The Amazing Spider-Man What would YOU like to see Peter evolve into?

[Spider-Who?]

being an avid fan of JMS-era Spidey, I really liked Peter as a teacher. However, I would have to agree that in the movie-verse, Peter is not ready to become a teacher. Besides, there really is no reason for him to want/need/be able to take a teaching gig in the movie universe.

There is more to the evolution of a man than what job he holds. If Peter's character hasn't matured enough to justify a job such as teaching, the audience will see right through it, and the outcome will be awful.

With that being said, lets focus on the evolution of Peter/Spidey as a person. His occupation is no where near as important.

I would hope that we start the movie with a cocky, confident Spider-Man and a Peter Parker who is comfortable in his own skin. We've watched him grow and regress to both extremes in the movies (not confident enough in 1 and 2, too confident in 3), and now, with the 4th installment, its time Peter has found the happy medium.

With that centering of his character, it would make sense to (finally) see the Spidey we know and love from the comics. I could imagine that the villain would pose a threat to Peter's new found stability in some fashion, and that the "evolution in the movie" Tobey has talked about would be a way of Peter/Spidey defeating the villain with his new confidence/healthy persona intact; realizing that the confident/funny/etc person and hero he has become (or "tried to be"), is in fact who he is and will always be.

 

[Leenie]

Ok, when you mention Peter, I assume that I shouldn't talk about Spidey, right?

Anyway, in terms of Peter "evolving," I think that the #1 thing I'd like to see is his relationship with MJ evolve. Let them be HAPPY. Spider-Man 4 won't be ruined if they decide to do another love triangle, but I'd just rather have the movie's main focus be about Peter/Spider-Man solving crimes and saving the day. If Lizard is the villain, then the movie has MORE than enough conflict to work with in Peter's life, due to his ties with Dr. Conners.

 

[DACMAN]

People seem concerned that Tobey's Peter isn't man enough to be a teather. Isn't that why he is going to evolve into it? I think part of the whole being a teacher thing, is we're saying he'll man up a bit too.

 

[itsleroy]

Ok, when you mention Peter, I assume that I shouldn't talk about Spidey, right?

Anyway, in terms of Peter "evolving," I think that the #1 thing I'd like to see is his relationship with MJ evolve. Let them be HAPPY. Spider-Man 4 won't be ruined if they decide to do another love triangle, but I'd just rather have the movie's main focus be about Peter/Spider-Man solving crimes and saving the day. If Lizard is the villain, then the movie has MORE than enough conflict to work with in Peter's life, due to his ties with Dr. Conners.

Yeah I have to agree with you dude. Spider-Man 3 really pissed me off due to enormous emount of love scenes that were in the movie compared to action/Spidey ones.

 

[Spider-Who?]

People seem concerned that Tobey's Peter isn't man enough to be a teather. Isn't that why he is going to evolve into it? I think part of the whole being a teacher thing, is we're saying he'll man up a bit too.

i see what you're saying, and don't really disagree...its just that, for me, based on where Peter was at the end of SM3; becoming a teacher in SM4 seems to big a jump.

Of course, when I see people say he should be a teacher, I interpret that as meaning him being one throughout the movie, which is what I'm basing my opinion on. However, if he were to become a teacher near the end of the movie; that'd be slightly different since he would have had room to grow into that for the majority of the movie.

If he were a teacher in the flick, I wouldnt be up in arms about it (as mentioned, I loved it in the comics), its just that I don't feel it to be the right fit for the movie's version of Peter.

 

[david icke]

i see what you're saying, and don't really disagree...its just that, for me, based on where Peter was at the end of SM3; becoming a teacher in SM4 seems to big a jump.

It isn't really, after completing their college degree some people do a year of teacher training and, if they're lucky, can go straight into full time teaching the next year. At least that's how it can work over here.

 

[Rodrigo90]

i see what you're saying, and don't really disagree...its just that, for me, based on where Peter was at the end of SM3; becoming a teacher in SM4 seems to big a jump.

Of course, when I see people say he should be a teacher, I interpret that as meaning him being one throughout the movie, which is what I'm basing my opinion on. However, if he were to become a teacher near the end of the movie; that'd be slightly different since he would have had room to grow into that for the majority of the movie.

If he were a teacher in the flick, I wouldnt be up in arms about it (as mentioned, I loved it in the comics), its just that I don't feel it to be the right fit for the movie's version of Peter.

I agree. Tobeys Peter just doesnt have the chops to be a teacher. The kids dont respect Peter and they wont listen to him and if they did,itll be stupid.

Having him as Connors lab partner,thats respectful enough. I would like to see their friendship evolve more.

 

[DACMAN]

You know, the fact most people think the Peter we have in the comics just doesn't have the "chops" to be a teacher in the movies goes to show how Tobey and Raimi have failed at bringing Peter to the big screen faithfully.

 

[Spider-Who?]

You know, the fact most people think the Peter we have in the comics just doesn't have the "chops" to be a teacher in the movies goes to show how Tobey and Raimi have failed at bringing Peter to the big screen faithfully.

...sad, huh?

i DO enjoy the movies, but I don't think we have seen, nor will see a "truely faithful" Spider-Man movie for quite a while.

 

[The Bat-Man]

...sad, huh?

i DO enjoy the movies, but I don't think we have seen, nor will see a "truely faithful" Spider-Man movie for quite a while.

I agree. I have really enjoyed the Spider-Man films so far, but I feel that they can do so much better. I'm hoping that somewhere down the line, we get a reboot, like "Batman Begins", that wipes the slate clean and does it right.

Anyway, I hope to see Peter Parker develop some more confidence. Not in the way that he's really cocky (like in Spider-Man 3), but just more confident in himself and his abilities. The emotional Parker has been fine for a few movies, and it's helped ground it in reality, but I want to see him begin to accept his job as Spider-Man and juggle his personal life and his secret identity much better.

 

[Leenie]

You know, the fact most people think the Peter we have in the comics just doesn't have the "chops" to be a teacher in the movies goes to show how Tobey and Raimi have failed at bringing Peter to the big screen faithfully.

No offense, but I think that this assumption is ridiculous.

The comic books flowed the same way with Peter's character. When the comics began, there was NO WAY that Peter would have become a teacher. He grew up to become one though.

I've always seen Spider-Man as a coming of age story, and I think that Raimi has done well with that in the movies so far. Peter showed a more confident side in Spider-Man 3, which was a departure from the first two movies. Sure, Peter got cocky in Spider-Man 3, but he learned his lesson at the end of the movie. That's what people DO: They live, they learn, and they grow up. I can easily see the movie Peter becoming confident enough to become a teacher.

 

[Leenie]

I agree. I have really enjoyed the Spider-Man films so far, but I feel that they can do so much better. I'm hoping that somewhere down the line, we get a reboot, like "Batman Begins", that wipes the slate clean and does it right.

It's comments like these that make me HATE Batman Begins.

Makes me hate Christopher Nolan a bit, too ... With all of this "realism" bull.

 

[DACMAN]

I was saying that it's sad other people thought that. I'm kind of middle of the road.

 

[The Bat-Man]

It's comments like these that make me HATE Batman Begins.

Makes me hate Christopher Nolan a bit, too ... With all of this "realism" bull.

I'm not saying that they if they ever did a Spider-Man reboot that they should do it with the same "realism" as Batman Begins. I'm saying that they could start with a clean slate and be bit more faithful to the Spider-Man characters and stories. And, again, I'm not dissing the current Spider-Man films, I just don't think they've been as faithful as they could have been.

 

[Leenie]

I'm not saying that they if they ever did a Spider-Man reboot that they should do it with the same "realism" as Batman Begins. I'm saying that they could start with a clean slate and be bit more faithful to the way the Spider-Man characters and stories. And, again, I'm not dissing the current Spider-Man films, I just don't think they've been as faithful as they could have been.

Ah, ok. It's just that usually when people say "Reboot!," they are referring to making it exactly like Nolan's Batman movies. It's been going on for years, and it annoys me so much (and this is coming from someone who's a fan of Nolan's work).

Also, another thing that gets to me a bit is how the nitpicking for the trilogy commenced once Spider-Man 3 didn't meet expectations. Spider-Man 3 could have (and should have) been better; I can't deny that. It just seems that people have jumped on a hate bandwagon with ALL of the movies when it was just one movie that was a disappointment.

I'm not saying that there were no such thing as haters of the first two movies, it's just ... Yeah ... Bandwagon.

The Spider-Man movies aren't perfect (no movie and/or adaptation is), but I'm still an avid fan of the first two movies, and I believe that there's lot of potential left with the future movies.

 

[The Bat-Man]

I agree. I think there's plenty of potential in future movies and I still believe the first two Spider-Man films were very well done. "Spider-Man 2" is right next to "The Dark Knight" on my favorite films of all time list. I just wish they would have been a bit more faithful to the story. That's just one guy's opinion, though.

 

[Milu]

I want to see Peter evolve into a charizard.

 

[BrollySupersj]

Parker as a teacher gets my vote.

 

[Comics N' Toons]

man-spider...

just kidding!

make him a teacher!

 

[NinjaCarm]

Tobey Maguire has to steal the show is what has to happen. Instead of being a wooden, unfunny, unconfident version of Peter Parker already.

That's why the first Superman movie works well, Christopher Reeves, the man playing f'n title role, steals the show.

We need the version of Peter Parker (and Spider-Man!) we all know and love and Tobery Maguire needs to take control, not steer into the headlights with long pauses of gaspy dialogue.

If this happens, trust me people will praise the film.

 

[Boom]

Different topic, so different thread. What would YOU like to see Peter evolve into or towards.

I got one word:




QUIPS!


He needs to have more confidence, he needs to be funnier, he needs to "evolve" more towards the comic version. I'm so done with the nerdy Parker. I want to see the Peter Parker that has been in the comics for the past 40 years, not the first 4 or 5.

This, this, a thousand times this.

 

[DACMAN]

No offense, but I think that this assumption is ridiculous.

The comic books flowed the same way with Peter's character. When the comics began, there was NO WAY that Peter would have become a teacher. He grew up to become one though.

I've always seen Spider-Man as a coming of age story, and I think that Raimi has done well with that in the movies so far. Peter showed a more confident side in Spider-Man 3, which was a departure from the first two movies. Sure, Peter got cocky in Spider-Man 3, but he learned his lesson at the end of the movie. That's what people DO: They live, they learn, and they grow up. I can easily see the movie Peter becoming confident enough to become a teacher.

I can agree with most of that. His story is a coming of age story. By the end of the first film, he had grown up a lot. Then went right back to being a man-child in 2. He grows up again by the end of 2. And I'm not really sure where he was in 3, it was really all over the place. But my point is, Raimi doesn't seem confortable moving him forward. He always has to be learning some sort of life lession or something like he is a child. Even now, in part 4, Raimi is concerned about what villain can be at odds with Peter's "growth." At some point it's just insane to have him "growing up" all the time. He was growing up in the comics for like the first 5 years. We've had another 40 plus after that. I'd like to see that Peter now.

But I guess some of you guys seem happy with the same old thing over and over. Have MJ get captured by the villain, have Aunt May give Peter some really long winded boring advice, and then have him learn some sort of life lession at the end that he can repeat to us in a voice over before the credits start just to make sure we got it.

No more man-child. Give me Spider-Man.

 

[GoldGoblin]

^
Exactly DACMAN,Sam Raimi should just move on and give us fans what we really want,a good spidey movie.

 

[B]

Different topic, so different thread. What would YOU like to see Peter evolve into or towards.

I got one word:




QUIPS!


He needs to have more confidence, he needs to be funnier, he needs to "evolve" more towards the comic version. I'm so done with the nerdy Parker. I want to see the Peter Parker that has been in the comics for the past 40 years, not the first 4 or 5. As much as people hated Spider-Man 3 he was the closest to the comics in that one.

Word.

 

[Adrian89]

I can agree with most of that. His story is a coming of age story. By the end of the first film, he had grown up a lot. Then went right back to being a man-child in 2. He grows up again by the end of 2. And I'm not really sure where he was in 3, it was really all over the place. But my point is, Raimi doesn't seem confortable moving him forward. He always has to be learning some sort of life lession or something like he is a child. Even now, in part 4, Raimi is concerned about what villain can be at odds with Peter's "growth." At some point it's just insane to have him "growing up" all the time. He was growing up in the comics for like the first 5 years. We've had another 40 plus after that. I'd like to see that Peter now.

But I guess some of you guys seem happy with the same old thing over and over. Have MJ get captured by the villain, have Aunt May give Peter some really long winded boring advice, and then have him learn some sort of life lession at the end that he can repeat to us in a voice over before the credits start just to make sure we got it.

No more man-child. Give me Spider-Man.

I fully agree with you. In SM2 he went back on being a sissy again lol, not to mention it took him like 10 minutes to speak 3 words to MJ. Dear Lord..

I'd like to see a more confident Peter Parker.