Line #34 Heartwarming/SpiderManHomecoming


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8	* The opening shot depicts a [[https://www.quora.com/Michael-Keaton-Vulture-holds-a-kids-drawing-of-superheroes-in-the-beginning-of-Spider-man-Homecoming-isnt-this-the-exact-drawing-that-Tony-Stark-is-signing-when-he-has-the-panic-attack-in-Iron-Man-3 kid's drawing]] of the original Avengers standing victoriously at the end of the Chitauri Invasion. Not only are the setting and characters well-done (for a crayon drawing), but the kid even went as far as to include [[BadassNormal Hawkeye and Black Widow]], the less "popular" Avengers (at least in their world). This gives a glimpse of how the Avengers' heroism won the hearts of many people, particularly children.
9	* Tony trying to make sure Peter is a better hero than him by not making the mistakes he made and trying to avoid making him into a {{Child Soldier\|s}} like he did in ''Civil War'', having realized that it was wrong.
10	** A line of dialogue also implies that Tony knew Steve wouldn't have been a danger for Peter. And, if you remember, in Civil War Tony gave him suggestion to fight Steve specifically. Despite everything, Tony made sure to keep the risk to the minimum.
11	** Tony outright encourages him to be a [[MythologyGag friendly neighborhood Spider-Man]], in other words keep fighting for the little guy and don't be blinded by the celebrity of superheroics.
12	*** Also that scene has Tony mentioning the woman who Peter helped, that bought him a churro earlier in the movie, proving that he listens to all those messages Peter leaves Happy.
13	* After Tony remotely saves Peter via his empty armor, he notes he designed everything in Peter’s suit to include a heater which he then activates to ward off Peter getting cold from being wet. It’s a throwaway moment but it’s likely Tony even bothered to put it in the suit to prevent Peter from freezing after Tony’s experience freezing in the snow when his armor failed and crashed mid flight in ''Film/IronMan3''.
14	** Heck, just Tony trying to be a nice man in general. He tries to be a better father figure for the young hero than Tony's own father. He doesn't let what happened in ''Civil War'' stopped him from trying to rebuild The Avengers by remodeling the Avengers Facility. But the most heartwarming of all is that he and Pepper manage to get back together again in the ending.
15	*** Even better. Since Peter refused the invitation into the Avengers (he convinces himself into thinking it was just a test) Pepper chews out Tony and Happy since now they don't have any big news for the reporters to whom they've announced they have big news. So what do they come up with? Tony asking Happy for the engagement ring he's been holding onto since 2008 so Tony can propose to Pepper, who just smiles and kisses him.
16	*** Happy states that he's been holding onto the ring since 2008, when the first Film/IronMan was released. This reveals that Happy has been convinced they would get married since then (when they weren't even officially together).
17	*** Pepper is not the only one who returns. We get to see Dum-E again!
18	*** A small but important moment: in the throwaway line by Happy, it's revealed that Tony has possession of Thor's belt and been working on a ''new shield for Captain America'' - a probable sign that Tony has forgiven Steve and expects to see him again soon. After Civil War, Tony has Steve's shield. Therefore there are only two possible reasons for making a new one: find a way to give it to Steve, or give the new one to the replacement and keep the original one for Steve.
19	* It's quite sweet that, despite being in possession of abilities most 15-year olds would give their eye teeth for, Peter genuinely enjoys hanging around with Ned and building LEGO models with him. You'd expect him to blow off someone like Ned in favour of doing something to increase his standing at school - certainly he has both the physical and intellectual capability. But no; Spider-Man or not, Ned and Peter are TrueCompanions.
20	** When Ned finds out about Peter's SecretIdentity in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7FV87ocmwM this clip]], a comment noted:
21	--> "Peter didn't sense that Ned was in the room since there was basically no Danger. It was just his friend building their Lego Death Star."
22	* Peter's science classroom has a pictures of various famous scientists that follows the FamousFamousFictional trope, and has a picture of Bruce Banner prominently displayed alongside other renowned scientists like Darwin, Einstein, Tesla, and Newton. It's nice to know that despite all the fear the public has towards the Hulk, it doesn't change the fact that the scientific community still views Dr. Bruce Banner as one of the greatest minds in the world. Especially since, most continuities have his reputation ruined and the scientific community's esteem for him very low because of the Hulk. Plus, it's revealed Mr. Harrington was indeed the same Culver University student that Bruce befriended over pizza for the latter to gain access to the computers in ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'', so much like how Principal Morita allowed the Captain America [=PSA=]s to run in his classes out of gratitude for Cap rescuing his grandfather Jim's life on the battlefield, he could have in part pushed to have Bruce's picture featured in the school classroom he teaches at for students to look up to for his intellect in memory of their friendship when he was still a student himself.
23	* The mural in Peter's school has not only Howard Stark on it, but Dr. Abraham Erskine, the man who created the Super Soldier serum that turned Steve Rogers into Captain America. It's a nice tribute to a man who didn't seem to get much recognition for his work.
24	* In ''Civil War'', Spidey is rarely glimpsed in his homemade costume except in blurry [=YouTube=] videos and he tries to hide his primitive costume and web-shooters from Tony. Here, Spidey works ''way'' more openly. The costume Tony built for him was a huge boost to the kid's confidence.
25	* When Peter is down, May tells her nephew to not hold the whole world on his shoulders, showing that while she's YoungerAndHipper than most cinematic versions of May, this one is still the rock for Spider-Man himself when he needs it.
26	* Spidey helping an elderly woman who in return buys him food.
27	** This and the guy cheering for Spider-Man both hint that in this universe full of superheroes, people are much kinder towards Spider-Man and actually appreciate him more.
28	** This line from school news program "Show your spider-spirit" and Peter smiling as he listens.
29	* This [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky-9y0wu0uI clip]] of May and Peter showing that the strong bond and relationship between May and Peter, despite the YoungerAndHipper, approach is still there.
30	** Peter joking with May about the chef having a crush on May is also heartwarming when you take into account that Uncle Ben's death has probably not been that long ago, and yet Peter seems perfectly fine with his Aunt moving on and dating.
31	** The clip also suggests that Peter may get a lot of his snark from her, as she runs through several Larb jokes in order to get a reaction out of Peter.
32	* During the ShoutOut to ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'', Peter lands in a backyard where he is greeted by a dog who's happy to see him. He promises to come back and play with him and throws him a ball. It's a pretty cute moment.
33	* Ned keeps fanboying over Peter throughout the entire events of the movie and even when Peter keeps bailing out on him and his classmates, he sticks by him. He even gets to be his "man in the chair" at the end of the movie and saves him from the Shocker. It is especially heartwarming since the "Stark Internship" seems to cause some subtle tension between Peter and Ned before Ned finds out.
34	* During Peter's video diary of the events of ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', we get to see the moment when he gets the Spider-Man suit. Peter is speechless when Happy tells him the suit is his and tells the camera this is the greatest day of his life.
35	* Peter bonding with his suit's A.I. which he dubs Karen. Much like Tony and JARVIS the two manage to have a close relationship. Unlike JARVIS, Karen is much more encouraging and even tries to help Peter with his love life. All this makes it sadder when Tony takes the suit away, and even more heartwarming when Tony gives it back.
36	** In a bit of Fridge Heartwarming, Karen didn't have a name at first, suggesting that Tony wanted Peter to name her.
37	** It's also nice when you realize that Tony programmed the A.I. so it would be gentle and understanding to Peter. He wanted to make sure the kid had emotional support, rather than snark like JARVIS.
38	* When Michelle is called by her full name, she responds with this;
39	-->'''Michelle:''' My friends call me MJ.\
40	'''Ned:''' You said you don't have any friends.\
41	'''Michelle:''' I ''didn't''.
42	** This is especially meaningful in hindsight; when the incident at the Washington monument kicks off, her first reaction is to yell ''"my friends are up there!"'', while clearly terrified for their safety.
43	** When Michelle wins the academic decathlon, everyone on the team leans in and hugs her, and a very pleased smile crosses her face. For the first time in the movie, and maybe in her high school career, she seems to be happy.
44	* Peter's decision to ditch the dance and go after the Vulture. Bear in mind, Toomes had effectively [[LastChanceToQuit given him an out]], saying he'd leave Peter alone so long as Peter didn't antagonize him. Heck, he doesn't even really have any personal stakes in the matter. However, Peter doesn't hesitate to get into his spider suit (the cheaply made, no gadgets spider suit) and take the fight to him immediately, for no reason other than because it's the right thing to do.
45	** It's not made explicit note of, but at no point in the movie is there a scene where Peter is even ''tempted'' to ignore danger or blow off being Spider-Man to go have fun with his friends and be a teenager, even when he wants to. While we never met Ben, [[ComesGreatResponsibility his lesson about responsibility is keenly remembered]].
46	* Peter saving Toomes in the end, it's exactly what you'd expect from Spider-Man and it doesn't go unrewarded, either. Later in prison, when Gargan (who got sent to prison after the ferry sale went wrong) suggests using his contacts to punish Peter since Toomes apparently knows his identity, Toomes just lies that if he did know who Spider-Man was, he'd already be dead, keeping Peter's identity and life safe.
47	** That scene is just the epitome of what makes him Spider-Man. He's gotten the shit beaten out of him by Toomes multiple times, Toomes has made it clear that he would gleefully kill him if he needs to, and in fact the only reason he ''doesn't'' is because he's distracted by one of the shipping boxes. And yet Peter fights to his last breath to prevent him from dying, [[SelfDisposingVillain even if it's by his own stupidity and greed.]]
48	-->'''Peter:''' I'm trying to save you!
49	** After Toomes realizes Peter's spared him, genuinely surprised, the next we see him is Peter having left him webbed-up for the police with a playful note. Even ''Toomes'' is smiling when he's found.
50	* Adrian Toomes, himself a ruthless arms dealer, giving Peter every opportunity to walk away. Mostly because he saved Liz from danger, but also because Peter is someone's kid and as a parent he knows the fear of losing a child. Plus, he actually likes Peter and thinks he's a good kid.
51	* Even if the reason given is "bureaucratic slowness", it's nice that even people who know Captain America is a fugitive still appreciate the role model he became enough to continue showing his [=PSAs=]. Peter's principal is the IdenticalGrandson of Cap's pal Jim Morita, and even has a picture of Gramps in his office.
52	* Crossing over with {{Tearjerker}}, as Liz is leaving Midtown Science with her mom before moving to Oregon, Betty is seen giving her a hug goodbye, showing that she stuck by her friend after her father was exposed as a criminal.
53	* When Peter apologizes to Liz for standing her up, she admits it was a crappy thing of him to do but merely wishes him luck with his issues, showing the audience, and Peter, that she trusts that [[SecretIdentity whatever]] is causing him to act so strangely, it must be serious. She had every reason to chew him out, but shows mercy after saying she's moving to Oregon with her mom, and hopes that he eventually sorts out his life.
54	* In the end Peter opts not to join the Avengers just yet, in favor of continuing to be the Friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Protector of the little guy. This is the Peter Parker we all know and love.
55	** Just after this, we get one from Happy. He had spent the entire movie barely tolerating Peter and ignoring him, but at the end he turns to Tony and comments that Peter is a good kid.
56	** While Tony is clearly disappointed that Peter turned down a spot on the Avengers, Peter's decision did encourage him to make a different announcement to the reporters waiting. He asks Pepper to marry him, with the ring he's had Happy carry around since 2008.
57	** His casual mentioning of Vision shows that despite him inadvertently crippled Rhodey in ''Civil War'', he has not held a grudge against him for doing that and still sees him as a valuable member of the team.
58	** Really the wringer Tony's been through since ''The Avengers'' finally giving him a break. He almost got doomed to die alone in space, which left him with crippling PTSD, then he unleashes a sentient AI bent on killing off humanity. His obsession with making things right in the aftermath ruins his relationship with Pepper and drives him to sign the Sokovia Accords, something that only accomplishes tarnishing his friendship with Captain America and branding the rest of the Avengers fugitives. After years of going through all of that he finally has something work in his favor; the guy's earned it.
59	* At the end of the ''Civil War'' video diary sequence, Stark tells Peter not to stress Happy out too much, citing his coronary readings. It's sweet that Tony is still concerned for his friend's continued health this long after Happy was nearly killed in ''Film/IronMan3''.
60	* Spider-Man drops everything, including the bank robbers, when Mr. Delmar's Deli is damaged in the crossfire. He even makes sure he saves the cat. ''This'' is the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man we all know and love.
61	* When May is starting a lecture about Peter sneaking out all the time, she sees how devastated he is over "losing the Stark internship" and promptly stops lecturing to comfort him instead.
62	* It's nice to see that after all of his complaints towards it, Tony ended up piecing [[Film/IronMan3 the Mark 42]] back together.
63	* Credit to Ms. Hoag for being rather forgiving of Toomes punching the Damage Control guy that was being unnecessarily antagonistic, even though she probably could have had Toomes arrested if she wanted to.
64	* Peter going over to pat Mr. Delmar's cat Murph/Marv is a small one.
65	* The fact that Tony can cite several of Peter's previous interactions with civilians when advising him to stay a "friendly neighborhood Spider-Man" shows that for all his clear frustrations with the situation, Happy did take the time to listen to Peter's messages and then pass them onto Tony.
66	* Peter gets a date to homecoming. Cut to him sliding sideways into view of a doorway from insufficient friction with the words "May, I need your help." Funny, yes, but also absolutely beautiful. Peter's been spending Bor knows how long keeping his Spider-life a secret. The ''second'' he has a problem that Aunt May '''can''' help him with, he jumps on the opportunity to ask her for help.
67	** May then proceeds to prep him for Homecoming, tie-tying, dancing, how to talk to his date, etc.
68	* Peter's reunion with Tony at the end. Even though Tony admits that Peter had it coming and that it was a ToughLove thing, he apologizes for taking Peter's suit. And later, Peter finds a paper bag on his bed with "This belongs to you - T.S." scribbled on it. Take a wild guess what's inside.
69	* The subtle ShipTease between Peter and Michelle becomes all the sweeter when we learn her initials--MJ.

Context Heartwarming / SpiderManHomecoming