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SPIDERMAN: HOMECOMING

SPIDERMAN: HOMECOMING The latest installment in the Marvel franchise, Spiderman: Homecoming , was on many people's 'Must Watch' list this year, and quite rightfully so for anyone who's seen the rest of the Marvel anthology. Without a doubt, the most stand-out feature was the Spiderman persona. Tom Holland as Peter Parker did an excellent job of portraying Spiderman as he always should have been: an excitable and quick-witted superhuman in tight-fitting spandex. However, for all it's virtues, there's one sin which cannot be forgiven. Michael Keaton, who plays Vulture, a principle villain from the Spiderman comics, towards the end of the film was given a short monologue which soiled a perfectly decent plotline with an insidious theme. Have a look here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8n1NebUgY4 A seemingly harmless monologue justifying actions that are of questionable morality, right? Not so much. See, we don't only have Keaton's charac...