Summer is always a nice time to go to the movie theaters because many blockbuster movies come out. In the recent years, there have been a huge number of superheroes movies.
Among all the Marvel superheroes, Spider-man is my favorite. That's why Spider-man movies will have a special place in my heart (haha). I remembered watching the cartoon as a teenager, and I really liked it. One of the reasons why I like Spider-man is because he is easier to relate to when comparing to other heroes. He is a college student that struggle with girlfriend, earning money, job stress, family stress... so very realistic stuff.
I really enjoyed the "old" movies with Tobey MaGuire. So watching the reboot of the movies is kinda strange. I did enjoy the first movie from the newest series, and I recently watched the second one.
Most people criticized this last movie because of the overload of the plot line (there are 2 major villains, and 2 pseudo plot lines happening). In some sense I agree that the plot could have been simplified, and perhaps should have invested more time in the friendship between Peter Parker and Harry Osborne, and develop the Green Goblin better. I feel that Electro was way too over-powerful, but he lacks the character of a good villain.
Still I liked it. It was a pretty enjoyable movie to watch. Ok, I will try not to be biased, but these are the 2 major reasons why I like it:
- The death of Gwen Stacy
- Ok, let me explain. It's not that I dislike her. On the contrary, it was very painful to watch her die. Mainly because both actors had a great chemistry portraying the relationship between Peter Parker and his first love, Gwen Stacy. Even the non-romantics would have been cheering for this couple. This follows the comics pretty closely, because Gwen Stacy did fell from the Brooklyn bridge after been captured by Green Goblin, and then on a desperate attempt to save her, Spider-man shoots the web... but it was not enough, and our heroin dies. It's not that I like this outcome because it follows the comics, but because it takes boldness to have a major character die in a series. And this moment will mark Peter's life, and will strengthen his character for the future.
- The dilemma of Peter Parker
- For his lifetime, Peter/Spider-man will always have this dilemma: being Spider-man to do good is great because "greater the power, greater the responsibility", but it will also put Peter's dear ones on great danger if his identity is exposed. This is the inner battle that he will always face, and that will test his resolve whether he should continue doing good at his expense. Being Spider-man also means that he gets to spend less time doing less stuff: working on normal hours, spending time with the dear ones, play games, etc. There is a cost for being Spider-man. And I think the movie did a decent job bringing this theme up.
In a similar way, there is a cost of being a follower of Christ. Perhaps many of us don't face the challenge of having our dear ones being in danger because of our faith but the reality is that when we choose Christ, we give up our personal desires, ambitions, plans. This is a struggle because it is not easy to give up our "things", but by faith we know that there is something better, and hence we persevere.
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