Ten years ago since the first original Spiderman come out starring Toby Maguire playing the arachnid hero with Kirsten Dunst as Mary-Jane Watson - Spiderman/Peter Parker’s squeeze. Director Sam Raimi’s trilogy devastated box office reviews by a gross of $114 million dollars in it’s first weekend alone which to this day was unheard of. With that sort of accomplishment back then it would be hard for Marc Webb’s reboot to cause an effect.
The best comparison I can think of would be Christopher Nolan’s reboot of batman ‘Batman begins’ & how did that turn out? Much how ‘begins’ reinvented the Dark knight for a new generation by focusing on a more grounded, character-driven arc for Bruce Wayne. Amazing Spiderman does the same thing for Peter Parker; in this one the new web head CAN exist in the real world as himself, this is a Peter Parker who…? Who is still technically a ‘nerd’, is not a garbage can holder & definitely far from being a goody-two shoes.
Andrew Garfield should no question take full credit for the film to be such a success, an advantage of his acting skills over Toby Maguire is that he highlighted the duality of Peter Parker & ‘Spiderman’ when Maguire never did, ‘Spiderman’ isn’t just Peter Parker in a mask, ‘Spiderman’ is Peter freed from all the restraints of his identity, all the consequences of his actions. The difference between Raimi’s & Webb’s ‘Spiderman’ films, Webb never rushed to get him into the the legendary suit & fight crime for everyone to see. You can tell regardless how good the first original film was, you’ll always see ‘The Amazing Spiderman’ has back bone symbolising Peter doesn’t become ‘Spiderman’ overnight..rather, his is a journey that encompasses the whole narrative of the film until, by the end, we finally see him become the heroic legend we all know and love. The biggest difference you can see from Garfield’s character & Maguire’s at least on a superficial level, is the fact that the new Spidey plays tricks, cracks & jokes on everyone especially the criminals, due to the fact he’s a 17 year-old kid going through lots of hormonal stages, he certainly acts like a kid that’s for sure!
Beyond the excellent portrays though, you cannot doubt the sublime characteristics & true strength of a brilliant script, this had some excellent direction from Marc Webb. Towards the end, there are a few plot threats left hanging..mysteries left unsolved in the inevitable future instalments. However, Spidey fans’ including myself will just admire this ‘love letter’ remake to Stan Lee’s creation.
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