My Thoughts on The MCU Spider-Man
I love that in The MCU, Spider-Man is initially not a very good Spider-Man in terms of The Home Trilogy directed by Jon Watts.
The Russo Brothers version of Spider-Man featured in: Captain Amerca: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame is my preferred version of his character in The MCU.
I love that in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, everything looks to be a masterfully crafted soft reboot on his adventures as Spider-Man in The MCU going forward. I've also come to appreciate and be deeply fascinated with the way the story looks to be doing the big Will They Won't They aspect of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson's relationship from the comics and other versions. Michelle remembers Spider-Man but not Peter so having her be his friend and making it extremely more interesting than their relationship (or lack thereof imo) throughout The Home Trilogy is deeply satisfying in a fun way that I never would've seen coming. A good sign that the writing is of a much higher level than the writing for the previous trilogy.
Spider-Man gets in the way of Peter getting to have a life with MJ just like Sam Raimi's version of Peter Parker and I LOVE that parallel sooo much. That same Peter did eventually get his happily ever after with Mary Jane and probably has kids with her let's be so for real lol
I also love that Sony has basically set it up for a new Peter Parker with the Spider-Man universe that was made most likely after a couple of bad days and a whole lot of corporate business meetings that went far too long for a person's sanity lol I hope that version of Peter is the most ruthless and emotionally intelligent of the versions we've had on the big screen. Wishful thinking I know but I am catering to my preferences sooo who cares 😂
The MCU is a special brand of realism blended with comic book craziness and I'll always love it for that.
Tom Holland's Spider-Man isn't my favorite version and he likely never will be but that's okay. I know that if he's given a few more films, which he definitely will be getting, I'll fucking love the payoff of his Peter Parker finally getting to have his happily ever after. I wouldn't kill this version of Peter but I would kill MCU Miles Morales for the maximum amount of angst. I'd have Peter mentor Miles only for him to get killed saving his friends from danger when Galactus finally comes to The MCU and seeks to devour their planet
I'd have Peter beg Miles to let Spider-Man go so that he can keep living on. Miles refuses to let him die alone in the streets saving lives which tragically costs him his life. I'd have MJ calling him frantically after hearing about Spider-Man dying only to find out it wasn't Peter. Hating herself for a small part of her being okay with everything because it wasn't Peter that died. This would lead to Tom Holland's Spider-Man retiring for a long time until he must return as a hero to defend New York against Wilson Fisk's Kingpin and honor the memory of Miles Morales. I'd have Miles come back but it would be the Ultimate Universe version of him ripped straight outta the comics and thrown into MCU Peter's life. This would create a very layered and unique take on the dynamic between Peter and Miles.
I love that in this version of Peter's story that I've just rambled on about, there's another story being told about the weight of responsibility and how Peter has come to appreciate the little moments of peace he can get in-between all the chaos of his life. The small mercies that were embodied by one, Michelle Jones. Who definitely doesn't know that Peter has a thing for red hair after her performance as Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man: Big Time. A film that she never expected to do as well as it did.
I love MCU Spider-Man even though it's been messy more oftentimes than not because it's a good reflection of life in my eyes. Unexpectedly fulfilling and painstakingly exhausting. But damn sure worth it no matter how dark things become.