[No spoilers] The relationship between Iron Man and Spider-Man, father, son, and apprentice is the magical touch of Marvel's third stage. Although the two characters in the comics intersect from time to time, they are far from establishing such a deep harmony in the movie world. Unique feelings.
In 2016, "Civil War", the moment Tony walked into the room of this somewhat dazed high school student for the first time, he had already written down one of the most critical decisions in "Endgame", which affected the direction of the entire Infinite Legend.
Peter was wiped out in his arms, a picture that Tony would never forget.
The inability to save Peter's guilt became the main reason why Tony finally changed his previous tough attitude. He completed the calculation of the Mobis ring, risked losing Pepper and Morgan, and returned to the Avengers team, only to have "Endgame".
Previously, "Heroes Expedition" has been considered the beginning of Marvel's fourth stage (in a sense, it can be regarded as the second easter egg), but Kevin Feige said that everyone has already watched "Endgame." , But its story is not over yet. The stories that began in "Iron Man 1" will eventually end in "Heroes Expedition".
Marvel (three stages) The Infinity Saga The Infinity Saga begins with "Iron Man 1" and finally Tony's death, which is a logical ending. The snapping fingers of Brother Marvel and the phrase "I am Iron Man" have undoubtedly become the climax of the entire legend.
However, Tony Stark is too important to the world of Marvel movies, and his legacy and legacy are too much. If you ignore these influences and rush to end this legend, although blameless, it is far from perfect. We need a more complete ending.
The end of a classic story cannot be stopped abruptly at the climax. It needs a proper ending, leaving some space to clean up and sort out the people and things that have been collided to pieces under the big event.
In other words, the audience needs more time to say goodbye.
As the postscript (or epilogue) of this eleven-year-long legendary story, "Heroes Expedition" leaves enough space for us to feel the traces of the last earth battle in detail.
For Peter, Tony's death not only means that he has lost a life mentor and a father-like friend, but more importantly, he seems to be unable to continue to be a good neighbor in the New York neighborhood.
As Nick Fury said, you little bitch went to space.
Do you want to be the next Iron Man? If you become the next Iron Man, how to face new threats that will emerge in the future? Do you want to disclose your true identity to the public? How to balance the two completely different differences between Spiderman and high school student Peter Parker identity……
These are the residual effects of "Endgame" in Peter's own personal sense. In this devastated new world, Tony became Peter's biggest fetter.
This kind of bondage between characters is one of the reasons why we like the Marvel universe. The friendship between the American team and Bucky for half a century, black widow and Hawkeye walks on the border of love and friendship. The ambiguous relationship between Thor and Loki, the (human-machine) love between Scarlet Witch and Vision, and the brother-sister relationship between Hawkeye and Scarlet Witch are all memories that we cannot give up in the infinite legend.
The friendship between Tony and Peter is also the most detailed, systematic, complete, attentive, and most successful relationship in the third stage of Marvel, second only to the US team and Bucky.
From the first acquaintance in "Civil War", the full guidance of "Return of the Heroes", the side-by-side fighting of "Infinity War" to the big bear hug of "Endgame", the relationship between Little Spider and Iron Man has been deepening (Dutch brother and Don’t have too strong a chemical reaction between Downey).
Therefore, the ubiquitous "Tony" in "Heroes Expedition" has to be said to be a fairly reasonable arrangement.
It is precisely because of this that we are able to continue to feel those familiar but gone heroes in this three-stage finale.
The mission of "Heroes Expedition" is how to let the audience continue to feel the existence of Iron Man, without overwhelming the guests, and let this young Spider-Man live in the shadow of the predecessors.
Essentially, Tony and Peter are the same kind of people.
As Peter said when they first met:
If you have my ability, but you choose to do nothing; in this way, if something bad happens, it is because of your inaction.
Tony created the illusion, signed the Sokovia Treaty, split with the US team, and went to the Titans because he felt that he had this ability and was therefore obliged to do so.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable that Tony loves this little kid.
He hopes that Peter can surpass himself and become a real superhero who stands alone.
If Tony is not dead, Peter will most likely grow into another Steel (Spider) Man. But unfortunately, Tony had already left before Peter became more mature.
But he left Peter the culmination of his life's scientific and technological creativity: Edith Intelligent System.
High-tech has always been one of the highlights of the Iron Man series that makes us crazy. As Thanos said, you (Tony) are not the only person cursed by knowledge.
From the self-made generation of steel clothes in the cave of "Iron Man 1" to the nanotechnology in "Infinity War"/"Endgame", the endless fancy equipment made us scream.
Peter is capable of taking over this huge knowledge base.
His natural geek aura allows Iron Man's technological attributes to be seamlessly grafted to him.
Whether in the comic setting (who used to work at Horizon Labs) or in the movie world (to secretly make spider webs in school), Peter has always been very proactive in designing weapons based on his mutation ability.
In "Heroes Expedition", the (a bit ugly) glasses that were once worn on Tony's face were handed over to Peter, completing the handover of the two generations of the master of Edith's intelligent system.
Unlike our expectation that "there may be a last word from the former mentor in the glasses", the Edith system did not give Peter any solace after the war. Instead, it became a new test, and he almost failed. Up.
Obviously, the people affected by Tony’s death are not limited to this little baby whom he loves to call underoos. Those forces that were once firmly suppressed by him have already begun planning at the moment of his death. To take away everything.
Guarding the mentor's legacy has become a new driving force for this young man.
The Iron Spider Armor, which first showed its edge in "Infinity War" and "Endgame" repelled alien beasts with the kill mode, did not show too much face in "Heroes Expedition" as we expected ( Otherwise, it will be too big to use).
The key to the resolution of the crisis is not Tony's legacy, but Peter's resilience and creativity as Spider-Man, and the spider-sensing that is almost forgotten by the Marvel Cinematic Universe* and is ubiquitous in comics.
The biological mutation enhancement skills and high technology represented by the re-returning spider induction have been perfectly integrated.
Peter Parker, who came from "Heroes Fargo", also successfully surpassed the previous two generations of Spider-Man and became the best version of Spider-Man in movie history so far.
He not only has the blessing of the Edith intelligent system left by Tony, but also further strengthened and used his unique spider mutation ability.
So far, the Dutch brother version of Spider-Man is no longer the Toby Maguire or Andrew Garfield version of Spider-Man, because Peter Parker is not only protecting Brooklyn or Manhattan in New York, he is already An avenger is now, and it inevitably plays a more important role in the Marvel universe, playing a key role in connecting the third and fourth stages of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (knocking on the blackboard again, remember to watch the second easter egg) .
If Peter is trying to find his own value and position in a world full of superheroes in "The Return of Heroes", "Heroes Expedition" is his attempt to re-understand this world where heroes have retreated and find himself a journey.
Peter was not eager to put aside Tony's influence, but with the spirit he left behind, preparing to open up his own Spider-Man world.
And we are finally ready to say goodbye. The third stage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has officially ended, and we can't help but wait for the official announcement of the fourth stage!
*There are shots in "Civil War" and "Infinite War"
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