In Defense of Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man

Do you remember the amazing Spider-Man movies, the movies that came out between 2012 and 2014? Yeah, so I've been putting off talking about the amazing series this way because every time I reviewed this script I always felt like I was at a funeral. I just see with sadness what was and what could have been something that has been criticized to death by a group of YouTubers, including myself. If you want to know why these movies fundamentally don't work at the basic levels of filmmaking, watch these videos and It's sad because I have a soft spot for the incredible flaws of the Spider-Man series and no one bothers to talk about the themes of these movies because they're too busy kicking them when they're already down, so not in the hopes of changing anyone's mind about these movies.

I'm not here to convince anyone that these movies are the best Spider-Man movies. I'm not sure I can convince myself of that, but rather just talk about why Andrew Garfield's character, Spider-Man, is not as bad as everyone says and yes, I know there is a risk of him coming across as a Dumb just for defending Andrew, but at least you'll know I died trying the first thing. I think it was one of the most powerful things that came out. The theme of this series was overcoming hopelessness and growing up. Peter gets his powers, gains confidence, defeats the bully, and gets the girl back to back to this climax in her life where she feels like she's on top of the world, very close to the The first act is a movement Quite brave for a character like Peter Parker.

Honestly, that dramatic change from being a quiet wallflower to an outgoing guy may be disconcerting to some people, but I think it helps highlight the theme of hopelessness. Peter immediately loses his uncle shortly after. loses his girlfriend's father loses his father's friend loses his girlfriend loses his best friend then he really loses his girlfriend forever the way the director and Sony wanted to tell the story of this

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-man gets his powers pretty early and beats up the bully, then feels a little bad for doing what he did, then becomes happy again, happily beats up a fighter, loses his uncle , kisses the girl, breaks her. friend's heart gets to meet an idol, breaks his friend's heart again loses the idol, gets the girl and then loses his best friend or how about Tom Spider-Man, meets an idol when he has 8 years old, presumably loses a guy off-screen and gets to fight alongside him? their idol loses his trust becomes an Avenger dies and returns at the end of the game probably the narrative behind Tobey and Tom's version seems to be a series of varying degrees of ups and downs of their lives spread within each of their films, while that Andrews is more of someone whose life starts at the highest possible point and then things get worse and just plummet in the worst way possible, it's like Peter and the Amazing Spider-Man's life gets progressively worse as time goes by. happens.

Has anything remotely positive ever happened to you after the first act of the first movie? Doesn't that say something about this character? Sure, being Spider-Man has his downsides, actually a lot of downsides, but I imagine he also has some interesting views. but no, this series is determined to show these powers as a curse and glosses over the parts that make it seem like a gift, that's why you don't get all the inspiring moments like the train scene in Spider-Man 2 or the rubble . The homecoming scene doesn't glorify the uplifting moments that are normally associated with the Spider-Man character and I think that narrative structure complements the darker scenes where things are dimly lit and it's just Peter being Peter, that's it.

Another thing I noticed in these movies. Favorite scenes are when things are quiet or when not much music is playing, not when the actors are just spouting nonsense the studio wrote for them, where there's no loud music or even the scenes where Spider-Man is swings all over New York. Really Like the scenes where there are just people being people, these scenes are usually toned down in dimly lit environments, probably to complement the darkness of Peter's downward spiral as Spider-Man to show that this isn't one of those types of things that should be glorified, he explains. both as to why these are the most realistic scenes, why they are so emotionally powerful, they are shown in their truest, darkest, ugliest forms.

One of my favorite scenes not only in the incredible series but in all the Spider-Man movies. In this scene, Peter is sitting in the corner after his uncle just died listening to Ben's voice for the last time and I don't know, maybe it's just me, but that feels like it's me, it feels like something that I would do because it's something I would do. What I did when my grandfather died, no, they didn't shoot him to death, no, it wasn't because of the chocolate milk, no, it wasn't because they had spider powers but they didn't use them, it was just because I was sad and I wanted to remember him and death. by Gwen Stacy doesn't really need an explanation for why it works Hey, stay with me stay with me stay with me stay with me stay with me when when the sheer emotion that Andrew brings in this scene transcends the studio's determination to bring the quality of the film down, you feel the weight of Peter regretting not having left Gwen out of his life and not having kept the promise he made to his father.

Naturally, this shocks Peter to the core and he stops being Spider-Man. He makes him pessimistic if he can't. save the people closest to him, how much more for those who are furthest from me, if you can't save anyone, why be Spider-Man, maybe that explains why many people don't like these movies, to we don't like them. It's like watching Spider-Man lose so much, we like to believe that things will get better when the going gets tough and almost unbearable, even though that's not how life works all the time and maybe Spiderman wasn't meant to be portrayed this way. way or maybe yes.

Loss has always been a staple of Spider-Man's character, that's what grounded him, that's what made him relatable, and it's this theme of pessimism that I think is actually quite compelling. Pessimism is not maturity in both the incredible Spider-Man and the incredible Spider. -man 2 Peter is actively making dumb mistakes, bullying the bully, making fun of the guy who made fun of him, going back on his word by picking up Aunt May, going back on his word and staying away from Gwen, in other words, his mistakes are a bit childish, they are mainly repeated. Mistakes that he continues to make over and over again It is that reluctance to move on and learn from his mistakes that shows his immaturity in the ugliest way about him.

He's living in this fantasy world where he thinks that by ignoring the consequences of his actions he'll just magically walk away, it's a twisted vision of optimism where he hopes he can have things the way he wants despite all the signs that are there telling him to just stop, we see his guilt of being close to Gwen in the form of his ghost father, bothers him, but he doesn't really do anything about it and due to his lack of response she dies he cries they cry he leaves RINO screams the boy leaves he is inspired he returns they approach each other black screen I think it is important to note how this spider-man despite all the inconsistencies of the characters remains somewhat consistent through a small detail the lesson is it is easy to feel hope on a beautiful day like today but there will be dark days ahead there will also be days when you will feel completely alone and that's when hope is the most necessary, no matter how buried it is or how lost you feel, you must promise me that you will keep hope, keep it alive, we have to to be greater than what we suffer, my wish for you is to become hope, people need that and Even if we fail, what better way to live as we look around us today at all the people who helped make us who we are?

I know it feels like we're saying goodbye, but we will bring a part of each other to everything. What do we do next to remind ourselves of who we are and if we were meant to be when the speech during his graduation feels contrived because he talks like he's going to die right then and there. I'm not sure, but it's what gets Pierre out. from his hiatus and, honestly, that's where the real lesson of the entire franchise lies. Peter has gone back on a lot of what he's done, he's broken his word several times, but the only thing he really learns in this entire series is that he shouldn't give up. hope and for all the things that Sony did, of all the things that studio executives and producers did that prioritized selling toys over making a well-made movie for a Spider-Man story, not losing hope is a tremendously great message , so I guess the question is why am I doing this?

Why am I defending the amazing Spider-Man series? To be honest, I'm not really sure the part of me that loves Spider-Man wants to accept it, but the part of me that likes coherent movies makes me feel weird. On that note, maybe it's just my preference for the Spider-Man character that's probably what makes me so frustrated with these movies. They have something I can recognize, but he's buried under blatant studio interference and a rushed story. I have made her pretty. Of course, Tobey Maguire was and still is my favorite live-action Spider-Man. I know I've said how much I appreciate and have high hopes for the future of Tom Holland's Spider-Man.

Both have had a huge impact on the character, yes, Andrews. He wasn't Raimi Spider-Man, he wasn't an Avenger, but he didn't need to be. There is still something there that I can empathize with. I can still see myself in his shoes. There's something there that's still very Spider-Man, I guess. What I'm trying to say is Andrew, thanks for making an amazing Spider-Man.