Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
Overview
A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero Spider-Man. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May, unde...
Starring Cast
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Rating categories
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero Spider-Man. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May, unde...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Analysis
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Primary
The film primarily focuses on Peter Parker's personal growth and his journey to embrace individual responsibility and local heroism, rather than engaging with or promoting specific political ideologies.
The movie exhibits significant diversity through the intentional recasting of multiple traditionally white comic book roles with minority actors. However, the narrative itself does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center around DEI themes.
Secondary
Several characters, including Ned Leeds, Flash Thompson, Liz Allan, and Herman Schultz (Shocker), who were canonically white in the source comics, are portrayed by actors of different races in the film.
Spider-Man: Homecoming does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or explore related themes. The narrative focuses on Peter Parker's journey as Spider-Man and his high school life, without incorporating queer representation.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in direct physical combat against male opponents. Female characters are present but do not participate in action sequences that involve hand-to-hand or melee combat victories.
All major characters in Spider-Man: Homecoming maintain their established genders from the source material. While the character Michelle Jones uses the nickname "MJ," she is a new character and not a gender-swapped portrayal of Mary Jane Watson, who is also female in the comics.
Rating Breakdown
7.8
Overall Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.4
7.3
Critic Ratings
9.2
7.3
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