tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510707636208336657.post757326160530196796..comments2023-12-14T05:18:46.234-06:00Comments on Tom Kepler Writing: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012): What Makes This One Different?Tom Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11213713830938688817noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510707636208336657.post-33969766157582836942012-07-10T11:47:10.856-05:002012-07-10T11:47:10.856-05:00Rather than an adult look at the teen hero, keepin...Rather than an adult look at the teen hero, keeping a supercilious perspective, this movie honors the humanity of teens--that lack-of-life experience doesn't diminish the dignity of the struggle.Tom Keplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213713830938688817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510707636208336657.post-34682364265859247912012-07-10T07:06:59.895-05:002012-07-10T07:06:59.895-05:00Hey Tom, thanks for an upbeat critique for a chang...Hey Tom, thanks for an upbeat critique for a change! Movie critics always seem to hate super-hero flicks. I was feeling trepidation about this SM feature, but will certainly see it at some point and remember this encouraging analysis.<br />The dialogue, the banter of Peter Parker as Spider-Man is so crucial- there were moments in 1 and 2 where it shone through. But 3 was all-melodrama-all-victims-no-villains, and so much got drowned in the psychoanalysis. You point out correctly, I think, that he HAS problems of course, but doesn't take a politically-correct route. He just fights on, he never says quit. That's what I'm hoping to see when I take in the new chapter.Wm. L. Hahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918981970218130294noreply@blogger.com