The Amazing Spider-Man Something very important for SONY

[spider-neil]

I like a lot of the things you've said. I for one am a huge Fan of Ripley from the alien movies, arguably one of the best heroic icons of all time. However, the part that I have bolded is exactly why I just couldn't love Raimi's spidey movies. Peter Parker as a character had no significant growth or development to his character. In SM1 he went from having only 1 friend to just 2 and back down to 1 again by the end of SM3. He was still being bullied, having paper balls thrown at him and lights shon in his eye whilst in college. Over the course of the 3 movies, instead of man'ing up, he allowed himself to be punked out. Peter Parker at the start of sm1 was essentially the same by the end of sm3.

The character needed to grow, confidence to be instilled, his personality to be more sociable and to not continuously come off as shy and weak all the time. In the comics, even during Stan Lee's run and the cartoons, Parker is someone I could actually be friends with but Maguire's Parker was just too much of a self-depressed loser. Other than the fact that he saved her life time and time again and that he was spider-man, I fail to see why Dunst's MJ loved Peter. In fact, given what took place in SM2 and SM3, I think it can be argued that MJ didn't really love Peter as much as much as we're meant to believe.

there is definately growth in peter parker

SM1 - peter learns with great power comes great responsiblity.
in the begining he is out for himself, he fight in the ring because he wants money for a car. by the end of the movie he is putting the girl to one side to fully take up the mantle of the hero. the peter at the start of SM1 is totally different from the peter at the end of SM1.

SM2 - peter learns to be a hero you have to give up your dreams for the greater good
in the begining of the movie peter's life is going down the toilet because of his dual life as spider-man, he says to hell with this I want my own life, he gives up spider-man and the city goes to hell as a result, he then takes up the mantle of spider-man again even though he knows his life will suffer. my one and only criticisim is he gets mj at the end of SM2 what would have given the movie more power is peter say he can't be with mj so there would have been sacrifice but with that being said the peter at the start of SM2 is completely different from the peter at end of SM2

SM3 - I don't see the lesson here, the peter at the start and end of the movie are essentially the same. no real journey here and sam badly drops the ball but frankly sony has to take a lot of the blame for that.

 

[Rodrigo90]

The moral and lesson in 3 was kind of all over the place IMO. It was basically "dont do revenge and dont be a ****head".

 

[Rodrigo90]

double post

 

[spider-neil]

The moral and lesson in 3 was kind of all over the place IMO. It was basically "dont do revenge and dont be a ****head".

I think the message and journey was one of forgiveness
mj forgives peter (for smacking her)
harry forgives peter (for killing his dad)
peter forgives sandman (for killing his uncle)
but the whole thing was just a MESS.

 

[Rodrigo90]

Yeah, thats true.