The Amazing Spider-Man I don't know what troubles me more...

[LegendaryCaleb]

that doesnt make any sense...cause if the radical difference is a better experience for the fan than the other then they have a right to like that and hate the other change...its an honest opinion.

just as i feel that peters parents as spies are just a dumb idea for the movies...i think that for spider-man ive always thought of him as normal with a normal childhood (filled with normal parents) until he got bit by a spider and then his world gets turned upside down.
always the way i prefer it. thats my opinion.

 

[Alex The Great]

I agree man. I don't want the whole spies thing.

Since it looks like they might be doing Peter's parents, I hope it's just a long flashback sequence at the beginning of the movie. Just a sequence showing Peter's life. I hope they put Spider-Man's origin in it as well

 

[Infinity9999x]

that doesnt make any sense...cause if the radical difference is a better experience for the fan than the other then they have a right to like that and hate the other change...its an honest opinion.

just as i feel that peters parents as spies are just a dumb idea for the movies...i think that for spider-man ive always thought of him as normal with a normal childhood (filled with normal parents) until he got bit by a spider and then his world gets turned upside down.
always the way i prefer it. thats my opinion.

The thing is though, Peter has never been normal.

He was a kid who was always at the top of his class. So smart in fact, the guy knew how to create a highly complicated mechanical device and the compound that his webs are made out of. That's not normal. He was a boy that had a low-level genius caliber mind. He's never been normal.

 

[Alex The Great]

But his life was normal. Lived with his Aunt and Uncle because Parents died (Which isn't abnormal) and he pines over girls like any other teen and struggles with jobs like any other teen. It's his scientific gifts and eventually, his powers, that make him abnormal. Other than amazing smarts (c'mon, I know a guy in school who aces everything in class) he's like anyone else.

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

The thing is though, Peter has never been normal.

He was a kid who was always at the top of his class. So smart in fact, the guy knew how to create a highly complicated mechanical device and the compound that his webs are made out of. That's not normal. He was a boy that had a low-level genius caliber mind. He's never been normal.

yes hes absolutely smart...but that doesnt mean he doesnt have a normal life...
brilliant people still live normal lives without spy parents...there doesnt have to be a divine reason as to why they are brilliant...some people are just blessed...but alex pretty much took the words out of my mouth.

 

[Dragon]

that doesnt make any sense...cause if the radical difference is a better experience for the fan than the other then they have a right to like that and hate the other change...its an honest opinion.

just as i feel that peters parents as spies are just a dumb idea for the movies...i think that for spider-man ive always thought of him as normal with a normal childhood (filled with normal parents) until he got bit by a spider and then his world gets turned upside down.
always the way i prefer it. thats my opinion.

Okay, so tell me this- have you actually read the story that explains his parents' death? If not, then your assertion that it's "dumb" isn't an honest opinion.

Your belief that Peter's life was normal is based on misinformation, not actual knowledge of his history. The parents being revealed as spies happened 42 years ago. It isn't something that suddenly sprang from nowhere.

And let's be clear- his parents weren't James and Jane Bond. They weren't shooting people while sipping martinis. They were essentially just couriers of information, so it's not like it's any big deal.

 

[Dragon]

But his life was normal. Lived with his Aunt and Uncle because Parents died (Which isn't abnormal) and he pines over girls like any other teen and struggles with jobs like any other teen. It's his scientific gifts and eventually, his powers, that make him abnormal. Other than amazing smarts (c'mon, I know a guy in school who aces everything in class) he's like anyone else.

Again- you guys are talking like the spy thing is the same as Sandman killing Ben. It isn't- it's a real part of Peter's history.

And like I've said, it makes absolute sense that his parents would be something special- that's why Peter is something special. Just like Tony Stark's father was an inventor as well. It woud be "dumb" if Peter's intelligence came from nowhere.

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

Okay, so tell me this- have you actually read the story that explains his parents' death? If not, then your assertion that it's "dumb" isn't an honest opinion.

Your belief that Peter's life was normal is based on misinformation, not actual knowledge of his history. The parents being revealed as spies happened 42 years ago. It isn't something that suddenly sprang from nowhere.

And let's be clear- his parents weren't James and Jane Bond. They weren't shooting people while sipping martinis. They were essentially just couriers of information, so it's not like it's any big deal.

yes i have read about it...yet i still think its one of the weaker stories added to spideys history...he also grew six arms by accident back in the old comics...would that transfer well in the movies? i dont think so...
in my opinion i just disliked that and think it would be worthless to add to the movie storyline...but i still say...if you wanna put money on it we can

 

[Alchemyst]

Again- you guys are talking like the spy thing is the same as Sandman killing Ben. It isn't- it's a real part of Peter's history.

And like I've said, it makes absolute sense that his parents would be something special- that's why Peter is something special. Just like Tony Stark's father was an inventor as well. It woud be "dumb" if Peter's intelligence came from nowhere.

Tony Stark's father was a well known inventor and multi-millionaire, so Tony had his way paved for him. They should leave the spy stuff out of it and just let Peter Parker be a ****in whiz kid

 

[Alex The Great]

Tony Stark's father was a well known inventor and multi-millionaire, so Tony had his way paved for him. They should leave the spy stuff out of it and just let Peter Parker be a ****in whiz kid

 

[Dragon]

yes i have read about it...yet i still think its one of the weaker stories added to spideys history...he also grew six arms by accident back in the old comics...would that transfer well in the movies? i dont think so...
in my opinion i just disliked that and think it would be worthless to add to the movie storyline...but i still say...if you wanna put money on it we can

Read about it? What does that mean? Either you read it or didn't. Amd actually, yeah, the six-arm thing could work on film. It would show that Peter's abilities can be destructive even to him- especially since the six-arm thing happened because he was trying to get rid of his powers. Thus underlining that it's his fate to always be Spider-Man.

And why do you keep bringing up putting money on it being in the film, when I've never said it would or should be.

 

[Dragon]

Tony Stark's father was a well known inventor and multi-millionaire, so Tony had his way paved for him. They should leave the spy stuff out of it and just let Peter Parker be a ****in whiz kid

Tony Stark could have also been a whiz-kid and self-made billionaire. There was no necessity in showing who his father was.

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

My bad...I read it*
and just didnt like it...
because it wont be in the film so its really not worth talking about unless otherwise you truly believe it LOL!
in which case i want some free money

as for the six arms thing...glad ya think it could work...i dont...my opinion.

 

[Dragon]

My bad...I read it*
and just didnt like it...
because it wont be in the film so its really not worth talking about unless otherwise you truly believe it LOL!
in which case i want some free money

as for the six arms thing...glad ya think it could work...i dont...my opinion.

Well, considering that we don't actually know what will be in the film, I guess there's nothing worth talking about. However, since we have spent several pages talking about it, I'm curious to hear what you thought was weak about the story. Plot holes? Poor characterization?

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

We dont know...but I can assure you they wont choose spy parents...lol.........
Oh what i thought was weak? Parkers parents being spies was weak.

 

[Dragon]

Well, thanks for confirming that you haven't actually read the story and are thus condemning an idea that you really don't know anything about. I'll bet if you were around in 1962 and heard they were making a comic book featuring a teenager that could climb walls after being bitten by a radioactive spider you'd have thought that was a weak idea too.

 

[El Payaso]

I'd accept the spy-parents-killed-by-some-red-skull-faced-guy idea if big part of the story was about that. But if it's just a loose background then it's unnecessary I'd rather having a regular guy Parker. Because, no matter what you say, having parents working as spies being killed by a guy with a red skull as head is far from average.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I always hated the parents being spies angle. Spider-Man was at his inception supposed to be the hero you could be, which even Stan Lee even says is his appeal. Having his parents be spies is just unnecessary and goes against this. Not to mention, the story itself was crap. Just have his parents have died in a car accident or something like that. None of this spy crap.

 

[Spider-Fan]

The thing is though, Peter has never been normal.

He was a kid who was always at the top of his class. So smart in fact, the guy knew how to create a highly complicated mechanical device and the compound that his webs are made out of. That's not normal. He was a boy that had a low-level genius caliber mind. He's never been normal.

That's true, but that doesn't mean his life and struggles CAN'T be normal. That just means he is smarter than you or I ever will be, which is perfectly fine and works for the character. How does making his parents spies make his intelligence make more sense? Some people are just naturally smarter than others. We don't need to add crap like this to fix what isn't broken. Peter isn't a normal person, but his life is something we can relate to. Hence why he is regarded as the hero you could be.

 

[Alex The Great]

That's true, but that doesn't mean his life and struggles CAN'T be normal. That just means he is smarter than you or I ever will be, which is perfectly fine and works for the character. How does making his parents spies make his intelligence make more sense? Some people are just naturally smarter than others. We don't need to add crap like this to fix what isn't broken. Peter isn't a normal person, but his life is something we can relate to. Hence why he is regarded as the hero you could be.

Exactly

 

[Chris Wallace]

You think the smartest kid in your class never had it rough? You see the smart kid and think he's just destined for greatness, like he's automatically the next Bill Gates or something. Sometimes his life is set to be average, or his journey to greatness is filled with more hurdles than you can possible imagine.

 

[Spider-Fan]

You think the smartest kid in your class never had it rough? You see the smart kid and think he's just destined for greatness, like he's automatically the next Bill Gates or something. Sometimes his life is set to be average, or his journey to greatness is filled with more hurdles than you can possible imagine.

Was this in reply to me?

 

[Alex The Great]

Yep. I know a guy who's a genius. Aces all his classes. He has friends, but not many because he isn't really the barrel of laughs.

For example, in bio we're talking about nutrition and all that noise and someone brings up carrots. This reminds a girl a story involving her sister. She ate a lot of carrots and her skin turned orange. Here's what I said

Girl: So yeah, she ate so many carrots her skin turned orange!
Me: Well on the bright side, her eye sight must have been fantastic! *bursts out laughing, along with class*
Smart guy: Yeah I know what you're talking about. Yeah

Laugh, you bastard!

 

[Chris Wallace]

Was this in reply to me?

No-more of a general statement on the topic under discussion.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Having been the smart kid in class, I can tell you, life isn't always great for us. Many smart people in school, like me, felt isolated from other people because we weren't being challenged and the fact everyone just leeched off us made us bitter and feel that the world is stupid. You can give Peter these conflicts, and have Ben/May help Peter realize it is a poor way to look at things.

Smart people might be seen as above average, but they have conflicts like anyone else. We don't have spy parents to justify our intelligence.