Teenaysis; The amazing Spiderman Movie Review

It probably goes without saying, but this is the best of all five Spiderman movies so far.

I should warn you though, there are a few spoilers ahead. But don’t be a wimp, go ahead and continue reading.

It has always been fairly common knowledge that Spider-Man’s most important conflict has been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of Spider Man.

In this sequel though, Peter Parker finds that his greatest battle is about to begin. It’s great to be Spider-Man. For Peter Parker, there’s no feeling quite like swinging between skyscrapers, embracing being the hero, and spending time with his girlfriend Gwen.

Peter soon realises that being Spider-Man comes at a price: only Spider-Man can protect his fellow New Yorkers from the many villains that threaten the city. There is an alarming increase in the amount of responsibilities that he has to assume.

The emergence of Electro only serves to aggravate the situation, naturally. He starts out as Spidey’s biggest fan and ultimately turns out to be his biggest hater as well. Peter must then confront a foe far more powerful than he.

As if things couldn’t get any worse, his old friend, Harry Osborn, returns, Peter comes to realize that all of his enemies and other numerous problems including his daddy issues have one thing in common: Oscorp.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is a 2014 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man , directed by Marc Webb and released by Columbia Pictures. It serves as a sequel to the 2012 film The Amazing Spider-Man and was announced in 2011. The movie features Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane Dehaan and Sally Field.

The film was released in 2D, 3D , and IMAX 3D on May 2, 2014 in the United States. The film grossed $709 million worldwide, becoming the lowest grossing film in the series.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 received mixed reviews from film critics.

The Los Angeles Times said, “[The film is] overstuffed with plot lines, set pieces and villains, although stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone do their best to give the movie heart.”

Review aggregator; Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 53% approval rating from critics, with an average score of 5.9/10 based on 257 reviews. The site’s consensus states: “While the cast is outstanding and the special effects are top-notch, the latest installment of the Spidey saga suffers from an unfocused narrative and an overabundance of characters.”

On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film also has a score of 53 out of 100, based on 49 critics, indicating “mixed or average reviews”.

Simon Reynolds of Digital Spy said, “Peter’s past, present and future all intertwine in a sequel that offers bang for your buck. That said you can’t help feel the franchise bean counters at work here thanks to all the ominous foreshadowing and unresolved character arcs. Too many cooks and all that…”.

Kim Newman of Empire , scored the film three out of five stars, saying: “A few too-broad gags aside — and even these are in the funky spirit of ’60s Marvel — this is a satisfying second issue with thrills, heartbreak, gasps, and a perfectly judged slingshot ending.”

The major issues I had with the film were the underdeveloped characters, overlong running time, and crowded script.

The movie ran for over two hours and we have to watch Spidey fight not one or two but THREE villains. To top it off, they had to kill off Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy who was one of the highest points of the film.

They just kept throwing curveballs at us without giving us any room to recover before hitting us with another. It was a little too Game of Thrones-ish for me in that respect.

I would however like to especially commend the special effects, chemistry between Stone and Garfield, and Dane DeHaan’s performance.

I am not particularly sure how I feel about Foxx’s portrayal of Max Dillon/Electro. Foxx has way too much charisma to be cast in the role of a nerd with self image issues so as hard as he tried, his performance was not at all convincing.

My favorite scenes were the more intimate ones between Peter and Aunt May or Gwen. That was actually surprising considering it’s a superhero movie. It’s mostly because they were the only scenes where there wasn’t too much happening all at once for me to keep up.

In a nutshell, it’s safe to say it was a good watch. It was very entertaining even though it went on for too long. Also, my heart broke into little pieces when Gwen Stacy died so you might want to skip ahead a little so you don’t have to watch that happen.

You should most definitely watch this movie though. I would rate it a 6 on a scale of 1 to 10.

Happy Sunday!

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