When it comes to " superhero movies", I often divide them into three categories: the first category is movies that can resonate with the audience and lead them to think about human nature and reality
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Among them, Nolan's "Batman" trilogy and Schneider's "Watchmen" are the ones that impressed me the most. The former's philosophical profoundness and humanism need not be said much. Nolan is like a magician who perfectly combines business and art, making "Batman" a landmark work in superhero movies. And "Watchmen" directly connects superheroes with the real era, embodies heroism, individualism, existentialism and dystopia, and uses extremely ironic methods to interpret the so-called gray between absolute justice and absolute evil. It completely subverts my view of traditional superhero movies - the conflict between justice and reality, the choice between human nature and morality; the second category is such as "Women's Federation", "Iron Man" and "Superman" that specialize in visual effects. Movies, these movies can make you temporarily forget the popcorn in your hand, stunned in the dazzling special effects, admiring the technological revolution of the next-generation film industry and glad that the money is worth the money. Of course, the third category is superhero movies like "Green Lantern" and "Catwoman" that want to describe the inexplicable and unintelligible superhero movies of limited anticlimactic.
Mark Webb's version of The Amazing Spider-Man falls somewhere between the first and second categories, which isn't to say it's a hodge-podge movie, but just to illustrate exactly how the creators have positioned it: an ordinary story of high school students gaining extraordinary abilities. The protagonist Peter Parker is not a natural scientist in "Iron Man", nor is the protagonist of "Batman" rich, nor is "Superman" from an alien. It was an ordinary boy who was bitten by a spider at the wrong place at the wrong time and mutated with super powers. The whole film always highlights Peter Parker's civilian identity. The living environment limits the protagonist's words and deeds. In his childhood, only one parent died early, and there are no conflicting elements such as bitterness and hatred, shouldering a major mission. Therefore, it would be far-fetched to forcibly add some profound philosophical descriptions of life to the script. Just like a developmental process, the first part of the movie only described the protagonist's family view and sense of responsibility. It was not until the second heroine died that he began to think about life, including the Easter egg-style comeback speech at the end, everything seemed natural and just right. This is exactly what a man grows up to after his setbacks and lows: to face it all, be strong and move on with life.
Not to mention the special effects, although the copyright was bought by sony, but the special effects are still a lot of work, the motion capture has been changed dozens of times, the 3D effect is also good and outrageous, and the climax is linked with the lightning man's decisive battle. The background music, the high-pitched electronic music accompanied by the rapid editing of the perspective changes are dizzying, not to mention the amazing explosion effect and atmosphere rendering. The Amazing Spider-Man is definitely a visual blockbuster.
Since it is a new version, it is natural to compare it with the old trilogy directed by Remy. The old version of Peter Parker was taciturn and was not good at words in life. After becoming Spider-Man, he became even more dumb. In a great sense Weakened the role of the protagonist in promoting the story. Although the new version of Spider-Man is not a big talker, it is still a qualitative leap compared to the previous version. The language is funny and funny, which is very in line with the style of American high school students, making the protagonist very full. On the contrary, the new version of the enemies appear to be a little more face-to-face. The villains such as Lightning Man and Green Goblin changed too quickly, and the movie portrayed too many male and female protagonists to make the villains more dull. In the old version, the villains focus on the description and are very expressive. For example, the old version of the character Little Green Goblin used 3 whole movies to describe the origin of the net worth, the contradictions, the emotional changes, etc. In the new version, it only takes dozens of minutes to say When it's over, let's start.
Of course, no matter the new version or the old version, the male protagonist is a handsome guy. This is the consensus of everyone. If we have to distinguish between high and low, it depends on which handsome guy has more fans (laughs).
Among several blockbusters in the spring, "The Amazing Spider-Man" is a commercial and artistic masterpiece, but it is still strictly a core-oriented superhero movie. American superheroes are essentially the embodiment of individual heroism and salvation. Superheroes originate from life (the source of inspiration), but go beyond life. It has a profound historical and cultural foundation to save all living beings against evil with one's own power, whether it is the salvation of Christ Jesus or the heroic hunting of beasts in ancient Greek mythology. For ordinary people, the worship of heroes and the ideal of wanting to be heroes make ordinary heroes unable to meet people's needs, so the concept of superheroes came into being. "The Amazing Spider-Man" is just like the extraordinary in the name, and it satisfies the audience's ideal of transforming from a mortal to a superhero. Who has never had such a dream: fighting evil, saving the world, and being admired. But after all, life and ideals cannot be separated, and the task of flying over the walls and escaping through the walls can only be satisfied by movies.
But at the end of the movie, the heroine died, and Peter Parker's almost invincible superpowers did not save her, and she could only cry like a mortal holding his girlfriend's body. Many people here only see the sincere feelings of the male protagonist for the female protagonist, but they do not see the despair and confusion of the male protagonist about life at this moment: My superpower can fight evil, give people hope, and save thousands of people. But you can't bring your favorite person back to life, so what's the use of this superpower? What's the point of not being a superhero and losing a loved one? It's almost Nolan's possession here. I thought the protagonist was going to wash his hands and narrate to end the movie. In the end, a young boy stepped forward to make the hero come out of the mountain again and act as a hero again. Just as his previous lines: "Each of us faces a choice, what kind of person we want to be depends on what kind of person we choose to be." Before her death, the
heroine said, "At least we have lived a wonderful life." Yes , time has left indelible traces, but life will continue, no matter the difficulties and obstacles, we still have to live strong. At this moment, whether you have superpowers or not, when you pick up your courage and face life again, you are your own superhero.
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The guy who collected glasses at the end of the movie theater actually wore a Spider-Man costume. Although a bit fat, it still makes people smile
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Picture 2014.5.12 Zhao Zijian
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