DIRECTOR'S CUT: SPIDER-MAN (Tom Holland): Psychology of a Hero
Added 2022-09-21 14:16:13 +0000 UTCHow much responsibility is too much? How do you face challenges in the wake of loss?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright take a look at the coming of age story of Tom Holland's Spider-Man. As he faces the massive pressure from Tony Stark and the Avengers to help save the world, then loses mentor after mentor (some to death and some because they lose his respect), he makes mistakes and succumbs to feelings of anger and revenge. But, we see how good friends and mentors can help us through grief and struggles, and how Peter Parker steps into the role of a leader. And we cry, a lot.
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One of the things I loved about Tom Holland's spiderman movies was that we get a different version of spiderman. A scared kid, with a strong moral compass, who doesn't have the arrogance that the other heroes in his universe have. The reason he stood out within the MCU was that he knew his decisions would probably not be the best possible ones. He knows he has to learn a lot, which is how many of us also feel. I think I have the tools to do some good but I do not trust my judgement to be able to find the way.
NotASong
2025-03-02 07:05:31 +0000 UTC
