The issue with those two, to me, is that they were very clearly actors (both in their late-20s by the time of their first appearance as the character) pretending to be teens. And just the way he acts, with the energetic introductory minutes when he's filming his meeting Tony Stark and then filming the airport battle, it just feels far more authentic than Tobey and Andrew's portrayal. So, to me, he can believably play a teen. Tom is a very young man, he's 22, but he's got a very youthful appearance and his voice definitely helps him. And that is the fact that he actually feels like a teenager in high-school. But the reason I feel that Tom Holland is already the best Spider-Man is for one reason and one reason only. Then again, Tobey had some cringe-worthy scenes in the original trilogy. I'm not saying that Toby and Andrew did a poor job, far from it.
Tobey Maguire will, probably, always be the most associated with the character and Andrew Garfield, really, probably won't be remembered as well. Having said all of that, though, and this might be a controversial statement to some, but I feel that Tom Holland is already the best out of the three actors who have played Spider-Man in films, at least since 2002. And, of course, with Civil War and Infinity War, they did just that. But I've always been interested in following the franchise and now that Marvel Studios has reached a deal where they share the film rights to the character with Sony, they can finally introduce him to their larger universe. Obviously that fandom has dissipated since I, say, turned 13. Regardless, I'd still say that, as a kid, I was a Spider-Man fan. To say that Venom was a disappointment is an understatement, given that his appearance was very limited, like as in only left for the 3rd act instead of having him run roughshod as the main villain, forgetting all the nonsense with Sandman and all the other bullshit in that movie. It's the worst of the franchise and, I'm sure, to some people, one of the worst major superhero movies of all time.
Of course, we all know how Spider-Man 3 turned out. That's why, when Spider-Man 3 (and this is back when Tobey Maguire was still Spider-Man) announced that Venom would be (what I assumed to be) the main villain of the film, the little kid in me was chomping at the bit. And, really, if I'm being honest, I liked Venom more than Spider-Man. Of course, I'd have to say that it trailed behind the Terminator, X-Men, Batman, TMNT, and Power Rangers of the world. It should be noted that, out of everything that I loved as a child, Spider-Man was one of those. At the end, Peter doesn't notice Aunt May standing behind him as he removes his mask and she yells "What the f-" before we cut to credits. They seem to nail the cliffhanger endings in these latest Spider-Man films as well. That "flashback' scene where you see the epic airport battle through Peter's camera is such a great tie-in. Sony was SOOOOO smart making a deal with Marvel. The soundtrack is also a banger - ever since Guardians of the Galaxy, they seem to have learned that adding great tunes elevates a movie. Gruff and no-bullshit, that scene where he realizes Peter Parker is Spider-Man in the car while driving him with his daughter to Homecoming is just so intense and priceless. Michael Keaton stands out as a great villain. Who would've thought that Jon Favreau after helping kickstart the MCU would bring such levity as a side character. And his interchanges with Happy are fabulous. Holland just embodies the giddiness of a teenager who is torn between doing good things, playing with his powers, and those hard crushes you get at that age. Apparently it was an epic audition session between RDJ and Holland and you could see that chemistry between them when Peter Parker is first introduced in Captain America Civil War. It's not clear who really cast Tom Holland - Kevin Feige/Amy Pascal, the Russo Brothers and possibly even Robert Downey Jr.
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