The Amazing Spider-Man The Amazing Spider-Man General Discussion & Speculation Thread - Part 2

[SoNicRaDiATioN]

It's only Webb's second film but from viewing (500) Days and reading interviews from that film and interviews on his approach to TASM, I'm more excited for him then I would be for many established directors. See Martin Campbell or Zach Snyder as an example. It was refreshing to hear Webb talk about european film in some interviews and about his ideas on film asthetic. I love where he said (paraphrasing) that if you can do something in one shot as opposed to multiple shots, then his preference is to do so. A stark contrast to alot of the visual diarrhea that populates many american fims. In particular big budget (hollywood) spectacles.

The unknown quantity aspect of Webb is also very exciting. There is no denying that. The feeling that this could be the next star director so to speak.

 

[SpideyFan866]

I do think there's something to this, because an up-and-comer has a lot more to prove. It's their "make it or break it" moment, and they usually have to deliver a great pitch/vision for it in order to win the gig in the first place.

With an established director, you run the risk that they will look at the project as just another paycheck, or of the studio just choosing them because they are a "name."

I think lesser known/up and coming directors work so well often times because they are not as set in their ways. Name and experienced directors are, for the most part, set in their ways and usually direct in a fashion that they've become established for and are comfortable with.

In contrast, an up and coming director usually is flexible and, as you said, come in with a willingness to flex in order to accomodate the source material and make a faithful adaptation as well as a great movie were as other directors, like Chris Nolan, usually come in with a firm vision or no vision at all and either do what they are told or they are given creative freedom and they distance themselves from the source material. Sometime this method works but its rare that it does. The only 2 cases where I see that it worked was with Richard Donnor's Superman 1 and 2 and Chris Nolan's Batman films, which I am still a little iffed with due to Nolan's respect yet disregard to the source material.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Sony should release a new picture or something.

 

[Anno_Domini]

Sony is just doing what Green Goblin wants....making them suffer.

 

[SoNicRaDiATioN]

Sony should release a new picture or something.

Yes....but preferably not on a toy box, game controller, or candy dispenser.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Sony is just doing what Green Goblin wants....making them suffer.

Pretty much, lol.

 

[Gwendolyn Stacy]

Sony is just doing what Green Goblin wants....making them suffer.

It's funny because it's true.

 

[UltimateWebhead]

on the down side an inexperienced director sometimes let's the studio and actors walk all over him.

raimi was an established director and you can tell sony have held him in check for SM1 and released the reigns in SM2 as his style much more evident.

SM2 also had a much larger budget than SM1.

 

[UltimateWebhead]

It's only Webb's second film but from viewing (500) Days and reading interviews from that film and interviews on his approach to TASM, I'm more excited for him then I would be for many established directors. See Martin Campbell or Zach Snyder as an example. It was refreshing to hear Webb talk about european film in some interviews and about his ideas on film asthetic. I love where he said (paraphrasing) that if you can do something in one shot as opposed to multiple shots, then his preference is to do so. A stark contrast to alot of the visual diarrhea that populates many american fims. In particular big budget (hollywood) spectacles.

The unknown quantity aspect of Webb is also very exciting. There is no denying that. The feeling that this could be the next star director so to speak.

I'm interested to see how Webb's style of filmmaking translates to a major action movie like Spider-man. I have no doubt he'll be able to pull off the dramatic scenes with the right touches but we really don't know how well he is suited for the big action set pieces and such. Raimi was great at it and I'm hoping Webb can fill those shoes.

 

[SoNicRaDiATioN]

I'm interested to see how Webb's style of filmmaking translates to a major action movie like Spider-man. I have no doubt he'll be able to pull off the dramatic scenes with the right touches but we really don't know how well he is suited for the big action set pieces and such. Raimi was great at it and I'm hoping Webb can fill those shoes.

Steve Kloves did an interview about 6 months ago and he talked about how much he was impressed by what he saw of Webb's storyboards and overall approach to the film. Basically he said that Webb's action sequences had a great fluidity to them and that you actually felt what it would be like to be Spider-Man. I believe he used the word elegant. In other words they weren't convoluted or looked like they were edited in a blender. I think this underscores what I paraphrased Webb of saying in an interview about finding the essence of what you are trying to say.

 

[UltimateWebhead]

Steve Kloves did an interview about 6 months ago and he talked about how much he was impressed by what he saw of Webb's storyboards and overall approach to the film. Basically he said that Webb's action sequences had a great fluidity to them and that you actually felt what it would be like to be Spider-Man. I believe he used the word elegant. In other words they weren't convoluted or looked like they were edited in a blender. I think this underscores what I paraphrased Webb of saying in an interview about finding the essence of what you are trying to say.

I also read that interview and it got me excited to see actual footage of some action and Spidey in true form.

 

[Oscorp]

Steve Kloves did an interview about 6 months ago and he talked about how much he was impressed by what he saw of Webb's storyboards and overall approach to the film. Basically he said that Webb's action sequences had a great fluidity to them and that you actually felt what it would be like to be Spider-Man. I believe he used the word elegant. In other words they weren't convoluted or looked like they were edited in a blender. I think this underscores what I paraphrased Webb of saying in an interview about finding the essence of what you are trying to say.

I totally loved his style with (500) Days of Summer. To me, it seems like Webb is a director who thinks outside of the box, in a good way.

I really think that ASM will look very unique to be honest, in the same way (500) Days of Summer looked very unique. Hopefully uniquelly good :P

 

[Spideyfan93]

EXPECTATIONS(Peter, from a rooftop, believes he could jump and swing from one building, then landing on top of a truck)

REALITY(Peter jumps and almost fails to make contact with the building when he spits the web...reflects off swing, misses truck and crashes into a hot dog stand)

 

[SoNicRaDiATioN]

I totally loved his style with (500) Days of Summer. To me, it seems like Webb is a director who thinks outside of the box, in a good way.

I agree. Not only thinks outside the box but thinks period. The fact that he understands that less is often more shows this. Most directors want to wow you with eye candy and camera effects, to top whats been done before by someone else. I think he's more evolved then that. This film won't be superficial eye candy.

 

[Marvel Spider]

https://***********/#!/MichaelPapajohn/status/159350010494992384

That Michael Papajohn thing.....he may have a cameo after all.....

 

[socool]

Alfie...what the hell is that, haha?

 

[VenomSpawn]

Wasn't he the carjacker in the first Spidey film?

 

[Marvel Spider]

Yes.

 

[ElijahSoRight72]

EXPECTATIONS(Peter, from a rooftop, believes he could jump and swing from one building, then landing on top of a truck)

REALITY(Peter jumps and almost fails to make contact with the building when he spits the web...reflects off swing, misses truck and crashes into a hot dog stand)

lul at (500) Days reference.

 

[Anno_Domini]

Wasn't he the carjacker in the first Spidey film?

And he wasn't the killer

 

[Troy_Parker]

Papajohn was rumoured to be in Spider-Man 4. I think he said the same thing for that too. lol

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

https://***********/#!/MichaelPapajohn/status/159350010494992384

That Michael Papajohn thing.....he may have a cameo after all.....

Is this true?

 

[Marvel Spider]

Is this true?

What? He said he can't confirm or deny, which more than likely means yes.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

I see.

 

[Anno_Domini]

Papajohn was rumoured to be in Spider-Man 4. I think he said the same thing for that too. lol

See, what they were going to do for that film was having Captain Stacy letting Peter know that they were wrong about Markp and the car jacker was really the killer...see, the gun belonged to the car jacker and since Marko was only spooked, they're going to just pinpoint him as the killer and not even pursue Marko anymore

That'll for surely make Peter relieved that he let him go