The Amazing Spider-Man Anyone hate the shoes?

[©KAW]

You know, I saw some low angle, slanted shots with heavy back light in Prometheus. Scott must have been copying Nolan too!

I will certainly concede that Nolan's films paved the way for other studios to not be afriad of making dramtic, serious takes on superheros. But there is nothing special about the cinematography of Nolan's Batman films, at least enough to suggest that certain shots/lighting rigs/etc are "Nolans" and everyone who uses the similar tried-and-true industry standard techniques is riding Nolan's coat tails. I greatly enjoy his films, but Nolan is no god whom every comic director aims to be. His third acts are always terrible, his fight scenes are typically sophmoric and the only movie of his that made me stop and say, "that was beautifully shot" was Inception.

You shut up...Nolan created the Heavens and the Earth!

 

[AF3619]

Moonlight, a vibrant-colored suit and lights on the top of buildings in NYC would do that. As well as white doves.

doves, doves everywhere!

 

[Web face]

The only thing really vibrant was Spidey's suit, lol. Imo, the bridge scene maybe looked vibrant because of the lights from the cars and what not, but I can't call it vibrant.

The school fight, sure, but again, that's during the day time.

True, you can't exactly call the bridge scene "Vibrant," and i agree, most of the vibrant colors are in spider-man's suit. It's pretty easy to get color in the characters when one is a giant green monster and the other is wearing red and blue spandex though lol. That's just how a Spider-man movie is going to be, a little colorful.
Also, for the school fight, for me at least, maybe my eyes were messed up during one of my viewings of either movies, but daytime in TASM looked a whole lot different than daytime in TDKR.
EDIT: probably because it was all snowy in TDKR

 

[©KAW]

Nolan created snow too...he's brilliant.

 

[Anno_Domini]

True, you can't exactly call the bridge scene "Vibrant," and i agree, most of the vibrant colors are in spider-man's suit. It's pretty easy to get color in the characters when one is a giant green monster and the other is wearing red and blue spandex though lol. That's just how a Spider-man movie is going to be, a little colorful.
Also, for the school fight, for me at least, maybe my eyes were messed up during one of my viewings of either movies, but daytime in TASM looked a whole lot different than daytime in TDKR.
EDIT: probably because it was all snowy in TDKR

Lol.

Nolan created snow too...he's brilliant.

The great Nolan created you too...so stop posting and go to your bedroom, get on your knees, and pray to the great Nolan

 

[LegendAssemble]

You know, I saw some low angle, slanted shots with heavy back light in Prometheus. Scott must have been copying Nolan too!

I will certainly concede that Nolan's films paved the way for other studios to not be afriad of making dramtic, serious takes on superheros. But there is nothing special about the cinematography of Nolan's Batman films, at least enough to suggest that certain shots/lighting rigs/etc are "Nolans" and everyone who uses the similar tried-and-true industry standard techniques is riding Nolan's coat tails. I greatly enjoy his films, but Nolan is no god whom every comic director aims to be. His third acts are always terrible, his fight scenes are typically sophmoric and the only movie of his that made me stop and say, "that was beautifully shot" was Inception.

When you combine it with everything else I just said, it definitely tries to act like a nolan film. I don't care what you say, I'm still going to think it's extremely naive to think that an attempt at rebooting a franchise ISN'T going to take cues from the most praised reboot of all time.

 

[Spider-Who?]

When you combine it with everything else I just said, it definitely tries to act like a nolan film. I don't care what you say, I'm still going to think it's extremely naive to think that an attempt at rebooting a franchise ISN'T going to take cues from the most praised reboot of all time.

Read the first sentence of my second paragraph in my post you quoted. No one is saying that there isn't any inspiration to be found - as I said, Nolan's films proved that a serious/real world take on comic book characters can be done and yes, ASM is a continuation of that line of thinking, which is perfectly fine...good, in fact. But to say that its taking as much from Nolan's films as you're suggesting is wrong, plain and simple.

 

[LegendAssemble]

Read the first sentence of my second paragraph in my post you quoted. No one is saying that there isn't any inspiration to be found - as I said, Nolan's films proved that a serious/real world take on comic book characters can be done and yes, ASM is a continuation of that line of thinking, which is perfectly fine...good, in fact. But to say that its taking as much from Nolan's films as you're suggesting is wrong, plain and simple.

I'm not alone in my thinking. Like I said it's more than serious real world, the plot is very much inspired by Batman Begins and movies do this. Do you not remember how many movies borrowed stupid elements from Spider-Man in the mid 2000s? You're just refusing to see the truth, like most of this board, that this movie is exceptionally mediocre, plain and simple.

 

[OP84CC82]

I'm still going to think it's extremely naive to think that an attempt at rebooting a franchise ISN'T going to take cues from the most praised reboot of all time.

You mean Batman Begins? That movie looked very yellow to me, I don't see how this movie looks yellow in any way.

 

[OP84CC82]

You're just refusing to see the truth, like most of this board, that this movie is exceptionally mediocre, plain and simple.

We're refusing to see the truth? By that don't you mean that we're choosing not to agree with your opinion because we don't share your perspective on the film. You really are ignorant Legend, and I would expect someone who is actually trying to make an argument worthwhile, not lower himself to mere insulting. I don't think I could see how your points are valid, if any, considering what you just said.

 

[OP84CC82]

It's not like this thread wasn't s**t from the beginning.

I resemble that statement! t:

 

[pr0xyt0xin]

You mean Batman Begins? That movie looked very yellow to me, I don't see how this movie looks yellow in any way.

or more orange-ish. but yeah its so interesting doing a Google image search for "Batman Begins" yields almost exclusively orange themed images. Where "The Dark Knight" will find you mostly a blue theme. Its less prominent with Rises, but maybe that's because it hasn't been out as long. I'd guess the theme was a more dark off-white or grey. Pretty cool, though I don't really see the inspiration for those colors. Orange for Fear? Eh. Yellow maybe. Blue for Chaos? kind of the opposite don't you think? Grey for Pain? not my first choice.

HEY! I don't claim to know whats going on in Nolan's mind.

He's right though, I didn't see Orange or Yellow hues throughout ASM. In context I don't really know why he brought this up, but its true nonetheless.

 

[Oscorp]

I'm not alone in my thinking. Like I said it's more than serious real world, the plot is very much inspired by Batman Begins and movies do this. Do you not remember how many movies borrowed stupid elements from Spider-Man in the mid 2000s? You're just refusing to see the truth, like most of this board, that this movie is exceptionally mediocre, plain and simple.

Oh you ignorant, pretentious fool haha!

 

[The Joker]

I'm not alone in my thinking.

There's not an opinion in the world, even the stupidest of ones, that is not shared by more than one person.

Like I said it's more than serious real world, the plot is very much inspired by Batman Begins and movies do this.

A lot of movies have been inspired by the approach of Batman Begins including Iron Man and X-Men First Class.

Do you not remember how many movies borrowed stupid elements from Spider-Man in the mid 2000s?

Such as?

You're just refusing to see the truth, like most of this board, that this movie is exceptionally mediocre, plain and simple.

You're arrogantly in denial for even believing that what you think is gospel truth and not an opinion.

Enjoy your ignorance.

 

[LegendAssemble]

A lot of movies have been inspired by the approach of Batman Begins including Iron Man and X-Men First Class.

Which I have been saying...

 

[LegendAssemble]

We're refusing to see the truth? By that don't you mean that we're choosing not to agree with your opinion because we don't share your perspective on the film. You really are ignorant Legend, and I would expect someone who is actually trying to make an argument worthwhile, not lower himself to mere insulting. I don't think I could see how your points are valid, if any, considering what you just said.

No I'm saying that if you're just going to take my points and turn them into jokes then be it so. I'm not insulting anyone, if they don't see the connection, then fine, but I don't understand why so many people are content with one of the best comic book characters movies being reduced to an after thought compared its competition.

 

[Anno_Domini]

You mean Batman Begins? That movie looked very yellow to me, I don't see how this movie looks yellow in any way.

Parts of BB has a brown/orange hue to it, but a lot of other parts of Gotham still has that blue hue to it we see in The Dark Knight.

 

[Oscorp]

No I'm saying that if you're just going to take my points and turn them into jokes then be it so. I'm not insulting anyone, if they don't see the connection, then fine, but I don't understand why so many people are content with one of the best comic book characters movies being reduced to an after thought compared its competition.

You keep on with this **** I see. Get down from your high horse.

 

[OP84CC82]

but I don't understand why so many people are content with one of the best comic book characters movies being reduced to an after thought compared its competition.

If you don't like the film and think that there are better superhero films than it, good for you. But if other people think that this surpasses other films of the genre like myself, please, leave us alone and stop attacking us for our opinion.

 

[Mace Dolex]

The shoes weren't distracting but the movie tie-in action figures look like Spidey's wearing high top sneakers which do look ******ed.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

The Dark Knight wore Webb's Spider-Man shoes?
What are you babbling about here folks?

Those sneakers stand for realism

 

[Web face]

No I'm saying that if you're just going to take my points and turn them into jokes then be it so. I'm not insulting anyone, if they don't see the connection, then fine, but I don't understand why so many people are content with one of the best comic book characters movies being reduced to an after thought compared its competition.

What do you mean, "reduced to an after thought compared its competition?" If you mean it is an after thought compared to TDKR and The Avengers, then this might be one of the most ridiculous posts I have seen in a while. Are you really using that as a way to show that this movie was, as a matter of fact and not opinion, mediocre? Hmm let's see why this might be an after thought of all the movies.. ok, lets start with what each movie was. Avengers: a team up movie that people has been hinted at for five movies. TDKR: the finale of a trilogy that almost everyone loves. TASM: the origin story of a rebooted franchise that not many people wanted rebooted. TASM was the least hyped movie before its release too. Some people think that it is unfair to compare TASM to Spider-Man 1 because of the changed times, I disagree, but whatever. It would make zero sense to try to compare TASM with either one of those movies though, because they are entirely different in multiple ways.

 

[Anno_Domini]

The Dark Knight wore Webb's Spider-Man shoes?
What are you babbling about here folks?

Those sneakers stand for realism

The sneakers stand for a director thinking it's more realistic to wrap a suit around some shoes than to have some kind of "boots" that are formed with the suit itself such as Raimi's suit.

The sneakers also stand for being different just to be different.

 

[©KAW]

Realism in fictional comic book characters...only the asinine mind of a fanboy who has one too many action figures can come up with stuff like this.

 

[OP84CC82]

Realism in fictional comic book characters...only the asinine mind of a fanboy who has one too many action figures can come up with stuff like this.

I don't see why so many comic book fans will criticize anything that tries to portray a superhero realistically. Not talking away their powers, but simply trying to base them in the real world. Because that's apparently the biggest mistake in the world. So much complaining, jesus christ.