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Today, it's almost impossible to see a sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man. As a super IP in the hands of Sony, it is also a reboot that has high hopes. When "The Amazing Spider-Man" was released in 2012, it still caused a great topic. I remember that it was released in July in North America, and the mainland waited until September. The wait was crazy, and I couldn't wait to see this work.
After it was released, the first time I watched it was pretty good. Whether from a fan's point of view or from an ordinary audience's point of view, the first part of "The Amazing Spider-Man" was above average. superhero movie. In fact, there are not many things to talk about in the first part. In summary, it is the following points.
First of all, this is a reboot of a super IP, so the film party must have high expectations for it, and the presentation of the final work is indeed the case. In the film, you can see handsome men and beautiful women, great special effects, straightforward description The plots that are not fancy, and the touches that only belong to superheroes brought us, etc., coupled with the super-famous character of Spider-Man, everything seems to fit so well, as if it is impossible to fail.
Secondly, there is one point that has caused a lot of controversy in China. Relatively speaking, domestic audiences who read comics are still a minority, and more of them know this character from the previous "Spider-Man" trilogy directed by Sam Raimi. In the old trilogy, Spider-Man's spider silk was fired directly from the wrist after being "bited" without any external force, but in "The Amazing Spider-Man", the spider silk was made by Peter himself. Launched from the device, which caused a lot of discussion. Many people think that the settings of the old version are cooler. "Spider-Man, it is too low to use the device to launch spider silk." I won't talk about which setting is better here. What I want to say is, " The setting of "The Amazing Spider-Man" is more restored to the original comics, because in the original comics, the spider silk is fired from the device he made himself, instead of being bitten, the spider silk can be fired.
Furthermore, because many fans don't have a deep understanding of the original comics, many people wonder why there is no Mary Jane in "The Amazing Spider-Man", "Peter's girlfriend is Gwen? Who is Gwen?" In fact, Gwen is too One of Peter's girlfriends in the comics, and the two also had a relationship.
In the end, it is dissatisfaction with the villain's "forcible whitewashing", which is too abrupt. This is actually a lot of foreshadowing in the front, but to be honest, the final reversal is indeed a little "fast", which is also one of the problems of the film's rhythm.
My favorite part is the part where Spider-Man "rescues cars and saves people" on the bridge. It's really exciting, and the people who watch it are very moved. I highly recommend it. You can go and watch this part even if you don't watch the movie.
Generally speaking, I still like the first "The Amazing Spider-Man" very much. In the end, its box office can only be regarded as quite satisfactory. Although it is not low, it is a Spider-Man movie with high expectations.
When it came to the second part, the filmmakers even increased their investment. The production investment exceeded 300 million US dollars. Hans Zimmer was invited to do the soundtrack, and his new 3D camera was also used. Oscar winner Jamie Foxx was invited to play the role. The villain has also added a lot of new villains, new characters, and foreshadowing for the follow-up plot. In general, it seems that it wants to spread the "Spider-Man" universe, and this second part must play the most beautiful battle to make the film party satisfied.
Everything looks very good, the result, everyone must know by now, what I want to say is that "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" is not bad, and it can't be regarded as a failure in the true sense, just not successful enough , What is the reason, I will also briefly summarize a few points.
First of all, the trailer was cut to pieces. The trailer takes the fight against Rhino as the highlight, making the audience think that there will be more than three exciting BOSS battles in the film, but in fact, the actual fight against Rhino is not much more than in the trailer, although One of the most moving parts of the film is here, but I'll talk about that later. In general, it is very confusing, and it is a bit confusing to watch.
Secondly, there are too many things, which is a bit too much for the size of a film. Black Cat, Mary Jane, Sinister Six, etc., etc., plus the emotional entanglement between Peter and Gwen, Peter's personal entanglement, the truth about the death of Peter's parents, and the two big BOSS Electric Light and the Green Goblin, plus In addition to these, there is a lot of content in the last rhinoceros. It can be seen that the filmmaker wants to spread the "movie universe", but it is really too full, resulting in the lack of explanation of many plots and the rhythm of the film. , which results in a poor viewing experience for many viewers.
Furthermore, following the previous one, the problem of rhythm and the lack of explanation of the plot does exist. I won’t talk more about the rhythm. There are so many bright and dark lines intertwined, and there will be emotional scenes from time to time, and the proportion of battle scenes is very heavy, which makes it difficult for the audience to adapt to the rapid plot changes in the process of watching. The lack of explanation for the plot is indeed a helpless move, the most typical of which is the portrayal of the role of Harry Osborn. You know, Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" used three films to create this character, and in the first "The Amazing Spider-Man", this character didn't appear at all, and the second came out, forcibly explained to him The audience, he and Peter are best friends, the two of them have a deep bond, and due to some struggles, he ends up being the Green Goblin. The old version of the trilogy Harry only became the little green goblin in the last part, and through the shaping of the three movies, we can deeply feel the bond between him and Peter. In contrast, "The Amazing Spider-Man", our experience is really not that deep. There are some similar situations, which do cause certain obstacles to the audience.
In the end, it seems to be very deep and thoughtful, but the plot is basically not explored in the film. For example, the truth about the death of Peter's parents, a scene on the plane is given at the beginning of the film, but it is basically omitted later. It can only be said that many stories are paving the way for the back, but they are all forced into this film, which really looks a little dizzy.
Generally speaking, the above are some relatively serious problems that I think the film has, but as I mentioned earlier, I quite like this film, so let’s talk about the part of this film that really fascinated me.
First of all, it is super-class 3D technology. As mentioned earlier, this film uses the latest 3D camera of Dafa year, which makes the 3D effect of this film absolutely super-class in that year, and can almost kill all similar works in seconds.
The second point is excellent visual effects and action design. As mentioned earlier, the filmmakers have extremely high expectations for this film, so investment is naturally indispensable, which makes the special effects level of this film even if it is seen today, it is very amazing, and the design of each battle is unique. It is very elegant, and the visual design is also to give the audience the greatest shock as much as possible. In the past, we all had stereotyped impressions of Spider-Man, and felt that he did not have the kind of superpower that "destroys the world", so we can all think of what the fight is like. But this film hit everyone in the face. Its excellent visual effects and extremely unrestrained action design really make people feel "Mom, this is too handsome!"
Third, the soundtrack by Hans Zimmer. The soundtrack is even more difficult to describe in words, you have to experience it yourself. In general, the quality of the soundtrack throughout the film is very, very high, and the soundtrack of the fight is even more distinctive. What impresses me the most is the soundtrack of the scene against the Electron Man. The exciting electronic music is matched with the cool fighting. From time to time, there will be slow motion and freeze motion.
Fourth, although there is indeed too much content in this film, it is undeniable that many points can impress fans. For example, the appearance of the black cat, the appearance of Norman, the transformation of Harry, and even the ending of Gwen in tribute to the comics, the appearance of the "Sinister Six" in the easter egg, etc., can all impress fans. point. But these are largely based on the fact that the audience can better appreciate the feelings brought by these points when they have seen or more or less understood some of the original comics, so it cannot be regarded as an advantage.
In the end, of course, that only belongs to superheroes and only belongs to Spider-Man's touch. Of course, this point can't be regarded as an advantage or disadvantage, it's basically my own personal feelings. I've talked about it more than once, I really like superheroes, I like to read superhero comics, I like to watch superhero movies. Audiences always gain some moving from film and television works, and different audiences get different moving. And the greatest emotion brought by watching superhero movies is actually the "spirit" that belongs to superheroes. The kind of courage to protect the people, things, and things that you need to protect no matter how hard you face; the kind of selflessness that can give yourself unreservedly for others; The perseverance of sticking to one's own creed; the kind of one who always has to struggle constantly, but because he has everything on his back, he has something to protect and stick to, and he bears the title of "superhero" and has to choose to go "superhero". The fearlessness of a thorny road. Wait, wait, these are the unique touches that superheroes bring to me.
Speaking of the film itself, I also mentioned earlier that in the first part of "The Amazing Spider-Man", my favorite clip is the part where Spider-Man saves people and cars on the bridge, the design of the action sections and visual effects. Being excellent is one aspect, and on the other hand, I was moved. Spider-Man told me that he took off the mask and gave it to the child in the car. The bridge design that gave him courage really moved me very, very much. And when it comes to the second part, my favorite scene is that at the end of the film, the Rhino man vandalizes the streets of New York, and madly shouts why Spider-Man didn't come out. At this time, in front of him, a very small child appeared, He put on the mask of Spider-Man and stood alone in front of the rhinoceros. There was a sharp contrast between the huge rhinoceros and this young child, but the child was not afraid at all, as if at this moment, he was Spider-Man , In fact, at this moment, he is indeed Spider-Man. As I wrote before, every superhero deserves to be loved, and as long as he wants, everyone can become a superhero.
Afterwards, Spider-Man himself appeared, used spider silk to hoist the manhole cover, and threw it towards the Rhinoceros. With the exciting music, the film ended. Many people are not satisfied with this ending. After all, for the movie, "stopping abruptly" is indeed a very uncomfortable thing, but in my opinion, this kind of forced blank is more able to sublimate "super". The emotion brought about by the hero. The child who appeared in front of Rhino with a Spider-Man mask, and the Spider-Man who descended from the sky, they are both superheroes, there is no doubt.
The above is a simple impression of the "The Amazing Spider-Man" series, or that sentence, I quite like this series, but unfortunately, due to various reasons, I will definitely not see its sequel appear, even so , this series of films will always hold a certain place in my heart.
Closing sentence: When I was a child, I always wanted to be a superhero. At that time, I liked the superhero's superpowers. I thought they were omnipotent and could do anything. It was so cool;
When I grew up, I always wanted to be a superhero, and now I admire their courage, selflessness, perseverance, and fearlessness. How I hope that I can be like the child in the ending paragraph of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2", not afraid of any danger, and resolutely stand up to protect everything I want to protect.
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