Contrary to the title of this post, the movie I'm reviewing today is technically called The Amazing Spider-man 2, though it isn't amazing really in too many ways. I never enjoyed the Sam Raimi Spider-man movies for their lack of respect to the source material, uninteresting story lines, and the fact that Tobey Maguire doesn't look like a believable teenager, so I actually liked this better than any of the old ones, but I still didn't like many aspects of it. The first movie in the series was a great fresh start for the character of Spider-man, and I had really high hopes for this one, until I realized how overcrowded it was with villains, and how it took away all the mystery from the story of the first one. I really loved Electro for his creepy voice and look, as well as green goblin for being quite scary and slightly more like the comic book version of the character. I wish I felt the same way about Rhino, who was added into the script for absolutely no reason besides attracting more people to see the movie. Marc Webb is a good director, it definitely wasn't his fault that his movie felt like nothing but a big-budget cash in on a polar character. Sony tried to milk all the money possible out of the franchise, so they made Webb include too many villains to attract an audience. I will say, there's one moment that made me almost cry in the end. some major spoilers ahead........
When Gwen Stacy died, I wasn't exactly surprised. I totally saw it coming, as many did, but I was still shocked. Webb perfectly recreated the effect of the comic in which she died, and it really got to me. Another one of the things I disliked about the old Spider-man movies was that Peter Parker and his girlfriend, Mary Jane had no chemistry at all. They were always fighting, and being awful to each other. Over the three movies, Mary cheated on him twice, which is totally uncool. She even got engaged to one of the guys she cheated on Peter with, then was awful to him too, leaving him at the altar to go back to Peter. In The Amazing Spider-man, and it's sequel, Peter and Gwen are really good to each other, and you can tell they care about each other. The audience cared about Gwen just as much as Peter because she completed him, she didn't just act as an annoying lady following him around and causing him trouble. When she died, it actually meant something. I bet if Mary Jane died in her second movie, I would just shrug it off and continue with my day after the movie had ended. So yes, it may seem like I'm raving about the movie for just this one scene, and I kind of am, but unless you saw and liked the first Amazing Spider-man, you probably won't care for this as much as I do. I can't give this a grade because it really depends on the viewer.
When Gwen Stacy died, I wasn't exactly surprised. I totally saw it coming, as many did, but I was still shocked. Webb perfectly recreated the effect of the comic in which she died, and it really got to me. Another one of the things I disliked about the old Spider-man movies was that Peter Parker and his girlfriend, Mary Jane had no chemistry at all. They were always fighting, and being awful to each other. Over the three movies, Mary cheated on him twice, which is totally uncool. She even got engaged to one of the guys she cheated on Peter with, then was awful to him too, leaving him at the altar to go back to Peter. In The Amazing Spider-man, and it's sequel, Peter and Gwen are really good to each other, and you can tell they care about each other. The audience cared about Gwen just as much as Peter because she completed him, she didn't just act as an annoying lady following him around and causing him trouble. When she died, it actually meant something. I bet if Mary Jane died in her second movie, I would just shrug it off and continue with my day after the movie had ended. So yes, it may seem like I'm raving about the movie for just this one scene, and I kind of am, but unless you saw and liked the first Amazing Spider-man, you probably won't care for this as much as I do. I can't give this a grade because it really depends on the viewer.
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