'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' Review | Fun, Simple, and Offensive to Snowflakes
In the animated Disney+ show, Peter Parker (Hudson Thames) struggles to balance high school with fighting crime as Spider-Man.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man begins with a swinging classic refrain before the rap and hip-hop infused beats of "Neighbor Like Me" adrenalizes the comic-styled credits. This change sets the tone for a revisionist origin story that will likely ruffle snowflake feathers. I loathe to bring this topic up again in a Disney/Marvel review, but the animated series does focus on diverse and inclusive characters in an urban setting. Those who foam at the mouth at the sight of a Black Norman and Harry Osborne should probably steer clear. Everyone else will enjoy the refreshing old school animation, serialized plot, and a whopper finale that's far more clever than expected.
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