Movie Review: The Amazing Spiderman 2
The Amazing Spiderman
2 follows the adventures of Peter Parker A.K.A Spiderman, directly after the
events of the first movie. Peter is rocking out as Spiderman and his relationship
with Gwen is really strong. Now there is only one question left to be answered:
Does The Amazing Spiderman 2 live up
to its name?
That’s the
question I am going to answer in this review. But before I get on with the
review of this film I want to say a few words about the second film in Sam
Raimi’s trilogy. It was a master piece. To me that is the benchmark. It is
perfect in almost every sense. The story was solid. The action, exiting. The acting palpable. Overall, the benchmark Spiderman movie. Then
came the third movie, which was an all time low. I am happy that they made a
reboot, and I am definitely happy of the second Amazing Spiderman. Here is a
little info about the actors, directors and writers and everyone who made this
movie great…..
Cast and Crew:
Directed by: Marc Webb
Produced by: Avi Arad
Matt Tolmach
Screenplay by: Alex Kurtzman
Roberto Orci
Jeff Pinkner
Story by: Alex
Kurtzman
Roberto Orci
Jeff Pinkner
James Vanderbilt
Based on: Spider-Man
By Stan Lee
Steve Ditko
Starring: Andrew
Garfield
Emma Stone
Jamie Foxx
Dane DeHaan
Colm Feore
Felicity Jones
Campbell Scott
Embeth Davidtz
Paul Giamatti
Sally Field
Music by: Hans
Zimmer
The Magnificent Six
Now that that
is out of the way I want to give a HUGE spoiler alert to everyone who wants to
read this. I will post a caption when the spoilers end. I will write a spoiler full paragraph
describing the movie and I will, after the spoilers, tell you about the movie in
three parts. It will be separated into story, acting and cinematography. But
from here…..
MEGA
SPOILER ALERT!!!!
The movie
starts out with Peter’s father destroying all his research and there are a few
scenes from the first movie. They drop peter off at his aunt’s house and they
it cuts to them on a plane. Richard Parker is uploading the files from his
laptop to “Roosevelt”. The pilot kills the co pilot and puts on a parachute and
tries to leave with the laptop and a struggle ensues in which Mary Parker is
shot. Richard shoots a window and finishes uploading the files before the door
of the plane hits the engine and it crashes.
The movie
cuts to Spiderman, in his prime, fighting crime and having fun. He stops Aleksei
Sytsevich from stealing plutonium vials and makes it in the nick of time to his
graduation ceremony. After graduation Peter and Gwen agree to meet up but Peter
is reminded of his promise to Gwen’s father and breaks off their relationship
in the fear of hurting Gwen.
Meanwhile Harry
Osborn returns to meet his terminally ill father, who reveals to him that a
disease is running in the Osborn family and Harry will die if he doesn’t find a
cure. At Oscorp Max Dillon is an electrical engineer who is a great fan of Spiderman
and when he is saved by him in the beginning of the film thinks that he is his
friend. He is involved in an accident t involving electricity and becomes
Electro.
Peter tries
to maintain a friendship with Gwen, when she reveals to him that she has received
a scholarship at Oxford. When they start talking about it Electro causes a
blackout in Times Square. When peter, as Spiderman intervenes, Electro becomes
angry at Spiderman as the police shoot him while he is taking to Spiderman. A
fight ensues and Electro is subdued using water and sent to Ravencroft
institute.
Harry learns
that he needs the blood of Spiderman to survive and tries to make him give it
to him. But when Spiderman refuses he becomes angry at him for not helping him.
He gets framed for the “death” of Max Dillon and is taken out of his position
as CEO. He breaks Electro out to of prison and makes a deal with him to see Spiderman
killed. He learns that reserve of the spider venom has been stored at Oscorp
and he injects himself with it and becomes Green Goblin. Electro shuts off the
city’s power grid and causes a blackout. Spiderman leaves to fight him, after
promising Gwen that he will go to England with her. Spiderman with the help of Gwen
defeats Electro. Then Harry arrives and seeing Gwen, he figures out that Peter is
Spiderman. Harry kidnaps Gwen and throws her from a height. Spiderman subdues
harry and tries to save Gwen but fails.
The moment
when Gwen dies was well shot and it was the most powerful moment in the movie.
I almost got emotional. Harry is sent to Ravencroft, where the man in the
shadows, from the first film, meets him and there is a talk about the sinister
six.
In the end of
the film Peter is inspired by Gwen’s speech and sets out to stop Rhino who is
on a rampage.
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SPOILER ALERT ENDS HERE!!!
Now that I have told you the
story I will pick apart the cinematography, acting and story. Let’s start with
the….
Story:
The story is
pretty solid. The loose ends left in the first movie are tied. The story arc
of Peter’s parents comes to an end. Even though the first film had the caption
the untold story, this film has that story. But what I do feel is that this
part was unnecessary. It practically tells you the thing you already know, that is Oscorp is a weapons manufacturer and it shouldn’t be trusted with new
discoveries. The romance in this movie is really well done and there are a few
moments where you say to yourself, that’s pretty good writing. But the story
lacks an overall sequence. I think that the last fight could have gone in the
first and a few scenes could have been cut. The villains were managed well, but
in my opinion there are only 2 villains and not 3 as the poster suggests. The
story has its ups and downs but it still manages to deliver when it matters
most.
The story gets an average
score of 7/10
Acting:
The acting in
this movie is top notch. Andrew, my opinion is the best actor to portray
Spiderman. He is witty, funny and loveable. Emma Stone as Gwen rocks. The
chemistry between real life couple Andrew and Emma can be seen on screen. Emma
Stone is an actress to look out for. Dane DeHann….. Where can I start with this
guy? This guy has talent. He is a powerful screen presence and there was one
scene towards the end where he truly shines. Jamie Fox is great as electro. You
truly sympathize with Max Dillon. The acting in this film is top notch.
The acting gets an 8.5/10
Cinematography:
The visual effects in this film are really good. I loved
all the fight sequences. The music by Hans Zimmer was great. Stunts were
better than the first film. Overall the look of the film was great. But I still have a problem with the sequence
of events. The best scene in this movie was the one which happens in this clock
tower and you feel everything going on. That was awesome.
The cinematography gets an 8/10
The things I liked:
The acting was great, the action was fun the, characters strong and it was a really fun film to watch. You will not regret
watching it in the theaters.
The things I didn’t like:
The movie is a fair bit long and a few scenes were a
bit dragged out. And as I said before the sequence of events in the film could
have been arranged in a different way.
The final verdict:
Being an avid Spiderman fan and hating Batman, even
though dark night was a good film, I think The Amazing Spiderman 2 holds its
place in superhero movies. I am looking forward to the Sinister 6 film, the
Venom spin-off and the third installment in Mark Webb's Spiderman series.
If you are a fan of superheroes, definitely go
see it. If you want a fun movie, go see it. If you are a Spidey fan like me, don’t
miss it. If you want a moving film with ground breaking story and emotionally
moving acting, this is not your cup of tea.
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