How I would Write Spider-Man Homecoming

 

How I would Write Spider-Man Homecoming

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I have made it clear that I am not a fan of Spider-Man Homecoming or a fan of the MCU's take on Spider-Man in general. Instead of doing my usual complaining, I want to make a version of the movie that I think is more true to the characters while also being good movie in it's own right and being a bit in line with the plan of the MCU.

The first thing I would change right away would be the villain. I am not big on the Vulture in Homecoming and how his sole motivation is to get back at Tony Stark and shoehorning in his family at the last minute just felt like a cheap way to have Vulture and Spidey get a climatic showdown at the end.

My version will have 3 villains. The first being The Mandarin, the second being Norman Osborn and the third being Ezekiel Stane.

First, why Mandarin? Well, the Mandarin was built up since the first Iron Man movie and his organization was one of the reasons why Tony become Iron Man in the first place. A lot of people were upset over how he was treated in Iron Man 3. Now I think this movie is the time for the Real Mandarin to actually do something against Tony Stark. It's just strange as fuck how Mandarin was there since the first Iron Man and yet he never actually fought Tony in any capacity. He would mostly be planning and supplying Norman Osborn Stark tech but he would be acting through a proxy for this movie, and that proxy would be Ezekiel Stane.

Okay, now why him? Well here is the thing, Zeke Stane was supposed to make an appearance in the first Avengers movie because Joss Whedon thought Loki would not be enough of a threat but Kevin Fiege said no. I think Obadiah Stane having a son at all is pretty interesting and he would make an interesting foil to Peter. Zeke hates Tony for killing his father and robbing him of a future. And he knows about the Mandarin through past dealing with his father, and wants to get back at Tony Stark for ruining his life. Peter thinks while Tony is egotistical and pompous, he thinks there is a good side to him and he's just trying to make up for his wrong doings. His role in the movie would be him making a series of Terrorist bombings throughout New York with stolen Stark tech and framing Tony Stark for crimes he never did.

Now finally, this leaves Norman Osborn, I put Norman in the movie mainly because I felt his company Oscorp and as well as him in general as always been to me, Spidey's greatest foe. And I feel him teaming up with Iron Man's arch nemesis, The Mandarin would be an interesting team up. That and it helps give Spidey a villain to fight while not turning his rogues into glorified Iron Man villains. He's in the movie because he feels Spidey has been a great nuisance in taking over the crime underworld and Zeke Stane learns about how Oscorp is trying to get rid of Spidey, so Zeke gives the idea to the Mandarin to use his Stark tech to frame Tony. Norman's role is to give Zeke plans on how to use the tech to blow up parts of the city that would get the most attention because Norman knows New York inside and out. I probably wouldn't make the Green Goblin just yet. That'll be saved for future movies.

Now with the villains out of the way, I want to address Peter himself. I don't think Tony being a father figure is a super bad idea but like everything execution matters first, and I found the execution to be lacking.

I would make Peter in my movie conflicted about the idea of Tony being a possible mentor. Tony wants Peter to be taken under his wing, but Peter is unsure about it and still tends to think of Ben Parker a lot. Peter does respect Tony for his accomplishments and part of him thinks he is "cool" but he knows that Ben Parker will always be the father he never had. Tony thinks he can redeem himself by steering Peter down the right path.

Aunt May thinks Tony is a bad influence on Peter, and despite Tony being as nice as he can, like helping to pay bills, she still thinks he is ego maniac, and doesn't want to do anything with Peter. Aunt May just thinks all that Avengers stuff is dangerous and thinks the world could be ruled by them if they are unchecked and they leave a lot of collateral damage in their wake.

Now throughout the movie the terrorist attacks get worse and worse and eventually Aunt May refuses to see Tony anymore, Peter knows it's not him but everyone in the city is against him now. This also means you can't have the Avengers.

Then the finally track down Zeke Stane after the battle, Zeke goes to jail. And all though Tony is proven innocent by the end, people still don't trust him because after all his tech was used to kill thousands of people. Tony resorts to alcohol to deal with the stress but Peter eventually tells him to lay off and they will deal with the problems together.

And finally, no suits made by Tony in my version, screw that.

And in the sequel, Spidey goes to China and brings the fight to Mandarin to honor his mentor that he never truly had, Tony Stark. I have never seen Far From Home nor do I plan to in the near future.