Director: Marc Webb
Writers: James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans
It’s the age-old story of how a socially awkward high school
student gets bitten by a radioactive spider and inherits the traits of the very
same animal… well all the good ones anyway. This boy is known to the world as
Peter Parker. His long lost father’s old assistant has unfortunately turned
into a giant lizard.
I recently got into a heated debate about which of the Spidermen is better; Toby McGuire or Andrew Garfield. I personally think that Garfield is the far better than McGuire for an utter avalanche of reasons. Firstly, Garfield adopts a far more Spiderman like demeanour. He is constantly cracking jokes, which I believe is the most important thing about Spiderman. In the same vein, McGuire is the polar opposite of Garfield. He is almost the epitome of stoicism. It feels like he takes more joy in the great responsibility rather than the great power. Overall, Garfield’s portrayal of the wall crawler is far more enjoyable to watch.
Another improvement upon the pre-existing series is the improved faith to the comic books. I could just go on and on about the problems about the original series… so I will. The webs come out of his wrists, Gwen Stacy never existed, the Green Goblin was a normal guy in a metal suit and finally… Spiderman 3. All of these things have been completely reconciled in the new movie.
The one really annoying thing about this movie is that the Lizard is really a one-dimensional villain. I feel like It would have been vastly improved by having a more interesting origin story than just him injecting himself with some special serum.
I believe that the Amazing Spiderman is an improvement on the Spiderman origin story. With an improved Spiderman and less made up plot points. It is impossible for me not to recommend this movie. Mainly because most people couldn’t be bothered to see it. Well-done Marc Webb… Well done
I recently got into a heated debate about which of the Spidermen is better; Toby McGuire or Andrew Garfield. I personally think that Garfield is the far better than McGuire for an utter avalanche of reasons. Firstly, Garfield adopts a far more Spiderman like demeanour. He is constantly cracking jokes, which I believe is the most important thing about Spiderman. In the same vein, McGuire is the polar opposite of Garfield. He is almost the epitome of stoicism. It feels like he takes more joy in the great responsibility rather than the great power. Overall, Garfield’s portrayal of the wall crawler is far more enjoyable to watch.
Another improvement upon the pre-existing series is the improved faith to the comic books. I could just go on and on about the problems about the original series… so I will. The webs come out of his wrists, Gwen Stacy never existed, the Green Goblin was a normal guy in a metal suit and finally… Spiderman 3. All of these things have been completely reconciled in the new movie.
The one really annoying thing about this movie is that the Lizard is really a one-dimensional villain. I feel like It would have been vastly improved by having a more interesting origin story than just him injecting himself with some special serum.
I believe that the Amazing Spiderman is an improvement on the Spiderman origin story. With an improved Spiderman and less made up plot points. It is impossible for me not to recommend this movie. Mainly because most people couldn’t be bothered to see it. Well-done Marc Webb… Well done
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