Since The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was showing again at the cinema, I definitely wanted to go and see it. And I still remembered bits of the movie, even though some of what I remembered wasn’t actually accurate.
I liked seeing how Peter was juggling his life as Peter Parker with his responsibilities as Spider-Man. I really liked how it seemed like he was actually working with the police, instead of just being a vigilante…and it was good to see that he was affected by the events of the first movie; specifically the death of Gwen’s father and the promise Captain Stacy had extracted from him.
One of the things I really liked about this movie was the friendship between Peter and Harry, even if it was strained due to Harry dying and Peter keeping his secret identity…well, secret. I would have liked to see more of their interactions, as I really enjoyed seeing their friendship.
I did feel quite a lot of empathy for Max in this movie, even if he did come across as kind of creepy at times. Really, he just seemed to be really lonely…and I felt bad that he got left behind to fix the tank with the electric eels in. It also felt really sad that Peter didn’t remember his name, even though Peter had a lot on his plate outside of being Spider-Man. I really did like the scene where he was wearing a fireman’s hat and using the hose, though.
There was a lot that was serious about this movie, but I also really liked the fact that there were moments of humour in it. I laughed when Peter accidentally came out in his graduation gown with his Spider-Man mask still on…and I felt so much empathy for him when he kept seeing Captain Stacy, reminding him of the promise he’d made to stay away from Gwen. I knew what would happen at the end, which made it even more difficult to see how Peter was torn between his love for Gwen and wanting to protect her from the danger he was in as Spider-Man.
I liked the opening scene of this movie, with Peter’s parents and the mystery that surrounded them. Having Peter figure out what his father was actually doing, and how it affected his relationship with his Aunt May, was a really good part of this movie. I did feel bad that May had to work two jobs to pay for him to go to college…and part of me would have really liked to see her realise that Peter was Spider-Man, especially towards the end.
I really enjoyed seeing this movie a second time, and I still wish that there’d been a third Amazing Spider-Man. It was good to see Andrew Garfield appear again, though, and I definitely intend to watch the next three Spider-Man films (Tom Holland’s Spider-Man) at the cinema over the next three weeks.
Ink of Blood 