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| Hang on Electro, my nerd rant, first! |
Have you guys rushed out to see the new Amazing Spider-Man
sequel? If not, no big. I didn’t even see the Amazing Spider-Man
reboot in the first place and I still consider myself a fan of the Spider-Man
franchise.
Spider-Man 2 is second only to The Dark Knight in my book. Currently
the Avengers and first Iron Man movie are tied, followed by X-Men 2, Blade 2,
and the first Hellboy.
I’m not really rushing out to see Amazing Spider-Man 2,
after reading these headlines;
Amazing Spider-Man 2 Is A Decent Movie Smothered by Layers of Crap – by Charlie Jane Anders of io9.com and Tangled Web – by Daniel Krupa of IGN.com.
I admit that I don’t read the Spiderman comics and never
have, but even I have a passing familiarity with the Spider-man supporting cast
and the wide gallery of animal themed rogues that rival DC’s Batman or the
Flash.
With the opening of the current sequel in theatres, Target
had the remaining DVD volumes available of the best adaptation of Spider-Man in
my, albeit, limited in scope, opinion, The Spectacular Spider-Man animated
series that premiered from 2008-2009. In
2008, I was 26 years old and had moved back in with parents. I fucking recorded each episode of this
amazingly well-written cartoon and enjoyed the hell out of it. FINALLY someone who could balance multiple
villains, multiple love interests, AND still focus on drama of the high school
experience that Peter went through every day as a teenager. Baby, this was master class in classic heroic
story arcs and no did better. Not even
Batman, the Animated Series. (Because the BTAS had an episodic story structure
rather than a serial, sustained season-long story arc like Spectacular).
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| Visually, the series animation took some getting used to...that chin GG! |
So yeah, on that point, I loves me some Spider-Man.
I didn’t initially want to see the rebooted Spider-Man
because I actually did not fall in love with 500 Days of Summer. I fell in love with JGL, because I mean, who
wouldn’t? But I thought that movie was a
lil’ too twee for my liking and I did not approve of the same director helming
the Spider-Man reboot. I still don’t.
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| He's basically the male version of the "Manic Pixie Girl" stereotype, so slight and vulnerable. |
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| He's the male Natalie Portman is what I'm saying. |
I loved the first two Spider-Man movies. I liked the portrayal of teenage Peter Parker
and though Kristen Dunst made the best possible Mary Jane ever.
Now we have Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy which I
wasn’t super-excited about but I get it.
She’s Spider-Man’s first love and is featured prominently in the
animated series I’m so dorky about.
But now I’m done with the teenage years. I want Spidey to move on, specifically past
college and onto a young adult in his 20’s.
I know Spider-Man is best known as a teenage character but that’s been
done and done well. Now I want an adult
Spider-Man. One that goes toe to toe
with J Jonah Jameson at the newspaper, or………….at least has a full time job. A Spider-Man that can hook up with Black Cat
and not be having the teenage girlfriend drama ALL THE TIME. He doesn’t have to be Bruce Wayne, he doesn’t
have to be super wealthy or a playboy, I’m just ready to see him reach
adulthood. You know? Something different, something fresh.
Something “Spectacular” maybe?
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| This is Black Cat. I was too afraid to do a Google Image Search at work...that's how seksi her costume is |
PS – Yes Sony Studios, I would be happy to write or direct
the next Spidey movie for you. You know
how to find me.
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| This...this is how you find me...with that light....you know the Spider-man light.? |
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