DigModiFicaTion said:
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
I still didn't care for this movie, but I realized this time that it wasn't made for my generation.
Okay, you've given me an excuse to post this rather thoughtful review/essay I watched only a few days ago:
DigModiFicaTion said:
I get why they would want to move quickly through the origin story as we've all seen it before
Er... as the above video notes, Peter doesn't really become Spider-Man until over an hour into the movie, which is longer than Raimi took. Moreover, the movie is fifteen minutes longer than
Spider-Man '02, and the main story almost certainly covers a shorter time period. So, at least in comparison to the Raimi movies, I think this is quite objectively
not "moving quickly" through the origin.
DigModiFicaTion said:
For example, Flash goes from Peter's bully to best friend without any explanation.
I don't think this is fair at all. Flash goes from a bully to someone who's probably still a bully, but connects with Peter over the loss of a parent/uncle. (Also, Peter's unexpected feats of strength may make him question his pride in his own machismo.) By the end, he's found a better role model in Spider-Man than whatever one he may have been following before, and he and Peter share another moment of connection in admiring him. Not only is this clearly and succinctly explained, it doesn't make them "best friends," as they still probably have very little in common, and no interest in spending time together. IMO, all this makes far more sense than Peter and Harry's completely unexplained friendship in
Spider-Man '02.
DigModiFicaTion said:
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Gwen and Peter are magically back together at the beginning after being split at the end of the first outing...
With respect, again, no. Peter's final line in
ASM1 about not being able to keep promises is quite clearly him asking her to take him back, and her smile, even if he can't see it, tells us she will. And that, frankly, should have been the end of their relationship melodrama - at least until the end of the second film, in which she shouldn't have died, either, but that's another story...
I don't have much positive to say about
ASM2, as I view it as a betrayal of its predecessor in many ways, likely due in large part to its Orci/Kurtzman script. But, I genuinely love
ASM1, and will stick up for it where appropriate.