UPDATED OPINION on SPIDER-MAN 3D (or possible, hopefully The AMAZING SPIDER-MAN)
Now that the set pictures are out, I wanted to do a small update for the new Spider-Man Film. 1sts a private choice, I will go see it, out of respect for the character, I’m a Spider-Man fan, and my brother and I saw the first Sam Raimi Spider-Man Film 6 times in theaters. So I’d feel like I’d have betrayed the character if not seeing it. Second, I’m still not excited about 27 Year Old Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man, he looks like Adult Spider-Man to me, my opinion on that is firm, but I’m willing to suspend my beliefs for the duration of 2-hours. Mainly the reason why I was ever mad was because simply it feels too soon, Spider-Man 3 came out a short while ago and Raimi had made Sony nearly 2 billion dollars on his films and I feel he should be given a certain amount of respect for that at least.
I’d be in support had it be done 10 years after 3 (or at least 7), with no possibility of Spider-Man 4 ever existing. Sony has made smart decisions though, using Gwen as the main love interest, including Parker’s Parents. But it has bad ones as well, Mainly no build up to the lizard (the first trilogy had been a bit better had Lizard replaced Sandman in 3 and I really can’t see Lizard as the type international, take over the world threat I feel is needed, but it does serve a purpose for emotional growth) Re-using high school, now I’m 18 and I’m in high school, I’m more likely to watch that on T.V. then want to see it in a movie when I pay 8.00 for the ticket, high school doesn’t interest me.
My opinions are still against the overall idea, but it can win me over, mainly things are worrying me. The rumor of the “High Tech Design” really makes me wonder how Iron Spider-esq it looks. Personally the mental image that pops into my head is a monstrous mixture of Iron Spider, Ultimate Spider, and 2099 Spider. The idea is kind of nauseating so the suit is a very big worry.
Although I'll be OK and not to ashamed at Sony if the High Tech Design looks like this:
Now about the actor himself, I don’t like the hair, it’s too long and isn’t very Parker-esq, and his hair isn’t naturally pointed out like Edward Cullen’s, it’s usually stacked up like a friggin’ Saiyan. But it doesn’t bug me much (get it? Spider-Man, Bug? Eh forget it.) The bigger thing that bugs me, is the purpose they’re making it.
Sony is masking it as a Spider-Man Film Comic Book Nerds always wanted, but the actual style of it is closer to the idea of attracting “Twilight Money” Point A.) The actor is basically new Edward, British with hair that can actually protect said actor from brain damage in motorcycle wrecks, B.) Gwen in the comics was a shy, hard studying ‘good girl’ figure, the same Twi-twits claim Bella as. C.) Parker’s wardrobe, now this is where I get into the whole glasses thing, Parker should wear glasses with fake lenses to make it look like nothing has changed, a.k.a a disguise, the difference in this story is Parker is the hot shit at the school, but will be portrayed to Gwen as Hot and Misunderstood.
They’re basically making Edward Parker, and that is what worries me most about the film. I understand to a lot of girls in between the ages of 12-40, and I’ll admit I read the first two books for my girlfriend (they’re terrible) so I understand the whole make money by imitation.
Spider-Man never really attracted many female audience members, and since a lot of them are trapped in this twi-moron celibate Mormon fantasy. So they’re basically trying to add on as much of that onto a Spider-Man film, while cloaking it to the die-hard Spider-Fans. Note, Director, not a big time guy, his only other Feature film is “500 Days of Summer” (AN A-MAZ-ING Film) Who literally did a film about relationships. Now he’s taking that skill and plastering it onto a Spider-Man Film, and using Ultimate Spider-Man as a basis for Characterization, see quote:
"Of course," Webb told MTV News when asked if he was a fan of Spider-Man. "Stan Lee, big fan ... love the 'Ultimate [Spider-Man]' stuff."
[Side-note: If it’s OK for Sony to use Ultimate Spider-Man, after they tried a “616” like Spider-Man, why isn’t it OK for Marvel to use Ultimate Nick Fury after they tried a 616 styled Nick Fury?]
Now this gives us big hints that the story is very Ultimate Esq. But enough on that, the thing I wanted to talk about was this:
We’re all aware of the [in]famous set photo revealing Andrew Garfield on set as Peter Benjamin Parker. A lot of people say things like “His Hair is too goofy” or “What’s the deal with fingerless gloves?” Personally I myself has argued the point of fingerless gloves, but the bigger point should be, It’s cold, they’re in Either L.A., NY, or Vancouver, so basically it’s cold, and yet Gwen is wearing a goddamn miniskirt! I’ve seen this hundreds of times, idiot girls and guys will wear shorts in the winter when it’s cold, and makes no sense.
Anyway, yes he needs a haircut, Mainly because if it rains (and his hair possible get’s away from its natural helmet shape, would be pretty long and weird looking), and he needs glasses as explained earlier, the glasses are for disguise, if he doesn’t want his girlfriend and friends to know he’s the same puny parker, he needs to keep something they notice about him, his glasses. Now the gloves, I just realized, this is a reboot, so the odds are he’s using mechanical web shooters, which means he needs to A.) Hide them as he might have to become Spider-Man at any minute and B.) Need’s his natural Bony Fingers to activate the web shooters as gloves are too thick and not flexible enough. So fingerless gloves, I’m sorry.
All that said, there’s a couple things that’s obvious, A) Once they release a Spider-Man Costume picture, the internet will split in half between the “I Like/Love its” and the Usual “I don’t Like/Hate its” B) Everyone will whine about there not being a Lizard Picture release, due to the fact half of you will forget they’re still filming and Ifan probably hasn’t stepped a foot onset with or without lizard make up, they’re probably going to use a combo of Cgi and Make up, so don’t expect Lizard pics any time within the next two or three months C) Hints at future Villains…
… Now here’s how I think it’ll go down, in Ultimate Spider-Man 2, Parker will get the Symbiot like he did in Ultimate Spider-Man (With Joseph Gordon Levitt possible as Venom, or just as likely lousy actor Kellen Lutz) drift away from Gwen, She’ll get Kidnapped by the Green Goblin, Green Goblin kills her in front of Spider-Man, he fights Green Goblin, decides to dump the Symbiot, or kill it with electricity. Eddie learns about this, gets Symbiot. Open Ultimate Spider-Man 3, Fight between Parker and Eddie, Eddie is believed dead, Symbiot gets into hands of Cletus Kasady we have carnage, 3 introduces Mary Jane and Parker re-falls in love. Battles Carnage with Venom’s help, end result, Venom get’s a spinoff for another 3 movies where Sony profits again, and around this time, which could be the 2020’s Comic Book Movies could end up dyeing.
Anyway, are you Not Politically Correct are You Democrat or Republican? Are you a Third Party? I’m TheGoddamnSuperman (sorry if the Joke at Frank Miller doesn’t sell as well, I mean no offense by it, just a parody) and this is my Goddamn opinion.
p.s. thanks to MTV Splash page for the Marc Webb Comment, you can find the interview at the link below.
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