Sunday, July 8, 2012

The Amazing Spider-man - Do you have any idea what you really are?

And they say that hero can save us, I'm not...wait, wrong movie. Sorry about that. Spider-Man, what can I say, Amazing, Spectacular, Fantastic, Ultimate, all of these describe him funny enough. The stars of The Amazing Spider-Man were Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, and Denis Leary. The director was Marc Webb...Webb, HA! He also did (500) Days of Summer and a slew of musical documentaries. This is the supposed untold story of Peter Parker and what happened with his parents. Well this plot wasn't necessarily tackled as much as it probably should have. There was a major diversion, but this diversion was nice and very welcoming. I had a smile on my face the entire time this movie was playing. It wasn't the exact story that I know, but it was still Fantastic. Andrew Garfield captured Peter Parker/Spider-Man almost perfectly, his action stunts and comedic taunts didn't miss a beat, and outside the costume he played the distant and nerdy boy with Amazing accuracy. The story was fun, the actors did very well, and the best part was that the spider costume wasn't always in CG like the last batch of fuck ups. With all of this going for it, hopefully this franchise can prove to be as Spectacular as it promises to be. I hated the idea of another Spider-Man, starting the story over, reintroducing the characters. It all seemed stupid. But I was wrong, thankfully I was very wrong. This was refreshing, with the last Spider-Man fiasco this was needed, redemption was sorely needed after Tobey FuckHead Maguire drug the Spider-Man name through the mud. As the franchise continues I hope that the ball isn't dropped and this becomes the Ultimate Spider-Man that our movie world needs. In the Marvel universe there are Gods, Titans, creatures that can swallow worlds whole, there are villains that command worlds of armies, heavy hitting hero's, The Avengers, X-men, I can go on and on. It is said by his peers, his enemies, and his readers, and now I will say it. Spider-Man is truly the greatest hero of all time, and I believe this movie captured a little bit of that. Despite the plot disruption, I give The Amazing Spider-Man a 4 out of 4. With good people there comes the ability to help others who need it. With good, comes the moral responsibility to do so. 

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