LegendAssemble
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When I first saw the movie I was blown away. I loved the portrail of Peter and how much I could relate to him (being a quite skateboard in high school) and I loved the relationship with Gwen. However the second time I saw it there was something off about it and the third time there was something even more off.
I finally realized I only liked the movie because I liked the characters, not the story or anything that happened in it really. Anything could have happened with these characters and I would have enjoyed it just as much. In Spider-Man the characterization of Peter might not have been as enjoyable but the story it told, really made you care and enjoy the film, all of the subplots might not have been completed, but they were all paid off. Spider-Man 2 had the same situation, in the movie you see Peter and Octavius lose the whole movie and make the wrong choices, in the end its really rewarding to see Peter finally get girl and be rewarded.
With Amazing SO much fell flat, you could miss Captain Stacy getting stabbed if you have a short enough attention span, you don't feel for Connors at all. Not only that the parents arc is just dropped, the Lizard references "No Mom, no Dad..." it almost felt like just a "hey guys don't forget about that!". I mean there was NO pay off! I'm really starting to question how satisfied I actually am with this reboot. Kicking the writers was a good move, they did a horrible disservice to the character, however given Webb's presentation of the character is what made the movie work, I question the sequels potential without his presence...
I finally realized I only liked the movie because I liked the characters, not the story or anything that happened in it really. Anything could have happened with these characters and I would have enjoyed it just as much. In Spider-Man the characterization of Peter might not have been as enjoyable but the story it told, really made you care and enjoy the film, all of the subplots might not have been completed, but they were all paid off. Spider-Man 2 had the same situation, in the movie you see Peter and Octavius lose the whole movie and make the wrong choices, in the end its really rewarding to see Peter finally get girl and be rewarded.
With Amazing SO much fell flat, you could miss Captain Stacy getting stabbed if you have a short enough attention span, you don't feel for Connors at all. Not only that the parents arc is just dropped, the Lizard references "No Mom, no Dad..." it almost felt like just a "hey guys don't forget about that!". I mean there was NO pay off! I'm really starting to question how satisfied I actually am with this reboot. Kicking the writers was a good move, they did a horrible disservice to the character, however given Webb's presentation of the character is what made the movie work, I question the sequels potential without his presence...
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