4 Ways The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is Worryingly Similar to Spider-Man 3

More Villains = Better Movie… Right?

History begs to differ.

While originally Jamie Foxx’s Electro was to be the principal, sole antagonist, the roster has since ballooned. Now we’ve Paul Giamatti in a MegaZord and yet another wakeboarding Goblin to look forward too! Even IF the film is a 150 minute monster, this is a lot of antagonism to develop convincingly, let alone contend with.Hilariously, the Villain Archetypes are even identical…Everyman crook accrues power - Rhino : Sandman

Power Corrupts otherwise generally acceptable person - Electro : Venom

Green, Goblin themed baddie- Green Goblin : Green Goblin‘Now I’m all for more action scenes’, he understated. Yes, 2012’s Amazing Spider-Man had a decided lack of spectacle. But the solution is NOT to split the audience’s attentions off in so many divergent tangents that all dramatic tension is botched as opposed to skilfully racked!

And you know how I know that? I watched Spider-Man 3…The Girlfriend’s Importance is informed by the Peril they occupy at any given momentMary Jane Watson was in danger, on average, 138 times per act in Spider-Man 3. The girl just didn’t have her shit together. Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy seem a much more together young lady; she has an aptitude for science, a chosen career path, a part time job at her preferred employer and an ideal foil for Spider-Man’s myriad wisecracks.However given the canonical significance of Gwen Stacy’s broken neck at the hands of Green Goblin (and, well, gravity) and the fact she gets herself flung through a lofty clock-tower FROM ABOVE, we’re guessing ‘The Girlfriend’ no matter how rounded as a character, will nonetheless be relegated to the role of ‘Stake-Raiser’ later this summer.

Harry Osborn’s enjoys yet another Unconvincing Heel Turn

‘Hello, Burn Unit? Yeah, another for you.”Considerably less is known of Dane DeHaan’s Harry Orborn. But it’s heavily implied that he and Peter share at least an amicable acquaintanceship, as evidenced by some bromantic smiling and the fact Harry openly hands Peter classified Oscorp data. And over the course of one blockbuster, this relationship is set to blossom and deteriorate, Harry is bound for Goblindom, and a climactic battle is on the cards. While at the same time, Spidey will do this dance with another TWO partners…If this sounds like more has been bitten off than can be adequately chewed, then we might be on the same page, friend!It’s so Tough Being a Quick-Witted, Super-Human Genius with an incredibly attractive Girlfriend and the Adoration of a Major CityF*ck Off, Spider-Man! Quit being such a whiney little b*tch! Yeah, I know everyone has their own baggage to contend with. But then not everyone is…1) A scientific prodigy

2) Inhumanly quick-witted

3) Lives with an extremely supportive guardian

4) The most popular person in a city of 9 million humans

5) More impressive than an gymnast at peak physical condition by a factor of 30

6) Capable of crafting a ballistic steel cable launcher with seemingly infinite ammunition. In his bedroom.

2) Sleeping with Emma Stone. In his bedroom.I can’t abide a whinger. I doubt I’m alone in that.

I have no problem with Spider-Man tackling grown-up issues. I want my Super-Heroes to have depth of character. I need my protagonists to exist in at least three dimensions. But if he doesn’t do all this with a smug grin permanently affixed to his face, with a well-deserved air of irreverent superiority, then colour me unconvinced!Arrogance, at least, would be more consistent.Will Gwen Stacy Die In This Scene From The Amazing Spider-Man 2?The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Footage Looks Expensive?In Short: A recent trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, with its tone and excessive villainy reminded us of Sam Raimi's rather awful Spider Man 3

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