Spider-Man Homecoming Line Endures as Best MCU Quote Nine Years Later

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has had some pretty iconic quotes throughout its nearly 20 year run. Whether that is in an Avengers movie where all our heroes are together or a standalone film, the quotes they say give fans a lot of insight into who these characters are. And there are characters that fans love more than others. One of those such characters is Peter Parker. Introduced in Captain America: Civil War, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man stole the hearts of Marvel fans everywhere and led to one of the most perfect lines for the character of Spidey.

Spider-Man has had some great moments throughout comics and even into his live-action adaptations. And while many quotes are famous within Spider-Man’s lore, like Uncle Ben’s or Aunt May’s with great power comes great responsibility, there is a difference in what Peter himself actually has to say. Peter B. Parker played by Jake Johnson in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has a great quote with you won’t. It’s a leap of faith. That’s all it is, Miles. A leap of faith. But when it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Holland’s Peter has a quote that hits more at your heart strings.

In Spider-Man: Homecoming, the line that really sets the tone for Peter’s entire arc in the MCU is simple yet effective. Come on, Peter. Come on, Spider-Man. Come on, Spider-Man. Peter is staring at his own reflection, willing himself to do what seems impossible and lift himself out of the literal rubble to go and save those in need. It is after the Vulture played by Michael Keaton has taken everything from Peter and Tony Stark played by Robert Downey Jr. took his high-tech suit away from him. When Peter all but destroys a Staten Island Ferry and gets in a fight with Tony, Stark takes the suit from him. When Peter says he needs it, Tony says if you’re nothing without the suit, you shouldn’t have it. It leads to Peter returning to his sweatshirt suit and this moment where he’s trying to remind himself who Spider-Man really is.

Peter Parker Will Always Be a Fighter, Meaning So Is Spider-Man

Part of what makes Spider-Man: Homecoming such a good Spider-Man movie is rooted in this scene. For so many of us, this was the first time that Peter Parker felt like a teenager with the weight of New York on his shoulders. Prior to this film, both Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield were 26 or 27 years old playing high school aged Peter Parker. When Holland joined the MCU, he was 19 years old. So with Homecoming, he felt like a young kid learning what it meant to be a hero. The line come on, Spider-Man means more than just Spidey fighting through the odds though.

The character of Peter Parker never gives up, that’s part of what makes him a beautifully tragic hero. He is often sad and alone but he fights through it to be the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man that Queens and New York as a whole needs. Watching a 15 year-old Peter Parker tell himself to fight back is incredibly emotional because this is the first time we’re seeing this character do that as Holland is playing him. And it shows that Spider-Man will always push on even when a literal ceiling is dropped on him.

While yes, there are other Spider-Man quotes that are important to his lore, this sets the tone for the rest of his moments throughout the MCU. When Peter tells Tony that we won at the end of Avengers: Endgame, it is rooted in his need to prove to himself and Mr. Stark that he was made to be a hero. Even the funny moments within No Way Home where all of the Spider-Men are together come back to this idea that Peter is always going to pick himself back up. And none of that would hit as hard if we didn’t have a young Peter looking at his own reflection and telling himself to keep going.

Peter Parker will always be a funny and sarcastic guy but when he does have moments of clarity and sincerity, he will break your heart. And that’s what makes him the best.

Source: Polygon