Untangling Spider-Man and Iron Man | Video Essay

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  • čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
  • Your boy Spider-Man and Iron Man are buddies working at a zoo, when a Koala stole Spidey's banana and threw it at a rhino. When Iron Man went to get it, he was impaled and Spider-ma had to fit an ordinary rhino who so happened to look like Paul Giamatti. Thankfully Iron Man was not hurt, but because he now has an extra hole in his stomach, he now has to have two arc reactors on his body, which ruins his ability to wear shirts with logos.
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Komentáře • 208

  • @ImplicitlyPretentious
    @ImplicitlyPretentious  Před 4 lety +227

    Your boy Magneto is next, and its about... trauma

  • @silverstarlightproductions1292

    I feel like the necklace that Peter bought for MJ was symbolic of the ideal image he had of Tony as well as the self image he aspired to. But when the necklace gets broken, and Peter apologizes, MJ replies: "I actually like it better broken." I feel like that was the perfect analogy for Peter recognizing Tony as a man rather than the idealized superhero as well him accepting himself for all of his flaws and limitations.

    • @shealupkes
      @shealupkes Před 4 lety +1

      That first requires peter to learn unsavory information about tony to finally knock him off the pedestal Peter's nostalgia put him on, homecoming was missing this information being presented to peter as well and they make his decisions very jarring

    • @nanaholic01
      @nanaholic01 Před 3 lety +10

      @@shealupkes It doesn't and it isn't missing anything. Peter's image of Tony in Far from Home had became more than that of mere fatherly figure but instead raised to a perfect Messiah/Jesus-like figure because Tony is literally now worshipped liked a God/Jesus by everyone in the world due to Tony's self-sacrifice to save the universe - that's what all those shrines, lit candles and wall painting of Iron Man/Tony that Peter sees surrounding him in the beginning of the movie represents and is telling us the audience - as it is to draw a parallel to our real world where only gods of large organised religions are worshipped and enshrined in such a way. The fact that Tony foresaw his own death and had Fury hand Peter his glasses only further deifies Tony's presences in Peter's mind. Peter only has to realise that Tony is also just a man and that no man is God or can become God, including Peter himself, for him to break out of the trap he constructed and put himself in, and that was done by Happy whom re-humanises Tony's imagine in Peter's mind and have Peter be reminded of how Tony is just as fallible as he is - which is something Peter himself is completely familiar with with all the very humane father/son-like interactions he had with Tony, but merely buried in his heart due to the traumatic lost of Tony in his life. It doesn't and never require Peter to learn some hidden skeletons in Tony's closet to see this.
      Also note how this theme is carried by Mysterio's character as well, Mysterio's not just a copy of Tony - but was an further idealised and perfected version of Tony. Mysterio was extremely patient and caring to Peter, spending time to listen to Peter's issues and concerns, something which Tony never explicitly shown to Peter before. Tony had always been a bit distance, clumsy and short-tempered with Peter, it should've been something Peter knows because that was his central conflict with Tony in Homecoming, but again, the death of Tony just made Peter lost sight of how imperfect Tony was.

    • @shealupkes
      @shealupkes Před 3 lety +3

      @@nanaholic01 yes that's what I was saying, remind him what kind of person tony really was, a hero in the end, sure, but a very broken one

  • @brysonturner6019
    @brysonturner6019 Před 4 lety +238

    I love how this video gives concept to the Iron Man-Spider-Man relationship that I see. Self-Esteem is really the main player in classic Mentor-Protege relationships.
    I hate how so many people say that Spider-Man is Iron Boy, and to that I say... Peter is trying to learn that himself right now.
    When we say "Spider-Man will be the next iron Man," we're not saying that he's directly following in the character of Tony Stark's footsteps, we say that because he's likely going to be a face of the MCU going forward, just like Iron Man was.
    However, Peter reflects Tony Stark in all the ways that matter. He's witty, intelligent, and has a strong will. So when people complain that things associated with Tony are now being associated with Peter, THIS is what they are connecting. Peter is his own person, but he reflects Tony in all the ways that made Tony great. Those traits are now are being used by "a kid from Queens" rather than a "genius, billionaire, playboy, philantropist."
    I would bet money that the final line of Spider-Man 3 will be "I am Spider-Man." Because it will not only reflect Tony's delcaration of his own idenitity, it will mark the end of Peter's arc where he becomes his own hero, outside the shadow of Tony Stark.
    Thanks for making this video, man. Really reminds me why I love this universe so much.

    • @keyshawnwatkins4362
      @keyshawnwatkins4362 Před 4 lety +15

      Yes, thank you. That is the perfect explanation that I've been trying to explain to people.

    • @Vent69420
      @Vent69420 Před 4 lety +23

      If in due time like 10 or 12 years later when holland looks and begins playing a more adult spider-man that is akin to our ideal images, we will look back at these movies and go- oh wow, this is all fits in with how far the character has grown! Though, I do want uncle ben and the classic motto to be brought into the narrative eventually...

    • @brysonturner6019
      @brysonturner6019 Před 4 lety +10

      Exactly! Gotta find the big picture.

    • @Jeandiel_LJD
      @Jeandiel_LJD Před 4 lety +9

      Yo I had the same idea for the end of the film, the best final swing in Spider-Man history then he hits us with, “who am I? I’m Spider-Man.” It’s narratively perfect.

    • @UmbraKrameri
      @UmbraKrameri Před 4 lety +9

      In Homecoming, he had to learn to reaffirm his personal connections and values as Peter Parker, in Far from Home he had to prioritize Spider-Man over his personal goals and wishes, so I think it would be nice if the third movie would be finally about merging these two identities hence reconciling his private and public self. And yes, that could absolutely mean "My name is Peter Parker and I am Spider-Man" moment.

  • @pacman5698
    @pacman5698 Před 4 lety +175

    I can't help but feel that we sort of live an age of cognitive dissonance when it comes to some audiences. Don't get me wrong, there's plenty to point out how problematic big studio mentalities can get, but I think it can be odd to see many people switch between "Why can't people come up with new ideas?" or "Come up with something original!" but when new and fresh attempts to take established IP's into genuinely different directions are presented, we suddenly get cries of "That's not-" such and such or "#NotMy" such and such or saying we should go back to making them in the "good ol' days". Sometimes we even get stuff that receives so much backlash and harsh replies before the stuff even comes out. IE how reboots of shows on Netflix like She-Ra and Carmen Sandiego got a lot of backlash for their new premises and how much they seem different from their classic versions. And still to this day I hear the "Iron Boy" or "Spider-Man Jr." calls.
    Sure, Peter has more tech and Tony Stark plays a HUGE role in his life more so than the traditional image of Spider-Man we are accustom to. It can be very distracting and off. But regardless, the new mechanics of how he interacts with Tony, looks up to him, respects him, and strives to be him all leading to an epiphany of self-discovery works so much. It still helps us retain that feeling of everyday strife that has made Parker work so well and become so timeless, the struggle with technology allows us to get a good allegory for a young and inexperiences boy entering into a grand world of superheroes, and he still learns from all experiences to be the best Avenger out of all of them. And that to me, even if it is different, is Peter Parker. And I would MUCH rather having something like that for Spidey on his third cinematic reboot as he enters the MCU than telling the same story from the Raimi or Webb plots we saw before hand.
    I would always take something like Homecoming and Far From Home over safe homages to the past and reminders of what "real" Spider-Man is. It is better to challenge your audience than to cater as a certain director famously said last December. And I would much rather have daring and perhaps uncomfortable-at-first risk-taking than safe and predictable pandering.

    • @chromaticswing9199
      @chromaticswing9199 Před 4 lety +23

      I think it’s just a case of different people wanting different stuff. Some people feel more grounded in the past. Some people feel more grounded in the present, or even future. You can’t appease everyone.

    • @YungPop
      @YungPop Před 4 lety +1

      U right

    • @pacman5698
      @pacman5698 Před 4 lety +20

      @@chromaticswing9199 That is true that it can all depend on preferences or personal desires, and stuff like that is perfectly natural. Though my main problem with many fanbases is that some don't seem open to new stuff in general at all. I like to say it's important to remember when all of us read _Green Eggs and Ham_ when we were little. Or better yet, remember what _The Great Gatsby_ says in case you never read it in school or forgot about it in class. Green Eggs tells us that even if we have preferences or default desires, we should at least try something new to see if we will like it, and Gatsby teaches us that while nostalgia and appreciation of the past is natural and can be beautiful, constantly trying to recreate and live in it instead of moving on will only lead to disappointment and misery.
      I think what really gets me is when many people condemn or blast a piece of media before it's even out because it's not like what they remembered, or its inherently bad or lesser than the original because it's "unrecognizable". It reminds me why I have a lot of respect for the Godzilla fanbase. Sure, every fanbase has some degree of toxicity, but what's great about the Godzilla series is that it's SO FLEXIBLE. In ways other franchises aren't because their fanbases demand them not to be like that. The G-Man has been a gritty political commentary on nuclear warfare, a bright and happy superhero, an environmentalist, an anti-hero facing the concepts of adulthood and death, a satirical criticism on nationalism, and even a pulpy behemoth of power and destruction in more comic-book type films. And because of that, not only is there a Godzilla movie for everybody to love, but we are able to get so many new and engaging interpretations of the character that deliver something fresh every decade. I think if all franchises are allowed to be that flexible in terms of fan feedback we would be getting more unique and engaging ideas from the minds of eccentric artists instead of bland, soulless, corporate-fueled fan-service that seems to permeate many ongoing blockbusters.
      And when we get something that does take-risks and works it not only stands out but it tends to be so good. IE going back to earlier, how Noelle Stevenson and crew rebooted She-Ra and made something that respects the original but also goes deeper into many themes more modern cartoons have discussed with its flamboyant, pulpy, and unapologetic LGBTQ elements. Or how the new Carmen Sandiego retains the feel of the character while changing her character to be more Sly Cooper-like crafting an engaging and thoughtful story and character development. Or how those direct-to-video Scooby Doo movies and Mystery Incorporated really reinvented the franchise, how Mad Max's most recent movie made thoughtful commentary on hierarchy, how The Legend of Korra discusses political elements Avatar never got to with a new generation such as anarchy, riots in the wake of collapsed kingdoms, identity bending, etc. I think even if people don't like these things they should at least respect them, and push for more risk-taking than recycling the past, not going anywhere, and encourage ideas of deconstruction and postmodernism to classic franchises to be shut down.
      When Nerrel defended The Last Jedi, I think he put it best. To me, it's one of the greatest quotes in all of criticism, and it's something not just the Star Wars fanbase should live by. It's EVERYTHING people should live by regarding their franchises:
      _"Regardless of how it turns out, this is a new chance at this. Instead of bringing the baggage and hostility of 'let's go see (such and such)!!!' try to think about how audiences felt about the birth of this series when it began. Relax your stranglehold and let the director have this franchise for a few hours. Forget about your demands and rule books and go on the journey THEY want to take you on. And if you give it that chance and still don't like it, by all means criticize it. But do it fairly, with the knowledge that it was made by human beings who worked themselves half to death to give you the best story they could."_

    • @dannybenhur6123
      @dannybenhur6123 Před 4 lety +8

      @@pacman5698 I agree man, at first I didn't like Homecoming but now after Infinity War, Endgame and Far from Home it all made sense to me and how story maintained to keep Peter Parker core intact in world of Iron Man and MCU is great feat...
      Same thing happens with Batman, the moment Justice League comes into play Batman looses his realism as he has to catch up with league but important is to maintain the core of character...

    • @dannybenhur6123
      @dannybenhur6123 Před 4 lety

      @@pacman5698 The innovation vs boring problem is also faced by Ubisoft's Assassin's creed...first fans tell they want something new and then they're like we need Old days back...

  • @spvcejames
    @spvcejames Před 4 lety +147

    I find your statement of Tony being the "answer" to Peter's anxieties, particularly of himself, to be fantastic.
    It is a perspective that makes me love Far From Home, Peter not only lost the one thing that mitgated his anxieties and gave him a 'path to follow' but now the world wants him to pursue that path, of becoming "the new Iron Man" faster
    Whats incredibly is how this is dealt with in the immediate narrative, Peter's Anxieties in the MCU interpretation are directly tied to his Spider Sense, which is an amazing choice as the story's villain in Mysterio, who to defeat, Peter needs his Spider Sense
    Obvious parallels between MCU Mysterio and Tony Stark aside, It is beautiful that the answer to "I don't think I can be the next Iron Man" is Peter overcoming those feelings and choosing to take a stand be "the first Spider-Man"
    It feels like Far From Home is almost a conclusion to the setup of MCU Spiderman, Homecoming - Infinity War - Endgame - FFH is MCU Peter's Iron Man 1-3
    Another interesting thought is that Iron Man proclaims his identity to the world, but Peter claims his through an individual journey where he claims his identity for himself. Only to then that individual acceptance be stripped away by having his identity revealed to the world against his own accord

  • @AngusStewart01
    @AngusStewart01 Před 4 lety +145

    Ah Ye the two characters I’m obsessed with the most in mcu thank you man

    • @ImplicitlyPretentious
      @ImplicitlyPretentious  Před 4 lety +18

      Aww thanks for still coming back! :)

    • @IzayaLee1725
      @IzayaLee1725 Před 4 lety +1

      And the MCU only got one of them right

    • @SPFLDAngler
      @SPFLDAngler Před 3 lety +10

      @@IzayaLee1725 well... You know what they say about opinions..

    • @darks1d3rz16
      @darks1d3rz16 Před 3 lety +3

      @@IzayaLee1725 Iron Man and Spider-Man are both almost perfect in the mcu, so who were you talking about in your nearsighted opinion?

    • @obiwankenobi1532
      @obiwankenobi1532 Před 2 lety +1

      @@IzayaLee1725 Nobody asked

  • @everything-comics1102
    @everything-comics1102 Před 3 lety +12

    I have a personal and emotional connection to the character of Spider-Man. No I’m not a kid who grew up with maguire but I grew up knowing the character, I watched all movies, read comics and it makes me cry. I suffer from clinical depression and I know I’m just a 13 kid but it hurts. I relate to the character, just a kid who can’t catch a break and feels the world is against them, but still tries to do the right thing, not because they want to, or because it makes them feel good, it’s because it’s their moral obligation to do the right things so others won’t suffer from their mistakes. It makes me tear all the time I reflect upon it. Spider-Man is my rock and I love the Holland adaptation best

  • @felicity9644
    @felicity9644 Před 4 lety +53

    Your deep dive into FFH makes me love the movie more. It also makes me realize that people who think it's out of character for Spider-Man don't understand the character at all. They might not have been able to show Uncle Ben's death in the MCU and just teased it, but the very foundation of Spider-Man is guilt and his difficulty in letting go of the past. FFH is that struggle.

  • @bettyreads222
    @bettyreads222 Před 4 lety +39

    This was such a great essay. Tony and Peter have gone through so much and seeing how they depended on each other and how that harmed and helped them was so interesting to delve into.

    • @ImplicitlyPretentious
      @ImplicitlyPretentious  Před 4 lety +4

      Aww thank you so much! I wasn't sure if the video came out right, so it's really relieving! :)

  • @evildr3ad827
    @evildr3ad827 Před 4 lety +28

    I have a really strong personal attachment to peter and tony, the characters helped me come to grips with the reality of my cptsd and who I want to try and be now that I'm coming out of the traumatic events that led to me having it. they still help me figure things out every day. your videos are a really nice thing to watch, I love how you analyse both characters and their relationships to each other, and they bring me even more understanding of myself and why I'm so attached to these characters. I wish I could send them to every single person who tries to give me shit for loving these characters so much. you make wonderful videos, thank you for them and I look forward to whatever you make next.

  • @katherinebare8212
    @katherinebare8212 Před 2 lety +3

    I love how Peter and Tony are each other's inspiration and role models, it's adorable.

  • @dekdenfor9770
    @dekdenfor9770 Před 4 lety +15

    this was amazing and I love it and it's perfect.
    Also I've heard people ask why Tony would go back and do the time travel thing after saying no and that line from Peter is exactly why.

  • @2nd3rd1st
    @2nd3rd1st Před 4 lety +7

    2:43 "Low self-esteem on the other hand..." shows a girl with a paper plate strapped to her face
    *nailed it*

  • @anthonybranch4712
    @anthonybranch4712 Před 4 lety +4

    Tying Stark's reversal of decision about the time heist back to Peter's summary of his life mission---- that is just brilliant, man. (And in my mind, the "When you can do the kinds of things that I can" soliloquy is the most perfect one- sentence summary of Spider-Man's origin that I have ever heard. [To me, it also directly implies the guilt and self-doubt that is discussed in the video] ).

  • @gratscott5632
    @gratscott5632 Před 4 lety +11

    Yeah peters struggles are pretty relatable. It can be pretty easy to be hard on yourself

  • @teresaluz975
    @teresaluz975 Před 2 lety +3

    I've always loved the way Peter Parker brought the best in Tony Stark. Tony is my favorite marvel character and I enjoyed seeing him mentoring a young hero. Their relationship was wholesome and I never understood the hate. Peter was never Iron man Jr. Loved your video essay.

  • @dannybenhur6123
    @dannybenhur6123 Před 4 lety +22

    Tony and Peter relationship was great move...it worked perfectly in Infinity War and Endgame...

  • @k4tzxbeel0vedz
    @k4tzxbeel0vedz Před rokem +2

    all of this aside peter and tony are just father and son figure goals😭🙏🏼i miss their dynamic so much
    tony just going through it and then theres peter whos like: “ hi mr. stark !!!!!:DDD”

  • @flightless_bird
    @flightless_bird Před 4 lety +6

    The writing of these episodes are amazing, but can we just take a minute to applaud the great editing?

  • @dannypalin9583
    @dannypalin9583 Před 4 lety +26

    Spider-Man mopes about messing up a lot. Half the universe died because of Star-Lord.

    • @candlemovies4180
      @candlemovies4180 Před 4 lety +2

      That happening was the “only way” they could beat Thanos eventually

    • @cameronicheese4462
      @cameronicheese4462 Před 4 lety +6

      @@candlemovies4180 I know that Strange says it was the "only way" for things to play out, but I can't help but think that Peter's freak out wasn't a requirement for beating Thanos, just an inevitability. No matter what happened in the future from Strange's time jump, Peter freaks out when they beat Thanos right there. I am fully convinced that had he kept his cool, they'd have beaten Thanos then and there, but he is Peter Quill and no matter what, his emotions control him in that moment and he freaks out. It was never possible for it to happen otherwise.

    • @dahrrenaniel5894
      @dahrrenaniel5894 Před 4 lety

      @@cameronicheese4462 I mean, a good way to stop him is just web his face, shoot his face and kick his balls if any limbs were available

    • @barisbal7782
      @barisbal7782 Před 3 lety +4

      infinity war is a movie about ''hardest choices and strongest wills''. quill's will broke and he screwed up big time but he was definitely not alone in this.
      - eitri handed the gauntlet for his people
      - loki handed tesseract for thor
      - tony refuse to reunite with cap and pretty much set the events give the time stone
      - gamora handed the location of soul stone for nebula
      - team cap handed the mind stone by refuse to kill vision early
      - thor handed the victory for the revenge of heimdall and loki
      and thats why thanos was the real hero of the movie. his will was the purest and the strongest among all of them.

  • @BethanyAcorn
    @BethanyAcorn Před 4 lety +5

    No idea how this channel hasn’t exploded yet 🤯
    I’ll hit share and email it to myself, that should make the algorithm happy

  • @cgmshow1871
    @cgmshow1871 Před 4 lety +36

    I've always loved there relationship people call him iron boy just because of the tech but it's not like that

    • @shealupkes
      @shealupkes Před 4 lety +2

      It's the tech, the nepotism, tony living vicaruously through him without any meaningful clashing that ends in peter explicitly ordering him to stop. Their entire relationship is extremely out of character for both of them, we have tony trying to fuck aunt may and not get immediately rejected as he tries to do so only months after the loss of the love of her life(I've seen the divorce theories, that still counts), ned is a huge sucker for iron man in the avengers, his excuse for missing out on his personal life is a stark internship, it had been set up at day one tony is not the center of anyone's universe and it's a long running theme that a spiders' and especially Peter's web revolves around noone but themself.

    • @lunasperidot8760
      @lunasperidot8760 Před 4 lety +12

      @@shealupkes what are you talking about?

    • @ericstorm6582
      @ericstorm6582 Před 3 lety +2

      @@lunasperidot8760 He/She is delusional

    • @obiwankenobi1532
      @obiwankenobi1532 Před 2 lety +2

      @@ericstorm6582 Literally not only do people complain nowadays, they're so close minded and incredibly stubborn that they can't ever listen to reason. I love the Raimi films, but because of them, people like hitop films are expecting every version of Spider Man to be exactly like the one they grew up with.

    • @emycharaa
      @emycharaa Před 8 měsíci

      Stop taking drugs. ​@@shealupkes

  • @vanbovice
    @vanbovice Před 4 lety +5

    "both characters chasing a dream" awesome ending

    • @ImplicitlyPretentious
      @ImplicitlyPretentious  Před 4 lety +2

      Thanks! It was literally a last minute addition during the voiceover

    • @eddymadison9655
      @eddymadison9655 Před 4 lety

      Yeah but the different is that Tony is seeking redemption he want to use his tech and intelligence to help mankind. While Peter only want approval from Tony even after he died, he doesn't seem to have second thought about people that was ruin by Tony like Vulture or Mysterio

  • @isinganddootherthings4616
    @isinganddootherthings4616 Před 4 lety +46

    Don't forget the hyphen between Spider and Man Spider-Man

    • @ImplicitlyPretentious
      @ImplicitlyPretentious  Před 4 lety +4

      Oh crap, thanks! The video file didn't allow hyphens :o

    • @2nd3rd1st
      @2nd3rd1st Před 4 lety +2

      The Spider and the Man connected by a thread and...
      ...damn this could have been such a cool line of thought if Iron Man was one word, the iron and the man joined as one... Stan didn't think this through did he...

    • @shealupkes
      @shealupkes Před 4 lety

      The mcu seems to be trying very hard to erase it so i don't blame him

  • @SSKPG
    @SSKPG Před 4 lety +7

    The comic timing on that intro is A1

    • @ImplicitlyPretentious
      @ImplicitlyPretentious  Před 4 lety +3

      Aww Thanks, I'm glad it hasn't gotten old

    • @SSKPG
      @SSKPG Před 4 lety +2

      Implicitly Pretentious lol np but to be honest after having to be subjected to another ad for “manly soap” I’m just always glad to hear someone acutely our efforts into their content

  • @thevoid99
    @thevoid99 Před 4 lety +3

    i'm surprised over the lack of mention in "iron man 2" when tony saves that kid and says "nice shot kid" as it is later revealed to be peter parker. they need to do something about that scene for the next "spider-man" film.

    • @ImplicitlyPretentious
      @ImplicitlyPretentious  Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah I was going to bring it up, but there wasn't much space for it, so let's hope that it'll be explicitly referenced in the next film!

    • @M567dk
      @M567dk Před 4 lety

      In my opinion one of the worst retcons to the MCU.

    • @zachc2280
      @zachc2280 Před 3 lety

      Didn't Tony's funeral in Endgame show that was another kid?

  • @shaquillegreaves593
    @shaquillegreaves593 Před 4 lety +15

    Marvel = Two words. Character Development 👏 🔥🔥

    • @thatpitter
      @thatpitter Před 4 lety

      Except Steve’s actions towards the end of endgame...

    • @mayotango1317
      @mayotango1317 Před 4 lety

      ¿What develoment? He is still a idiot.

    • @ibrahimkalmati9379
      @ibrahimkalmati9379 Před 3 lety +1

      @@thatpitter it was character development

    • @ericstorm6582
      @ericstorm6582 Před 3 lety +2

      @@thatpitter Cap did the right thing, he wanted to be selfish for the...second time in his life

    • @thatpitter
      @thatpitter Před 3 lety

      @@ericstorm6582 ok true. I’d think that he’d know the possible consequences of messing up the past though? And even then Agent carter already has a different husband so I guess I felt like they just ignored that... If we kinda take that out tho, yeah your right he definitely is allowed to be selfish for the 2nd time in his life 😂

  • @jonathan0225
    @jonathan0225 Před 4 lety +3

    Huh. Interesting point..the modified uncld ben speech has definitely added a new take with spidey. This is why i think the nextflix daredevil (charlie cox) should enter the MCU thru spiderman. I think the 2 would have a good camaraderie.

  • @brettheier7087
    @brettheier7087 Před 4 lety +23

    I just rewatched ffh today, and I truly think that Tom Holland is the best spiderman and the best Peter Parker. Also I love your videos!

  • @anuragrai612
    @anuragrai612 Před 3 lety +1

    I connect to this person a spiritual level

  • @robertearhart4316
    @robertearhart4316 Před 4 lety +1

    This was fun, Leo! Great analysis. And I will admit my my jaw hit the floor when you made the point about Endgame Tony falling into Peter's reason to be Spider-Man! The realization that broke him out of his comfort zone and made him get off his laurels to fix the world. What a parallel! And with Tony now gone and the chance for him to become a better Spider-man, I am very, very interested to see where things go in SM3.
    BTW, watching the end of this essay combined with Space Jam's comment about Peter "being the first Spider-Man" totally gave me flashbacks to Mike Myer's "The Love Guru" and Guru Pitka's anxiety-relieving realization that he did not need to be the next Deepak Chopra, but the first Guru Pitka! Wow, talk about unexpected synchronicity!

  • @MardonNaLou
    @MardonNaLou Před 4 lety +2

    I have to say that I absolutely enjoy watching your videos. I already adored A lot of these films that you’ve been talking about but you’re deep dive into and dissection of these movies gives me more appreciation for them. So I thank you for that.

  • @rocketguy9193
    @rocketguy9193 Před 4 lety +2

    It would be really cool if you did each trilogy of Star Wars. All of them are very unique and explore similar themes but in separate ways which would be very cool for you to touch on. Your channel is great 👍!

  • @elbobosan2
    @elbobosan2 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks, Leo. This was beautiful, thoughtful, and unique. It deepened my understanding of characters and movies I love, not in terms of plot or trivia, but in the depth of mutual humanity I see reflected in their story. Helping me understand them helps me understand me. Thanks.

  • @chillingongreens
    @chillingongreens Před 4 lety +2

    I'm just waiting for you to hit that 100k subscriber mark. I love your videos. They are so incredible. They are emotionally moving and thought-provoking. Damn it, you get me every time.

  • @realar
    @realar Před 4 lety +1

    GOOD LORD! These movies are so dang meta! They are literally telling us to embrace the change of the character.

  • @TornBase
    @TornBase Před 3 lety +1

    13:46 The story for Spiderman 3 will be Peter Parker dealing with the struggles of being an older brother

  • @SebastianAndreiIordache94

    I've been watching all your videos because of the good content but DAT INTRO IZ FAYA

  • @dcmarvelcomicfans9458
    @dcmarvelcomicfans9458 Před 4 lety +1

    Mr. pretentious it's been awhile since I've seen your videos I was hoping to see your video exploring the Hulk and Bruce Banners relationship and his arc's through Avengers and Thor Ragnarok. But I think this is your second best video on MCU Spider-Man you analyzed delving deep into what makes the relation between iron and Peter so special and unique.

  • @karimC35
    @karimC35 Před 4 lety +6

    There’s so much to connect them that it’d be a crime to not have the characters have a close relationship. Anyone who cries about it is in the minority and I think you should chill

  • @Wmei64
    @Wmei64 Před 4 lety +2

    10:40 this is why I think hitop and others don’t like the new spider-man
    The new spider-man lacks the same context and they just want some things not to change and be the same. Which I completely understand

  • @videovoidtv
    @videovoidtv Před 4 lety +2

    I’m not sure if this is good or bad; Personally I think it’s great, but I’ve now become able to fill in you thoughts and finish the sentences of the script just before you speak them. I think it’s just a great continuity with your messages, ideals and those of the MCU.

  • @ihavethestick
    @ihavethestick Před rokem

    this channel is so underrated

  • @colinfields6648
    @colinfields6648 Před 4 lety +2

    I’m loving these intro man💯 Keep it up!!

  • @Hello-fe6bk
    @Hello-fe6bk Před 3 lety

    If people think about it, the reason why spider-sense doesnt work at the start of FFH but work like a charm in the end is embedded in Peter's ark himself. In the beginning, Peter Parker yearn for a break, and right after the events of Endgame, he feels like he's not up to the cosmic-sized events, especially made more sense when he felt guilty for the death of Iron Man. At this state of disbelieving in himsel, he unconciously loses his confidence and accordingly, his control over his spider-sense. However, after he learned to believe in himself that he is up to this big events and decide to step up and take down Mysterio on his own, he believes in his power again and as a pay off, he got his spider-sense back not out of nowhere but out of his belief in it, as made more clear by him saying " come on, Peter Tingle".

  • @sonnypryderi
    @sonnypryderi Před 4 lety

    gotta be one of the best videos essays i've watched... ever. and i've watched a whole lotta video essays

  • @technojunkie123
    @technojunkie123 Před 3 lety

    While I still feel that spiderman was kind of shoehorned into the MCU via iron man I do appreciate their relationship a little bit more after your analysis, so good job!

  • @someoneonly
    @someoneonly Před 4 lety +2

    This video essay is beautiful :)

  • @MrSeals1000
    @MrSeals1000 Před 4 lety

    Thx 4 always having summaries in the description.
    Saves me the time of listening to the video 🤘

    • @MrSeals1000
      @MrSeals1000 Před 4 lety

      All joking aside-
      I love watching your videos to the very end, and it's a pleasure getting to read the description afterwards.
      It's always a highlight ^-^

  • @mediaondisplay3089
    @mediaondisplay3089 Před 4 lety +2

    Cool, good work with the outro music! 😉

  • @zoadragon3521
    @zoadragon3521 Před 4 lety +1

    that ending lol. I'm dying.

  • @voiceacticon667
    @voiceacticon667 Před 4 lety +2

    Man, I gotta see this!

  • @binder38us
    @binder38us Před 4 lety

    Your essays are therapy. Thank you.

  • @two_pointy
    @two_pointy Před 4 lety +1

    Very well said. Durin would be proud!

  • @magicoA
    @magicoA Před 4 lety

    That was a message I really needed to hear right now,thank you so much!

  • @jonathan0225
    @jonathan0225 Před 4 lety

    Yup. Came for the jolly good cuts and bleeps.not disappointed

  • @minaDesuDesu
    @minaDesuDesu Před 4 lety

    Man, your intros always get me

  • @Kinghenhog39
    @Kinghenhog39 Před 4 lety +1

    Yo that Intro was 🔥🔥🔥

  • @peterlewerin4213
    @peterlewerin4213 Před 4 lety

    I enjoyed the extended Iron Man saga far more than comparable franchises because the writers spent time and effort building strong characters and meaningful relationships, and then the right actors were chosen to embody them. Every IP video makes me remember that, yes, there were these _people_ to watch, root for, laugh at, mourn, learn from, be inspired by. Real people in every sense except for being fictional.

  • @falloundiaye6320
    @falloundiaye6320 Před 4 lety +1

    Love your work man

  • @YaksuNeku
    @YaksuNeku Před 4 lety +1

    9:05 I'm gonna cry.

  • @Cimpher
    @Cimpher Před 4 lety

    Great work man. Really love this.

  • @Indy44636
    @Indy44636 Před 2 měsíci

    Peters one qotoue sums tony up 😅

  • @sychan11
    @sychan11 Před 4 lety

    another lovely one, thanks!

  • @michaelharris680
    @michaelharris680 Před 4 lety

    You just blew my mind 🤯

  • @ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim

    Are you not gonna charge me for the therapy session you just gave me?

  • @BobWangwenyi23
    @BobWangwenyi23 Před 4 lety

    great analysis!

  • @CuriosityDude
    @CuriosityDude Před 4 lety

    I enjoy your videos, and I've said this before but you should totally make a video like this but about real people like celebrities

    • @ImplicitlyPretentious
      @ImplicitlyPretentious  Před 4 lety +1

      I do have an idea for an big essay on online celebrity culture, but it'll be in the future because it'll involve a lot of planning and research on what case studies to use :p

  • @jessicastrike5640
    @jessicastrike5640 Před 4 lety

    Antman? Passing the beacon, redemption, inferiority complexes, there’s a lot to unpack

  • @deaf-tomcat
    @deaf-tomcat Před 4 lety +1

    I don't totally love MCU Iron Man. I do love his individual movies, and I do love his relationship with Peter but I wish Peter wasn't so intrinsically connected to Iron Man. Love this take though.

    • @NiohArcadia
      @NiohArcadia Před 4 lety +2

      I've come to terms with the fact that the MCU Spider-Man is never going to be "My" Definitive version
      I love this version because of not only because of Tom's performance but that fact that I my mind this version of Peter is Slowly being forced to grow up as the films go on
      I don't have an issue with the Tech I especially love the Black and Red suit because he did make it himself. And yeah like Peter and Happy say "You're never gonna be Iron Man

  • @shivonspicer8168
    @shivonspicer8168 Před 4 lety

    Thanks formaking this. Helpful

  • @rabumalal
    @rabumalal Před 4 lety

    this was aweome man

  • @MrCesar90403
    @MrCesar90403 Před 4 lety

    Amazing video!! More!!!

  • @da1king0fwakanda56
    @da1king0fwakanda56 Před 4 lety

    Didn’t know they had an entanglement

  • @judeannethecandorchannel2153

    6:35 Stark made one Bruce Bruce Springsteen; reference no movie comparisons

  • @shuaibsalim6616
    @shuaibsalim6616 Před 3 lety

    And ppl just reduce him to Iron Boy Jr...Can you do Dr Doom next from comics ??

  • @OirichEntertainment
    @OirichEntertainment Před 4 lety +2

    This is amazing. I am inspired by you. Do you have any tips on growing a video essay channel?

    • @ImplicitlyPretentious
      @ImplicitlyPretentious  Před 4 lety +1

      Thanks! And appearently the only way to grow is to do two essays a week, because the moment I stopped the growth became less than half of what it normally is

    • @OirichEntertainment
      @OirichEntertainment Před 4 lety

      Implicitly Pretentious ok. Keep that in mind. I need to start getting it out consistently. Thanks for the tip

  • @shaquillegreaves593
    @shaquillegreaves593 Před 4 lety

    Beautiful 👏🔥🔥🔥

  • @pastlife960
    @pastlife960 Před 4 lety

    YEAH IRON MAN!

  • @chengkuoklee5734
    @chengkuoklee5734 Před 4 lety

    How bout agent Coulson from Avenger 1 afterwards Agent of Shield spin-off?

    • @ImplicitlyPretentious
      @ImplicitlyPretentious  Před 4 lety

      I'd love to but editing TV shows takes so long and requires so much preparation that it would have to be way in the future :o

  • @danklord4315
    @danklord4315 Před 3 lety

    I find it weird how Peter tries to relive and redo the past instead of learn and improve from it

    • @SpFlash1523
      @SpFlash1523 Před 3 lety +3

      Peter was trying to live the simpler life of 2016-2018 where Peter just had to worry about bank robbers, car stealers, burgulars, without being seen. Instead of living in a post blip world (2023-present), where people don't know who or what to trust, a world where Peter was not only still having PTSD from almost fell thousands of feet back to earth, fighting Thanos, the Chitauri and the outriders, being in the middle of Thanos' line of fire while carrying the Infinity gauntlet, his Spidey-Sense telling him that he was going to die, but also where the person who taught him the realities of being a "superhero" and how he can overcome them, who made him a Avenger, and who basically took him out of his own trauma of his parents dying and Uncle Ben dying, when he could've done something about it but didn't, had also died. Which world would you want him to live in?

  • @JakeTylenol
    @JakeTylenol Před 4 lety +1

    I was going to avoid this video going:"Man I hate videos with titles that sound pretentious like this" then I saw your channel name and I was like:"Man, but its in his name though...."

  • @mr.lostproperty
    @mr.lostproperty Před 4 lety

    cool

  • @ericstorm6582
    @ericstorm6582 Před 3 lety +1

    Those 26 dislikes are toxic Raimi fans

  • @Reelfilms1998
    @Reelfilms1998 Před 3 lety

    I dont find them tangled like that. Tony Stark is tangled with the MCU as a whole not Spider-Man

  • @Christine-sn9mr
    @Christine-sn9mr Před 4 lety

    Peter tinggel. 😆😆😆

  • @lityfity4197
    @lityfity4197 Před 2 lety

    bruh eyah

  • @wotkomusic682
    @wotkomusic682 Před 4 lety

    what is that song in the beggining?

  • @ericstorm6582
    @ericstorm6582 Před 2 lety

    I'm gonna see what happens if I post this link on r/raimimemes

  • @ruoweilim7334
    @ruoweilim7334 Před 4 lety

    dude.......

  • @shealupkes
    @shealupkes Před 4 lety

    The contrast between Peter and Tony is simply not strong enough, I've seen the argument he's a genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist and peter is just a kid from queens but allow me to explain what those words with an abundance of syllables mean: Genius: A person who is exceptionally intelligent or creative. both peter and tony have expressed proficiency in several scientific branches, too many of which overlap, and a similar level of ingenuity. Billionaire: Definition is irrelevant it's the general idea of someone not needing to worry about making ends meet and further someone who can be excessive and not worry about it. Tony's self explanatory as he's explicitly been stated to possess billions of dollars but peter doesn't have to cut corners to make it through the day, even at the end of homecoming where they nearly had it. Playboy: A wealthy man who spends his time enjoying himself, especially one who behaves irresponsibly. Again Tony's self explanatory and we also have Peter being in the decathlon not out of obligation to anyone or to learn but for fun, who becomes iron man's lap dog not out of obligation or to learn anything but for fun, the climax of homecoming(followed by that abysmal ending) has it and most of avengers 3: the 3 hour clusterfuck almost gets it right until you notice it also happens to be the exact same time tony sets his selfish desire to have fun to save everyone so it only fuses them together more. I'm not saying that isn't the time for both of them to suddenly obtain laser focus, but it's also the only example we have of a situation peter is taking seriously and tony is not and it actually leads to conflict and the two of them being at odds. Philanthropist: A person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes. Tony's opening scene in civil war, Peter's opening scene in Far From Home, clearly doesn't matter to peter who's money it is and therefore it doesn't matter to us. They had their differences but both scenes treated the philanthropy itself like an afterthought and/or as a setting.

  • @thisguynamedmatt12
    @thisguynamedmatt12 Před 4 lety

    Imagine being so awesome that 1.7k likes to 20 dislikes, liek if u cry evr time
    brain machine go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

  • @eddymadison9655
    @eddymadison9655 Před 4 lety

    To anyone who read this comment I ask you to stay calm in a civilized manner because I have words that you may not agree with
    All I see in this version of Peter/Spidey is a fanboy who only want an approval from his favorite idol (Tony), in Homecoming Peter said he want to help the "little guys" but does he mean it ?, Vulture and Mysterio ARE the little guys who got screwed by Tony. He doesn't show any empathy especially in FFH where he let Beck die.
    And finally Edith, you know what Peter should've done after retrieving it from Beck.....he should've command it to initiate self destruct symbolizing that "he doesn't need Edith or Stark tech, he doesn't have to be like Iron Man.....he just have to be Spider Man, sure that's not what Tony want.......but that's what Peter want", imagine how mature and grown up Peter would be if that happened

    • @FlipFilms7928
      @FlipFilms7928 Před 3 lety +1

      Sorry but I have to respond,
      If you want peter to do that with Edith, he would also indirectly: Waste millions of dollars that millions of people wasted trying to built that satellite, Waste a security system that could possibly save the world in the future from other unknown outside forces in space or own the earth itself, potentially harm billions of innocent people with several truck sized chunk loads of tech falling in several cities, and directly ignore and repeat his growth in homecoming (which kinda implies that YOU don’t understand his growth in this movie).......
      If you haven’t noticed........
      NONE of that is mature or grown up

  • @M567dk
    @M567dk Před 4 lety +1

    I never liked the MCU take on Spider-Man as it takes bits away what made Spider-Man unique. By bonding him with Iron Man strongly makes him less of individual character and more of a fanboy learning the hard way of being a hero. Now one may think that is what these films are telling us, but there are elements of Spider-Man that deserves to be both shown and told no matter what the character is. Uncle Ben being one of them.

    • @dcmarvelcomicfans9458
      @dcmarvelcomicfans9458 Před 4 lety

      Well Kevin feige confirmed his third Solo movie will be a Peter Focus movie so they will explore the stuff that makes people love Spiderman since Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy.

    • @milboxr9772
      @milboxr9772 Před 3 lety

      @@dcmarvelcomicfans9458 lul and now we have doctor strange electro and other spidermen, so that was a lie

    • @FlipFilms7928
      @FlipFilms7928 Před 3 lety

      @@milboxr9772 Have you seen WandaVision? If you’ve seen it, then you definitely now than that wasn’t a lie.

  • @shanechandler1018
    @shanechandler1018 Před 3 lety

    The real spider man would have nothing to do with a cheap arm's dealer

  • @fridayyadirf2067
    @fridayyadirf2067 Před 4 lety

    ❤️🙏

  • @JoeyLever
    @JoeyLever Před 4 lety

    Literally, none of this came out of the movie...

  • @demonspitch3311
    @demonspitch3311 Před 4 lety

    He is Iron-boy .

  • @matthewkirk
    @matthewkirk Před 4 lety

    You focus so much on trauma and it's impact. I'm sure this has been asked before, but, are you okay?

  • @ryanscoffeehour6404
    @ryanscoffeehour6404 Před 4 lety

    It’s funny because the definition used is more associated with confidence. Self esteem in its self is to hold yourself to a high esteem or high self admiration. It’s a very egotistical outlook for that self esteem is unearned confidence, meanwhile confidence is earned by ability.
    Imagine asking someone “who do you admire or respect” and they reply themselves. It’s not a very good outlook that anyone should have
    Edit: I stopped watching after he said Peter was the reason for his turn around because hahaha that’s not what happened. He saw the upside down diploma and thought of something being inverted. Hence the inverted strip. That took all took away all credibility.
    Not being a dick, just a criticism. Now the constructive part: a lot of these idea have very little baring. When trying to ground the ideals of movies, into words, Don’t write what you want to see, but instead write what things are. Take in more details and pay a bit more attention to the surroundings rather than the people. There’s story in the visuals.