Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor

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Photo Credit: Marvel/Sony

When thinking about popular movies, I think of Marvel Movies. Marvel has released so many movies since the year 2008. But which movie is the best? Personally, I believe that the best Marvel movie is “Spider-Man: Far from Home.”

“Spider-Man: Far from Home” is the second movie that focuses on Spider-man played by Tom Holland. The movie takes place after the end of “Avengers: Endgame.” The fact that the film takes place at this time makes the movie even better due to the consequences at the end of the movie “Endgame.” The storyline of the movie is really interesting for a Spider-man plot. Spider-man is not just a neighborhood superhero but is a superhero no matter where he goes.

One aspect of the movie that I enjoyed was the storyline with Peter and MJ, who is played by Zendaya, when they are on the school trip as their friendship grows into a relationship throughout the film. I think that the film does a great job with the Peter and MJ relationship, unlike what I have seen with other relationships throughout the Marvel franchise. 

I also really liked the villain of the movie. I thought it was interesting that Mysterio was portrayed as a good guy at the beginning of the film, but then it was later revealed that he was using Peter for evil instead of good. It seemed like the monsters that were destroying the villages were real, but they were illusions and it was Mysterio who was the real villain. When watching the movie, I did not expect the monsters to be holograms and Mysterio to be controlling them. 

The plot twist of that moment was not something that I was expecting, which is what made the movie so good. Another twist that I did not expect was that the people working for Mysterio were ex-Stark industry employees. Apparently, they were not very loyal, which is such a shame. 

The emotion of the film is another thing that makes it so incredible. The aftermath of “Avengers: Endgame” is an emotional aspect of “Spider-Man: Far from Home.” Peter is still dealing with returning from the five year blip and the emotional loss he faced from the ending of the previous film. The raw emotion throughout the film is an aspect that I can not remember seeing in other Marvel films.

I do like the friendship that has become of Peter and Happy throughout the film. When Peter gets left for dead, he calls Happy Hogan who is there for him and takes him to where the rest of his friends are in London. 

Anyways, as someone who loves film and the way that movies are filmed, this movie was incredible with the CGI, the acting, the directing, and even the costumes. I mean the spider-man costume designs were so incredible.

I do believe that out of all the incredible Marvel movies that “Spider-Man: Far from Home” is truly the best film. “Spider-Man: Far from Home” has everything that both people who love aspects of the film and people who love marvel will enjoy.