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Spider-man is awesome, and I enjoyed this movie quite a bit; better than the last? Hard to say; them canonizing all the previous spider-man movies was extremely awesome. One of the things I always enjoyed about spider-man was that it wasn't just superhero content, you had his personal life too. Most superheroes have uninteresting personal lives and you don't really feel their attachment to it, plus there isn't this disconnect between their superhero identity and their personal lives. Spider-man really feels like he fights two antagonists in his life: the ones against spider-man, and the hardships of his personal life. Batman always has this ridiculous forced concept of 'is he batman or bruce wayne?', but he really is only batman; Spider-man is the guy who truly has this struggle, but thankfully they don't market it as a theme. Peter Parker in this movie genuinely had serious internal struggles in this movie.
Did I mention I like spider-man?
Peter Parker is also from the working class while Bruce Wayne is a bourgeois, so naturally it’s easier to empathize with Peter Parker and it puts his purpose of being a superhero in a more positive light than wayne’s which is just beating up mentally ill people
There's a reason the most interesting and dynamic Batman story is the Court of the Owl; bougie Batman coming into conflict with the personification of Gotham's capitalist class and starting out by getting his naive ass wrecked is a far better story than Batman-Super Cop or Batman Asylum-filler
Unless it's Absolute Batman, that Bruce is absolutely great and a working class hero.
I mean Bruce Wayne isnt just upper class he is literally a billionaire with an estimated networth of about 20 billion give or take (based on averages). He Is basically a different species alltogether.
EDIT. My point is that (outside of Absolute Batman) Bruce Wayne has never been really relatable as a hero.
Absolute Batman is literally a superhuman. How is he relatable in any way. His working class credentials is like two off hand mentions of having a job.
He is relatable in the sense that he is a kickass dude and not a trillionaire. At least to me. Im LITERALLY (yes LITERALLY) EXACTLY LIKE ABSOLUTE BATMAN.
If injustice batman is at all consistent, he's a trillionaire
Big same. I completely checked out of superhero movies after endgame. But I have a soft spot for Spider-Man so I’ve still been watching his