Similarities between the Man Of Steel and The Amazing Spider-Man.
Hello guys, I'm back! The title says it all! I'm here to tell you the similarities I see between the Man Of Steel and The Amazing Spider-Man!
So let's get started!
THE VILLAIN -
We feel sorry for them: Zod and Lizard are both trying to reach a goal for the better of humanity/their people. Lizard's would be: "a world without weakness" - to live longer, better, stronger, to eliminate the aspects that make us 'out casts;' he mainly creates the serum because he has sympathy for, not only himself, but others with disabilities, too.
Zod: Bring Krypton back to life because he cares about his people.
In the end, we feel sorry for them because their goals were for a good cause, they just didn't realize the consequences. Zod didn't care about earth because his home was Krypton, the Lizard didn't care about the aftermath of everyone becoming giant lizards because he could only see people, like himself, having no weakness.
LOVE INTEREST -
Both Gwen and Lois are not your typical 'damsels in distress.' They're obviously capable of taking care of themselves. They stand up to bullies, fight when they can, and help the hero out. Although, sometimes they're a little too independent. The hero always has to save the girl. Basic superherology (Yup, I just made up a word!). Both relationships are fast paced, too.
BACK STORY -
We spend quite a long time with both hero's history and how certain events led them to where they are now. Examples: Peter can remember the night his parent's left him with Aunt May and Uncle Ben, which causes him to recognize Richard's old suit case. From there on, it's like a chain reaction. The same with Superman, at the age of 8 (or however old he was) he suddenly learns that he has insane/super sonic hearing. After all this takes place, his powers slowly start to progress, much like a chain reaction, which make questions start to pop up: "Why am I different? Why do I have these powers?"
UNSURE OF POWERS -
There are several scenes where we see Peter testing his strength and agility. A lot like Peter, Clark is unsure of his abilities, therefore, he's somewhat weaker against enemies. The first fight scene between him and Faora, for example: Superman is slower than usual and almost holding back, because he hasn't had time to practice aim, how much force to use, etc. He isn't sure how much to use. But Peter spent time experiencing with his powers before he took on the Lizard (you could say he practiced on the car thief with his aim and web-shooters). Another thing I find similar: Peter immediate jumps onto the internet for answers while Clark has been searching and wondering his whole life about his abilities, and when he finally gets the information he needs from his father and has the suit on, he uses flight to the best of his ability for the first time! Because he realizes that now's the time to embrace these gifts! Understand me, guys?
GROWTH -
Both characters go through a very large amount of development. Between getting girlfriends, making enemies, and discovering things that make them who they are, there is a lot of growth going on in these two movies.
And lastly, DESPERATION:
People are probably going to disagree with me on this, but I don't care...never have. Both Spider-Man and Superman do something that goes against what they stand for. Spider-Man breaks Captain Stacy's promise which makes him less responsible, and Superman kills. I have no problem with either, personally, because it proves that they're both human (you can't say that Clark isn't, he was raised as a Kansas boy) and relatable. Peter has been through Hell. Real, blistering Hell. All his life he has dwelt with his parent's abandoning him at a young age. He witnessed the death of his Uncle, the only father he's ever had, right after having an ugly argument with him. And then he watches in horror as his girlfriend's father dies. Peter is desperate for peace and he just can't give up the one source of happiness he has. She was there when Ben died, and he cherishes that. He tries to keep the promise, because he knows being Spider-Man will put her in danger, but at the same time sees how hurt she is, too. Does Peter let he and Gwen both suffer? No, even though it is irresponsible to break a dying man's promise. Zod is almost a duplicate of Superman. What other choice did he have? He met desperation and acted on it. Again I say, what other choice was there? Yes, he could have easily flew up with him or dashed them both backwards away from the family in danger, but Superman still would have reached a point where he had to do something (and wasn't that portal closed?) to stop Zod. Superman regretted killing him. He let out an epic scream (which is funny because Spider-Man did the same thing when Captain Stacy died). Peter doesn't know it yet, but he'll regret breaking the promise, which will lead us to one of the most memorable Spider-Man stories of all time...
I'm not saying Man Of Steel is copying The Amazing Spider-Man (some of you might think this whole article is a load of BS and I have no idea what I'm talking about), but in the end, it doesn't really matter to me. Both are great movies. I have a soft spot for origin tales, and I think both did wonderful. Peace out, guys! I hope I made some sense...