and Tony is established and may eventually be developed by Marvel Studios and Sony. Maybe even with Peter at some point recognizing that he was wrong by had supported Stark; what would make more sense, since Marvel Studios like and know very well to develop the characters gradually, which is also very well done in TV Shows (that's a great way to keep public's atention and curiosity). But that's just a guess. Marvel Studios and Sony may have plans to mantain the relationship between both, which also has potential to be well developed.






What I think it could be used in future movies is this kind of Peter's development and also of his costars. These, mainly, could be Jameson, Flash Thompson and Mary Jane. The first because of his hatred for Spider-Man, the way he deals with this, his son John, his wives Joan (who died in unknown way, which was referenced in the 1994's animated series, although with the name of Julia and a story that a masked man killed her, which would be another reason for the Jameson's peeve&nbsp;with Spidey) and Marla (which could serve as a balance for the character), his moments of morality and the way Peter handles with Jameson's peeve. Thompson is due to the evolution that he has taken over the years, showing the friendship that had then with Peter, his relationship with Sha Shan (which was a bit developed in Amazing Spider-Man animation) or with Betty Brant, among other elements. Mary Jane also has a lot of potential. Her lively and extroverted&nbsp;personality plus her personal problems (how she has grew up, moving all the time; family problems; etc.), which makes her act that way to deal with the problems, according to herself, it is an interesting factor that has never really developed any adaptation. An evolution of hers would be very welcome. It would also be interesting in a movie Aunt May referring to MJ to Peter during it, and only one post-credits scene she cames to the door and speaks the famous phrase "Face it, Tiger ... you just hit the jackpot." from Amazing Spider-Man #42. If the actress was only revealed in this scene the sensation&nbsp;would be the same for the spectators. And there are many more costars and developments that can be used. The list is huge and &nbsp;I can not really list all here. However, so far we only have Zendaya (Michele; Michele Gonzales?), Laura Harrier (still not revealed), Tony Revolori, Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man and Marisa Tomei as May Parker. Will these adjuncts are in place of Flash Thompson, Mary Jane, among others, keeping the essence of each? We will see. Let's trust in Marvel Stuios and Sony's work. In addition, several villains have great potential and much to be developed; in addition to some already used in other franchises, like Dr.Octopus, who was excellent in the second Sam Raimi's movie, but that had not developed much some important features, such as his arrogant way. But the villains rely heavily on other markets, such as Action Figures, to be chosen by the studio. Also, Kevin Feige said that Spider-Man's movies are from Sony, and Marvel Studios is responsible for the&nbsp;creative production, with&nbsp;Amy Pascal, from Sony, producing with Marvel Studios. In other words, Marvel Studios produces the movie, but the decisions have to be approved by Sony.






Finally, I have to make it clear that in my opinion this the best movie from Marvel Studios and I think it will be very difficult to be overcomed by other one. Not because of Spider-Man, but because of the moral and emotional issues, and especially the ideological conflict involved. Captain America's speech in the last scene, when he mentions the value of the individual is one of the keys to understand his point and was one of the things taht I liked. And the way that they developed both sides, especially Captain America's, was what won me over. The process that led Stark to support the accord was also being built gradually, with his behavior changing after the first Avengers movie, when he began to feel afraid to let anything of that kind happen again, trying to control things so to avoid events like that and not feel guiltier (with all those armors in Iron Man 3, the Iron Legion and Ultron in Avengers - Age of Ultron, and the support of the accord in Civil War). The movie also develops in a very smart way in a short time The Vision and Scarlet Witch, characters that have their concepts being developed gradually, making the public percieve their connection (very good adaptation from the comics) as well. Black Panther has a great role, with his origin being introduced in this movie, preparing everything for his movie coming in February 2018. Black Widow has an interesting role, with her doubts about which side to support and her action concerning this issue. Falcon, Ant-Man, Hawkeye and War Machine don't have much plots developed, but they've important roles and influencies. In addition the new tone also helps; this kind of plot is somewhat common in comics, but in the theaters was a great novelty and Marvel Studios has grasped this well and draw more public attention. It was a great start to Phase 3. Congrats to Marvel Studios and to Russian brothers, that managed to do very well what also served as a "training" for Avengers - Infinite War (which may has its name changed), comming in 2018 and in 2019. And Spider-Man - Homecoming shooting should begin in June. The premiere is scheduled for July 7, 2017.



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