Homecoming How to make Spider-Man's origin story more exciting?

[Spider2099]

We need something thats A LOT like Spectacular Spider-Man, with a sick awesome amazing intro swing/chase/crime fighting scene like the one in TASM2 and it just starts from there. You already know the simple origin story of Peter Parker, and hints of it will be revealed in small doses throughout the film. Only tiny hints though, like looking at an uncle Ben photo etc

Exactly. I love how TSSM showed us Spider-Man's origin near the season finale (when Peter was trying to get rid of the symbitote and experiencing flashbacks).

 

[ThatSpiderGuy]

Exactly. I love how TSSM showed us Spider-Man's origin near the season finale (when Peter was trying to get rid of the symbitote and experiencing flashbacks).

Exactly. It works so perfectly with the Symbiote storyline. But the problem is that we don't know if MCU could fit in the venom storyline if they have all of this other stuff going on with the avengers etc. So either it wouldn't happen or we would have to wait a WHILE to get that epic heart-wrenching scene.

 

[pr0xyt0xin]

What if no matter what happens next (Sinister Six, Amazing Spider-Man 3, MCU Spider-Man reboot, anything else) we just start with a flash back of Gwen's death and then move on.

 

[ThatSpiderGuy]

What if no matter what happens next (Sinister Six, Amazing Spider-Man 3, MCU Spider-Man reboot, anything else) we just start with a flash back of Gwen's death and then move on.

That's VERY interesting

 

[Spider2099]

Exactly. It works so perfectly with the Symbiote storyline. But the problem is that we don't know if MCU could fit in the venom storyline if they have all of this other stuff going on with the avengers etc. So either it wouldn't happen or we would have to wait a WHILE to get that epic heart-wrenching scene.

A lot of Spider-Man's stories are self-contained so I think we will get to see Venom and such in the long run.

What if no matter what happens next (Sinister Six, Amazing Spider-Man 3, MCU Spider-Man reboot, anything else) we just start with a flash back of Gwen's death and then move on.

Hmm... I like that idea. I think that perhaps the death of Gwen could be in the opening credits, along with the origin and all. Or perhaps the reboot takes place in a world where Spider-Man has already lost Gwen Stacy and still moving on from her death. Great for a "soft reboot."

 

[HarryOsborn]

Why not make Eddie Brock the protagonist? Get a young ambitious journalist hoping to uncover the identity of the Spider-Man, in wake of Gwen Stacy's autopsy revealing Peter is at fault.

Throughout the movie the focus shifts to Peter, but we get the origin as Eddie uncovers it and meet many supporting players through him. At the end of the film you're set up to have Venom appear in the future, and you have a clever introduction to Spidey.

Think Tim Burton's Batman.

 

[ThatSpiderGuy]

Im telling you, more close call secret identity moments and more scenes of Peter having fun with his new powers. School scenes are the best. That's the best part about spiderman origin stories.

 

[Spider2099]

I definitely want to see Venom on film done right.

I know a lot of people are saying, "we've seen the Goblin too many times," but he's so important to the Spider-Man mythos. Every incarnation of Batman will have the Joker, and every incarnation of Spider-Man should have the Goblin. I think what Marvel should do is introduce Norman Osborn as a recurring character, and build up his role in the MCU. They should utilize new villains of course, but Norman will slowly rise up and become one of the most menacing villains of the MCU.

 

[LEVITIKUZ]

So no one had an opinion on my idea....

 

[Spider2099]

So no one had an opinion on my idea....

I think Spider-Man95 had a response to your idea. lol

 

[Lilbaz]

I definitely want to see Venom on film done right.

I know a lot of people are saying, "we've seen the Goblin too many times," but he's so important to the Spider-Man mythos. Every incarnation of Batman will have the Joker, and every incarnation of Spider-Man should have the Goblin. I think what Marvel should do is introduce Norman Osborn as a recurring character, and build up his role in the MCU. They should utilize new villains of course, but Norman will slowly rise up and become one of the most menacing villains of the MCU.

Never liked Green Goblin. Didn't so much mind Hob Goblin, he looked quite cool. Neither were menacing though.

Venom and Carnage were though.

 

[Spider2099]

Never liked Green Goblin. Didn't so much mind Hob Goblin, he looked quite cool. Neither were menacing though.

Venom and Carnage were though.

Green Goblin is Spider-Man's arch nemesis. Hobgoblin is great, too, but it's Norman Osborn that really stands at the top.

 

[Super Jim]

I think you're being a bit presumptuous. You're assuming that there is going to be a reboot no matter what. I don't see it that way.

The truth is that most origin stories suffer in that they need to focus so much on the origin, other things, like the villain, don't get to shine. The Lizard is a great example. But I, and many, often give these origin movies a little bit of a pass since we understand it's an origin story, and we look forward to the second movie.

So really, the best way to make the origin story more exciting is to not do another one! Either just incorporate Spidey into the Marvel universe as is (though we know they would change the actor) and give him his own movie against a main villain and introduce MJ, possibly Black Cat, the Bugle, Empire State University, etc; or he stays with Sony (which is most likely as any deal that Sony would accept is one that Marvel likely wouldn't) and they too should get back to basics and go forward with a movie where he is against one main villain and MJ is introduced, possibly Black Cat, the Bugle, Empire State Universoty, etc.

 

[Super Jim]

I am writing an origin story for Spidey and here's what I did.

Aunt May & Uncle Ben have a daughter. Of course she's younger than Pete and was born before Peter's parents death. It fits well if you balance it right. You still have Ben and Pete's father son relationship without the sister feeling jealous.

What's the point of doing that?

 

[Doctor Octopus]

Don't use anything about his parents in it lol.

 

[Spider-Ranger]

Make an entire Spidey movie set in the 60s!

You know... I kinda like that idea and thought about it myself. Maybe if MARVEL finally gets the rights back sometime in the future, by setting Spidey in the 60s they can explain his absence during the events since TIH or Iron Man. Kinda like they've introduced Ant-Man.

Imagine all of his villains having an old school vibe about them, something like steam punk, by using old 60s tech. Of course by now Peter would be an old man like Pym. You can either have flashbacks showing his high time during the 60s or you can have a movie set in that time period.

And also similar to Ant-Man Peter could be a mentor to a younger spidey version. That can either be Miles Morales or even Miguel O'Hara. That's the only way I could accept them anyway.

Let Ant-Man and Spidey (along with other heroes) be the "first appearance" of super heroes. Imagine something like Watchmen.

Idk.. I'd like that. At least it would be something fresh for the Spider-Man franchise.

 

[Urich Leeds]

There's no reason to make the origin more exciting. Leave it as is.

 

[BatsDC]

Not every hero needs an exciting origin. Things happen, that's life. It's relatable and makes the character feel real.

 

[Shanio1]

A: Uncle Ben and Aunt May die with Peter Parker's parents in a firey plane explosion, and Peter Parker gets adopted by Norman Osborn. Peter Parker is interested in science and video games. Peter Parker gets bitten by one of Oscorp's radioactive spiders while playing video games.

 

[CaptainWagner]

Green Goblin is Spider-Man's arch nemesis. Hobgoblin is great, too, but it's Norman Osborn that really stands at the top.

Hey, Bub! When was the last time Norman killed Peter and took over his body
for a whole year? Top of the pack, I think not!

 

[Urich Leeds]

Don't use anything about his parents in it lol.

Don't focus on them, no. But I wouldn't mind if their SHIELD agent background is touched upon.

That is, provided the deal goes through. Which it likely will.

 

[ThatSpiderGuy]

Hey, Bub! When was the last time Norman killed Peter and took over his body
for a whole year? Top of the pack, I think not!

Well Goblin did kill Peters true love

 

[Doctor Octopus]

Don't focus on them, no. But I wouldn't mind if their SHIELD agent background is touched upon.

That is, provided the deal goes through. Which it likely will.

Only as long as it is background kind of thing and not part of main story like in ASM movies.

 

[Spider2099]

Hey, Bub! When was the last time Norman killed Peter and took over his body
for a whole year? Top of the pack, I think not!

Doc Ock is cool but he didn't kill Gwen Stacy. That's a huge moment not only for Spider-Man, but for comic books in general.

Only as long as it is background kind of thing and not part of main story like in ASM movies.

Yes, I agree. I think the main problem is that the parents angle was used as part of the origin, and therefore the entire franchise revolves around it. In the comics, the parents were not brought up until much later on. Peter discovers his parents were spies long after becoming Spider-Man, and it was resolved rather quickly. Then you had "Untold Tales of Spider-Man" where Richard and Mary Parker were agents of SHIELD.

In the MCU, it would be cool if maybe Nick Fury mentions that Parker's parents worked for him at one point. That could be his way of trying to recruit Spider-Man for the Avengers. I don't know. But it shouldn't be an entire series based on the "mystery" of his missing parents.

 

[Frodo]

Redoing the origin would be a mistake imo. The audience knows how he became Spiderman. That said, you can take a bit of a page from Lost and a bit from MOS in terms of the Uncle Ben character. In other words, relevant flashbacks of Uncle Ben which inform the present day predicament Peter finds himself in .

In fact, I would prefer to see those type of character moments which don't have to do with, Peter hunting down Ben's killer, Ben and Peter fighting, stuff about his parents, Ben getting shot , Peter being bitten,etc. Just a few flashbacks which are truly relevant to the current trials Peter is going through, and lessons he learned in the past ,which inform the present.