As good as Bill Pope's cinematography for 2 and 3 is...

[IAmTheKnight]

...does anyone else kinda miss Dan Burgess's look for the first film? I was watching some of it last night, and there was a nice comic booky look to it--the big establishing shot of Oscorp before Norman transforms looks like a freakin' matte painting! It's awesome!

Both approaches are very good, but I can't help but feel a little disappointment when I look back that that facet of visual continuity wasn't maintained.

 

[webhead731]

Really, I thought the cinematography stayed consistent through all three films, even if it was a different guy for 2 and 3.

I think what I miss about Spider-Man 1's is the night time city shots. Like after Peter found out he was responsible for Ben's death, and he went on top of the Chrysler. Badass.

 

[SpaceWay2009]

^Same here. It gave me thought that it would be cool to be Spider-Man - being able to climb buildings and watch the city lights below. Seems relaxing.

 

[webhead731]

That's one thing I like about the video games. ^

I don't know who's responsible for the lighting in the posters (the orange and yellow), but that is freaking brilliant. I love the posters for these movies.

 

[Smit84]

This is an interesting topic. I recently picked up on the same thing. To me the cinematography is arguably better in Spider-man 2 and 3, but I do love how Spider-man 1 had more of a look and feel of a comic book.

 

[Eelectro 2]

definetly like how all 3 films look and hope they dont' change that to quick juttery editing in the next film. 1-3 had some really great establishing shots. i like when films have the room to breathe properly. the only thing i would have to say i prefer about 1 over 2 and 3 is how close the camera sometimes gets to the actors, where it seems like its so close to their faces where you cant see their mouths (ock in 2 with the accident scene) or you can't get an idea of their body language, which is sometimes more important to see than just their faces.

 

[IAmTheKnight]

Well, I'm not talking about shots or editing, but just the way the picture looks.

This is an interesting topic. I recently picked up on the same thing. To me the cinematography is arguably better in Spider-man 2 and 3, but I do love how Spider-man 1 had more of a look and feel of a comic book.

Yeah. 2 and 3 are definitely more polished, and they certainly look great in their own right and have a nice vibe (one shot that sticks out to me from 2 is Spidey going through the truck to go after the robbers), part of me does miss the look of the first film.

 

[Eelectro 2]

no, i kno what your saying about the way the picture looks, and 1 looks more comic-booky than the other 2.