The Official ASM THEATRICAL TRAILER Thread!

[Godzilla2014]

Originally Posted by Troy_Parker

It's not a retelling of the first movie.

It's a retelling of the origin.

And yes, Ben will die.

Of course Uncle Ben is going to die. That's a given with Spider-Man's origin. I'd say it's even more important than the spider bite.

[Troy_Parker]

Well...

I'd say that's equally important.

No spider bite, no Spider-Man.

Without it he'd just be...Man.

Do you want to see Man the movie? :P

[spideyguy16]

Agreed.

[Spider-ManHero12]

Originally Posted by Godzilla2014

Of course Uncle Ben is going to die. That's a given with Spider-Man's origin. I'd say it's even more important than the spider bite.

Agreed.

[Godzilla2014]

Originally Posted by Troy_Parker

Well...

I'd say that's equally important.

No spider bite, no Spider-Man.

Without it he'd just be...Man.

Do you want to see Man the movie? :P

I'm talking about as far as what is most important to show in a telling of the origin. I'm more interested in the why than the how. Uncle Ben's death is Spider-Man's raison d'être. Without Uncle Ben's death, Spider-Man wouldn't be a crimefighter.

[spideyguy16]

Parle francais?

[Troy_Parker]

Originally Posted by Godzilla2014

I'm talking about as far as what is most important to show in a telling of the origin. I'm more interested in the why than the how. Uncle Ben's death is Spider-Man's raison d'être. Without Uncle Ben's death, Spider-Man wouldn't be a crimefighter.

Meh.

They're still equally important.

One is the reason why he does what he does, another is the explanation of how he has the ability to do what he does.

[Godzilla2014]

Originally Posted by spideyguy16

Parle francais?

Quid?

[VenomSpawn]

Originally Posted by spideyguy16

Parle francais?

Non. Non.

[Spider-ManHero12]

Originally Posted by Godzilla2014

I'm talking about as far as what is most important to show in a telling of the origin. I'm more interested in the why than the how. Uncle Ben's death is Spider-Man's raison d'être. Without Uncle Ben's death, Spider-Man wouldn't be a crimefighter.

Very true. It's what made Spider-Man who he was. If it wasn't for that, he'd just have the powers, and that's it.

[spideyguy16]

Originally Posted by Godzilla2014

Quid?

*nods head and smiles like an idiot because I don't know what that means*

[Godzilla2014]

Originally Posted by Spider-ManHero12

Very true. It's what made Spider-Man who he was. If it wasn't for that, he'd just have the powers, and that's it.

Agreed. I'm more interested in seeing why Peter Parker fights crime. How he got his powers is much less important. The former deals with Peter Parker as a character, the latter doesn't really add anything to the character in and of himself.

Originally Posted by spideyguy16

*nods head and smiles like an idiot because I don't know what that means*

"What?"

[Spider-ManHero12]

Originally Posted by Godzilla2014

Agreed. I'm more interested in seeing why Peter Parker fights crime. How he got his powers is much less important. The former deals with Peter Parker as a character, the latter doesn't really add anything to the character in and of himself.

Good point.

[Spiderman6592]

If you're going to show Uncle Ben's death, you might as well show the bite. They happen within days/weeks of each other.

[Godzilla2014]

If I had to skip one, I'd skip the bite and see Uncle Ben's death. The truth is that there's no significance to the spider other than a source of power. It's a plot device that isn't part of a deeper allegory, nor does it touch upon themes other than possibly the randomness of fate and the unpredictability of life.
Uncle Ben's death is what leads him to being the person Peter is. I'll take character development over a plot device anyday.

[spider-neil]

Originally Posted by Troy_Parker

It's not a retelling of the first movie.

It's a retelling of the origin.

Can the general audience make that distinction? The general audience was calling avatar 'dancers with smurfs' purely because the main protagonist went native. They will see the basic concept of Spidey gaining his powers. Again.
Sure, Spidey's origin has been told a dozen times in the comics and fans are used to the concept but were not talking about the comics were talking about the movies and were not talking about fans were taking about Joe bloggs down the street.

If it were me making the movie I wouldn't touch the origin with a barge pole. Get on with it and anything the audience needs explained tell it in flashbacks. Essentially spider-man 4 with different actors, costume and tone.

[Oscorp]

Urgh, this remake/reboot talk makes me sick

[White_Knight191]

Originally Posted by Godzilla2014

"What?"

I think you meant "Quoi?"
French is my second language.

[Godzilla2014]

Originally Posted by White_Knight191

I think you meant "Quoi?"
French is my second language.

Nope.

[elsewhere]

Great news!

So next month we'll have trailers for:

The Dark Knight Rises
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Hobbit

Can't wait!

[Troy_Parker]

Originally Posted by spider-neil

Can the general audience make that distinction? The general audience was calling avatar 'dancers with smurfs' purely because the main protagonist went native. They will see the basic concept of Spidey gaining his powers. Again.
Sure, Spidey's origin has been told a dozen times in the comics and fans are used to the concept but were not talking about the comics were talking about the movies and were not talking about fans were taking about Joe bloggs down the street.

If it were me making the movie I wouldn't touch the origin with a barge pole. Get on with it and anything the audience needs explained tell it in flashbacks. Essentially spider-man 4 with different actors, costume and tone.

That's going the be one aim when Sony starts marketing this, to make that distinction FOR the audience. While myself and others really enjoyed the first trailer, it didn't really do much for the general audience, unfortunately.

Hoping this next trailer turns things around.

[Godzilla2014]

I think the general audience just isn't excited to see Spider-Man's origin again after only 10 years, and I can't blame them, so trying to use that as the selling point like the "teaser" trailer did was a huge mistake, in my opinion.

[White_Knight191]

Originally Posted by Godzilla2014

Nope.

Oh wow, you even thaught me a new word!

[spideyguy16]

I have never in my life seen the word quid lol but okay

[Godzilla2014]

Originally Posted by spideyguy16

I have never in my life seen the word quid lol but okay

It's Latin.