Originally Posted by
Peng
There's something I can't quite pinpoint about this year's Marvel films, and with what I've seen so far of Thor: Raknarok that might possibly continue the trend as well. I came out of both this and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 slightly disappointed at first because I thought I would like it more, and then as time passed the films registered a little better in my mind as I reflected on them, to the point of loving most of it even as I concede them to be interesting but messy fun.
Maybe it's the stress on moments of infectious joy and true-to-character-and-comic spirit at the expense of the bigger picture? Not big picture as in interconnecting the MCU but as in the whole being more than the sum of its parts. In this case, I never feel Homecoming's many intensely likeable parts cohereing to a whole so I lose interest in the plot from time to time, but then moments like Tom Holland's overeager teenage expressions or the camera being in synch with his vertigo during the excellent Washington Monument scene would pull me back in. A great cast's high energy and the whole film's tone being frenzied right along with this version of Spider-man's worldview also help the overbusy, lurching pacing go down smoother. But I dunno. A rewatch of both Vol. 2 and this would do wonder to clarify how I feel about this year's strange MCU entries. 7/10