The cornerstone of a superhero movie is heavy, steady, and ugly

Elinor 2022-09-22 17:27:20

I went to watch the youthful, sweet and slightly bitter "Spider-Man: Homecoming Season" on the weekend, and I suddenly missed the original version of "Spider-Man" I watched as a child. Fifteen years have passed without knowing it. There have been six Spider-Man movies and three series, but to me, it seems that Sam Remy and Toby Maguire’s Spider-Man craze is still yesterday. It's still fresh in my memory. At that time, it was elementary school, and I was so desperate for Sam's first Spider-Man.

Sam Remy’s Spider-Man series ended in the third episode because of the infighting between Sony and Columbia. Although each episode of the film has won a super-high box office, the reviews have been mixed. In fact, such a movie is not easy. It has to face the scrutiny of hardcore fanatics, it has to please viewers who are unfamiliar with the original, and it has to make up for the lack of a movie since Spider-Man was born for decades. If you change to the 80s or early 90s, the era of special effects movies, anyone who tries to shoot Spider-Man is obviously considered unwise, because it is too difficult to perform. So from any angle, this movie series is a pioneer, and Sam Remy is the first person to eat crabs.

If this movie is bad, we can understand it. Being the "first" is likely to fail, as the saying goes. But the fact is that it is excellent. Sam Remy's tailor-made shooting techniques for this movie made it possible for Spider-Man to walk through the building ably. Those thrilling, rapid dive and flying shots in the city have been very successful. Coupled with the comic exaggerated shooting and narrative techniques, it is refreshing.

In terms of the story, although the old version has been criticized by fans of the original, Uncle Sam has repeatedly emphasized that this is his understanding of Spider-Man, and it is his version of Spider-Man's reshaping. This movie continues to show people a simple, unlucky, even bubbling hero. You can't help but ask-where is Peter Parker, the silly, high-spirited, talented and brilliant ghost? Our amazing, cute little spider is gone, replaced by a silly boy named Toby Maguire who got super powers by luck.

In fact, this is exactly what the director wants to convey. It belongs only to his own perception, that is, the ordinary breeds extraordinary, and heroes have their own mortal life. This life is definitely not controlled by his divine power when he punishes evil and speaks good. Yes, after Toby Maguire took off the Spiderman's clothes, he was just a stunned man who you don’t want to look at. He looks flat, slightly dull, and often makes mistakes. You will think he has nothing but superpowers. . But if you know more about him, you will find that he is actually kind and lovely, honest and simple, full of love, and loyal to love. Just like every ordinary person in life, he looks shameless, but he is actually open in his heart. Flowers. Imagine that the director filmed according to the original routine. Peter is very handsome, high school students can do atomic science, have a lot of love affairs, love to play tricks, and don't worry about food and clothing... then this movie will never look real and moving. In addition, the biggest contribution of this series is to set a deep enough and thought-provoking spiritual core for all future superhero themes-the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. If Nolan’s Batman takes this philosophy to the extreme, then Sam’s Spider-Man is the pioneer of this connotation. We can even assert that a series of superhero movies that erupted from Spider-Man, once Without the guidance of this theme, it will inevitably become a B-level film of curious and vulgar routines.

Therefore, I think that while praising the "Back to School" that appeared matte and glamorous after the rebirth, we should also look at Sam Remy's Spider-Man series more inclusively and comprehensively, because in any case, it has always successfully performed this The theme, and fills the vacancy left by Spider-Man in film history. This is the beginning of a classic.

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Extended Reading

Spider-Man quotes

  • Green Goblin: [lands in front of Spider-Man on a rooftop] Wake up little spider, no you're not dead yet just paralysed. You're an amazing creature, Spider-Man. You and I are not so different.

    Spider-Man: I'm not like you. You're a murderer.

    Green Goblin: Well, to each his own. I chose my path, you chose the way of the hero. And they found you amusing for a while, the people of this city. But the one thing they love more than a hero is to see a hero fail, fall, die trying. In spite of everything you've done for them, eventually they will hate you. Why bother?

    Spider-Man: Because it's right.

    Green Goblin: [slaps Spider-Man on the head] Here's the real truth. There are eight million people in this city. And those teeming masses exist for the sole purpose of lifting the few exceptional people onto their shoulders. You, me? We're exceptional.

    [leans in and grabs Spider-Man's neck]

    Green Goblin: I could squash you like a bug right now, but I'm offering you a choice. Join me! Imagine what we could accomplish together... what we could create. Or we could destroy! Cause the deaths of countless innocents in selfish battle again and again and again until we're both dead! Is that what you want?

    [jumps on the glider]

    Green Goblin: Think about it, hero!

  • [the Goblin crashes through the Daily Bugle office]

    Green Goblin: [grabbing Jameson by the throat] Jameson you slime! Who's the photographer who takes pictures of Spider-Man?

    J. Jonah Jameson: I don't know who he is! His stuff comes in the mail!

    Green Goblin: YOU'RE LYING!

    J. Jonah Jameson: I swear!

    Green Goblin: He's the one who can take me to him!

    J. Jonah Jameson: I don't know who he is!

    Green Goblin: [preparing to punch Jameson] You are useless you...!

    Spider-Man: [appears upside-down outside the window] Settle down, tough guy.

    Green Goblin: [drops Jameson and turns around on the glider] Speak of the Devil!