The Amazing Spider-Man Spidey's origin story

[project13]

Here's another idea on how the origin should be presented:

QUESTION: How much origin story should Green Lantern fans expect to see?

LAUREN MONTGOMERY: As we had already done the origin story a few movies back in Justice League: The New Frontier, we really didn't want to spend a whole lot of time telling that same story over again. So in Green Lantern: First Flight, the origin story is over and done before the opening credits. That way we get right into Hal Jordan’s first adventure.

They can do something like that for the first 3 to 5 minutes of the movie.

What I'm trying to say is that the origin should serve as a "cold open" (a prologue that comes before the credits roll). That way the movie can go straight to the plot without wondering "how did Pete get spider-powers?"

 

[Original Spawn]

How i would do it?
In the first film i would use a flashback of ben´s death and allude to peter having been bitten, and the i would begin the 2nd film with the happenings of when he was bitten.

 

[Troy_Parker]

It should definately have flashbacks of the origin.

I don't think they'd do a no origin movie, for some younger fans, or someone else who's just getting into the movie/character... it wouldn't make sense.

 

[Spidey220987]

Given the example of Mark Webb's work and the way he plays on the fourth wall, I am hoping for something like this:

Sony Logo is drawn like a sketch,
Marvel logo comes in with the flipping of the panels, then we pan out to show it in a comic book frame

an orchestrated music begins as the camera pans to the right, revealing the cover of amazing fantasy #15.

Stan Lee's voice is heard narrating over the panel.

"Like Costume heroes? Confidently, we in the comic mag business refer to them as "long underwear characters!!" and as you know, they're a dime a dozen! but, we think you may find OUR Spider-Man Just a bit different"

At this point the opening credits begin with the new theme, Each credit shows a different panel from Amazing Fantasy #15 featuring the key moments. Ending with the beautiful shot of Spider-Man accepting his responsibility

as we end with: Directed by Marc Webb

The last comic panel transitions into a real shot of Spider-Man in full costume.

Peter's past and how he got his powers would also be revealed through out various movies conversations, brief flashbacks.

At the risk of sounding corny, I would even like it if Stan Lee Narrated the flash backs, almost the way marvel does the billet points when an issue references a previous arc.

I LOVE this, especially how you interpret what he did with (500) Days of Summer;s opening, with the whole sketch thing

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[Harry_Lime02]

I think it'll be like one scene, and maybe a few lines of dialogue later on. The sooner they get it over with, the better.

 

[Duskbyday]

I like the way they did it in Tim Burton's Batman, because we all know the origin well enough. Have the main story play out and just a scene, something like visiting Uncle Ben's grave saying sorry or anything else better than that (Probably are tons of better scenes to do this, but I'm lazy to think of any) where we get the sense of what happned. But in all honesty I don't mind the root they take...

Unless it's like the origin in 2002 Spiderman that would be a waste of potential, and make me ask why we have the reboot.

 

[Doctor Jones]

No origin. As long as it's not the main point. Show it in the credits or a flashback in the film, but not like the first film. Otherwise, yeah, what's the point of this reboot?

 

[TheSlag]

I like flashbacks and narrative from Peter at Uncle Ben's funeral. It would also serve as a great way to introduce us to a lot of the main characters as well.

 

[Kurt Wagner]

Just skip the entire origin and start with Parker already being Spider-Man. By now, everyone already knows his origin, even if they didn't read a comicbook or saw the Raimi movies.

OR

Do the Death of Gwen Stacy storyline

OR

Actually re-do the origin with a radioactive spider.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Just skip the entire origin and start with Parker already being Spider-Man. By now, everyone already knows his origin, even if they didn't read a comicbook or saw the Raimi movies.

You could've stopped here.

 

[MrSpyder]

I say get right into the Spidey story. No origin

 

[DigificWriter]

I'm of the opinion that, any time you're going to 'reboot' or reset something, particularly a comic property like Spider-Man, the origin is a necessity because it helps to establish that this is a new version of what's come or been seen before. As was said, not having the origin could lead to confusion on the part of general audiences as to the exact nature of this reset film and whether or not it is connected to Raimi's Spider-Trilogy. As for how the origin should be done, I would personally prefer to see them do it linearly. If you're only going to do the origin story in flashback, you don't hire somebody of Martin Sheen's caliber to play the role of Ben Parker; given that Sheen's been cast, it is very likely that they're going to do the origin linearly, although I don't know if they necessarily have to spend nearly as long covering it as Raimi did with his first film. Given how iconic Spidey's origin is, you could actually tell all the significant parts of it in 10 to 15 minutes, IMO; doing the origin in a short amount of time would also help distance the film from Raimi's, since it establishes that this is clearly meant to be a reset/reboot/retelling of Spidey's origin and story.

 

[thebatsam]

I would prefer it being kept quite short shown in the opening credits with Peter's voiceover explaining it all
then it snaps back to current time in the middle of him battling some thugs (at a point where he's getting punched for examlple) with a comment like 'this is my life' or something like that

 

[Venom'sDad]

I would prefer it being kept quite short shown in the opening credits with Peter's voiceover explaining it all
then it snaps back to current time in the middle of him battling some thugs (at a point where he's getting punched for examlple) with a comment like 'this is my life' or something like that

Yeah, I agree... there's really no need to re-hash the whole origin.

With that said, there is a reason they're bringing Martin Sheen(if true) on board. I can't see it being for "flashbacks"; which lead me to believe, they may very well be re-hashing the whole origin story. Which is unnecessary and time consuming, imo.