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The latest big screen iteration of the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man took a lot of liberties with the source material while staying true to the heart of the character, providing a fresh take on the Wallcrawler that both die-hard fans and casual fans could enjoy.
But Spider-Man: Homecoming was also packed with iconic imagery that paid homage to the comics by Steve Ditko, John Romita, and Stan — including one scene in the climax of the film when the Vulture nearly kills his teenaged foe.
Screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein spoke with THR about including the scene where Spider-Man is nearly crushed after the Vulture caves in his lair’s ceiling on top of him, originally drawn by Ditko in Amazing Spider-Man #33.
“That allusion was something [Marvel Studios president] Kevin Feige really wanted to put into this script, because it sort of embodies the internal struggle that Peter Parker is facing throughout, where he is his own greatest enemy in some ways, to have to accept himself before he can do anything helpful for the world,” Daley said. “We have him starting the scene with such self-doubt and helplessness, in a way that you really see the kid. You feel for him. He’s screaming for help, because he doesn’t think he can do it, and then in the context of that flashback, he kind of realizes that that’s been his biggest problem. He…
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