Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Sony Treats Fans to a 4 Minute Preview of ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’
Tim Burton’s Batman committed a great many crimes against fandom. Perhaps the most unforgivable was the moment
when Alfred not only allowed Vicki Vale access into the Batcave, but walked her
right over to an out-of-costume Bruce Wayne.
It violated one of the fundamental rules of superhero comics: The hero NEVER
reveals his true identity. Even if he
did, he certainly wouldn’t do so in such a frivolous manner. Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man took quite a bit of inspiration from Tim Burton’s dark
blockbuster. Each film in Raimi’s
trilogy featured an unmasked Spider-Man at some point. While the context often made more sense than
in Batman, it was nonetheless perplexing. By the end of Spider-Man 3, it seemed that nearly half of New York City knew our
hero’s biggest secret. Judging by the new
four minute preview for The Amazing
Spider-Man, director Marc Webb believes this tradition to be well worth
preserving.
The first minute and a half of the
preview is an abbreviated version of what is surely a major set piece in the
film. Granted, the unmasking not only
serves an actual purpose in the scene, but adds a nice twist to what has become
a franchise staple. The rest is nothing
more than the film’s 2nd trailer. Select
moments (particularly the ones featuring the Lizard) seem to have been slightly
extended. Something about the film’s tone
feels a bit too slick. There seems to be
too much of an attempt to make Peter and his world seem edgy and cool. The appeal of the character, at least for me,
is that there is nothing particularly “cool” about Peter in and of himself. I’m also not particularly fond of making the origin
story a matter of destiny instead of an accident. No matter how much Sony ramps up the
marketing, The Amazing Spider-Man is
shaping up to be perhaps the most polarizing superhero flick of the
summer. Still, I pray that my fears are
unfounded.
Labels:
Batman,
Blockbuster,
Comics,
Preview,
Sam Raimi,
Science Fiction,
Superhero,
The Amazing Spider-Man,
Tim Burton
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