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Spider-man. If you’re a member of today’s youth, upon whose childhood Disney’s film franchises could feasibly claim an executive producer credit, the name probably evokes images of Tom Holland. Spider-man in his most recent iteration was part of an established brand before he even thwipped his first web in Captain America: Civil War, and his further appearances in Avengers movies as well as his own trilogy of smash-hit films have only thrust the character to greater heights. For the cranky, miserable old men of the audience (hello, Magellans), however, Spider-man evokes a much different set of sights and sounds. Actors who look like they’re at least thirty trying to play high school students. Fight scenes with hilariously obvious wire work. Special effects that we could have sworn were photo-realistic when we first saw them. And one of the most s ... 

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