Andrew Garfield On The State Of Superhero Movies And THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2's Ending
Everyone seems to be talking about the future of superhero movies these days, and now former Peter Parker Andrew Garfield has weighed in on the subject with some very interesting thoughts on where they're going. He also reveals his surprising role in The Amazing Spider-Man 2's ending...
Andrew Garfield hasn't been able to escape questions about Spider-Man during the junket circuit for his new movie 99 Homes, and when MTV caught up with the actor recently, they asked how his feelings towards superhero movies have changed since he starred in The Amazing Spider-Man and its critically panned sequel. "From a storytelling perspective, my perspective has shifted a lot. I mean, I got to be Spider-Man. I was Spider-Man. And as I get older, you think, ’What would I show my kids?’ There may be some dangers about the one man coming and saving humanity." The British actor is apparently referencing Steven Spielberg's recent comments there, and went on to express his concerns with the way the genre is taking over cinema. "It kind of abdicates the rest of us of responsibility," he added. "We have had great figures in the history of time — I think of Gandhi, and John Lennon, and Martin Luther King, whoever you want to name. These great, progressive movements… But they’re movements. There just happens to be one person who is the face. That person is a community, and that person is bringing their gifts into the community. The idea that the world is going to be saved by one man, one woman, is a fallacy." Er, ok then.
Moving on, and Garfield revealed that the ending of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was actually his idea. It's hard to say why he's want to admit to that, and it likely says a lot about what a mess the sequel was that the lead actor was able to pitch the ending (did it not have one in the script?). However, his take on it is still pretty interesting. "That was one of my favorite parts of the film, and it was my idea," he reveals. "I felt the film was missing me as a seven-year-old. All of us as a seven-year-old, being inspired, and given the strength to be who we are, we can step into fear and be courageous in our own lives. I feel a little bit egotistical mentioning it was my idea. But it’s one of the things I’m really proud of." What do you guys think about his comments?
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