Peter Parker Finds Himself In A Sticky Situation

By Jamie Adam

The Amazing Spider-Man is an epic action-fantasy movie converted from the classic comic. The story takes place in modern-day New York City. Superhero Spidey is portrayed by Andrew Garfield with his love interest Gwen Stacy being depicted by Emma Stone and Dr. Curt Connors is played by Rhys Ifans.

Since his parents’ death, Peter Parker has been living with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben. One afternoon, Peter stumbles across a few of his father’s old things and decides he wants to meet with his father’s old laboratory science partner, Dr. Curt Connors. While wandering around the Oscorp pharmaceutical building, Peter comes across a strange room covered with spider webbing and feels the sting of a spider-bite. He is granted super strength and supernatural climbing abilities, becoming the revered Spider-Man. Peter is then faced with the loss of another father figure – Uncle Ben is shot in the chest while attempting to stop an escaping fugitive. But Spider-Man’s powers will be put to the test with the arrival of The Lizard. After being sought out at his school by the monster, Spider-Man moves the battle to the roof of Oscorp, where the titans clash to decide the fate of New York City.

The Amazing Spider-Man takes the style of the classic superhero in a different direction. Appealing to a new generation, the newest Spider-Man film strays from the comic book style to portray a more theatrical and dramatic appearance. With flashier camerawork, more dramatic music and not a whiff of the essence of comic books anywhere to be found, the new Spider-Man appeals fantastically to a tech-savvy generation.

The actors couldn’t have been better chosen, either. Garfield captures the smart, energetic and often witty spirit of Spider-Man. The beautiful and intelligent Stone does a bang-on job of portraying Gwen and audiences will feel the good intentions gone awry in Dr. Curt Connors, thanks to Ifans.

The Amazing Spider-Man gets four out of five stars, only because I can conceive of a better film. However, with that said, it’s one of the best movies I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching. Thanks to the superb acting and new theatrical style breathing fresh life into the Spider-Man franchise, the movie gets near perfect marks. I recommend this movie to anyone, regardless of age.

Now to see if Spidey’s application for the next Avengers movie will be accepted.