I have been waiting for this movie for a long time as this is one of my favorite movie franchise and they did not disappoint.
One of the brilliant details in this film is the musical score. The songs and background music were amazing. Hans Zimmer did a good job once again for this film. The soundtrack contains songs from Alicia Keys, The Neighbourhood and many more. But I particularly love the scene where they play Phillip Phillips' Gone Gone Gone.
Prior to its release, many were worried that it might suffer the same fate as Spiderman 3 which had too many villains and looking at the line-up of villains for this film, that is not impossible. You have Foxx playing Electro, Dehaan as Peter's bestfriend, Harry Osbourne who turns into the Green Goblin as well as Giamatti as the Rhino.
However, they were able to give a good backstory not just to each villain but to all characters in the film which was absolutely brilliant on their part. I've seen a lot of negative reviews but I didn't bother reading all of them I actually liked that despite running for 2 hours and 20 minutes or so, they were able to give everyone ample amount of screentime and establish a good story for most of them. To be fair, Rhino's part is quite small and it looks like he will be carried over to the next film where the planned Sinister Six is supposedly making an appearance. For those who are not familiar, the Sinister Six are a group composing of Spiderman's worst villains that includes the Green Goblin and Rhino so it makes sense that they'll be back.
There is also an issue with Gwen's fate as in the comics, she is supposedly killed. They have tried to stick to how the comics goes but there were skepticism whether the movie will follow its path. After all, Andrew and Emma had the perfect chemistry which makes Peter and Gwen's love story so relatable and appealing. News that they have casted Mary Jane Watson, Peter's next girlfriend, in this movie heightened those speculations with Shailene Woodley supposedly getting the role. However, Marc Webb decided to cut her role from the film which made some people hope that it is because they plan on keeping Gwen alive. There were many promos and spoilers that have popped up from time to time including Gwen wearing the exact same outfit in the comics where she died and almost concluding her fate. But I don't want to give away spoilers.
In the movie, we see Peter's struggle to keep his promise with Gwen's dad and trying to keep her safe. He also learns more about the real reason why his father left and we get to see what happened to Peter's parents after leaving him as a child.
Foxx plays Electro, a utility man/electrician who is a misunderstood loner craving for attention and companion. His obsession with Spiderman is also a factor on his fate. Dehaan plays Norman Osbourne's son and Peter's bestfriend Harry who was originally played by James Franco on the previous trilogy. I was quite skeptical at first but he owned the role very well. Rhino's part was quite disappointing and useless but I understand why he is in this film.
Andrew captures the youthfulness and wit that a typical high school graduate possess and the movie gives him the inspiration and motivation for Spidey's role as a hero. Gwen also has to deal with her own struggle as she may have to make personal sacrifices for her own good even with or without Peter.
This is simply my movie of the year and I have to watch it again even on DVD. The pressure is set high for the person who will be selected as Mary Jane Watson as Andrew and Emma's on-screen romance is almost untouchable.
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