Why Gwen Instead of Mary Jane in the Amazing Spider-Man?
Non-comic book fans may be asking themselves, “Why is Gwen Stacy in Amazing Spider-Man, the first movie of the reboot, coming out tomorrow?” Or hell why is Gwen Stacy a better choice than Mary Jane in this darker movie franchise?
The simple answer is that while Uncle Ben proved to be the inspiration of Peter Parker becoming Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy is the one mistake that he can never live down nor draw inspiration from. It is the one failing grade Spider-Man has received in his career that stays with him to this day.
But I am getting ahead of myself. Gwen Stacy is Peter Parker’s first true love. Yes, he has dated around and many fans would argue that Mary Jane is Peter’s only true love. Gwen is Peter’s college romance, the one that normal people may say that “got away.” The thing is that Peter is not normal. His version of “got away” is a series of heroic downfalls that ultimately end with a single sound effect.
In the comic book universe; Peter will eventually go on to marry Mary Jane Watson, live a life of balancing between Spider-Man and the husband of a supermodel. That seems like a pretty good life to me. Yes, it is a challenge with some strife that comes from being a hero but he is married to a model!
On the other hand, we have Gwen. Her father was a police chief that would be killed by falling rubble during a battle. A death Gwen blames Spider-Man. Gwen’s relationship with Peter is off and on as well. Then there is the fateful storyline The Night Gwen Stacy Died. Pretty much a big spoiler there. The Green Goblin, knowing the identity of Spider-Man, decides to torment the Webslinger. He kidnaps Gwen and tosses her off a bridge. Spider-Man tries to save her by shooting a webline to catch the damsel. Unforeseen, the sudden stop from the web attaching to Gwen’s leg causes her to snap her neck and die.
I really do not know if they are going this route for the movie, but if they are going for a darker tone then Gwen Stacy is the love interest they need. The struggles Peter has being Spider-Man and loving Gwen is one that can be played much more difficult than Peter trying to hide his dual identity from Mary Jane. Not to mention, if they kill Gwen then they have all the angst and torment that Spider-Man still carries around to this day in the comics.
Unfortunately for the character, Spider-Man is at his best when dealing with a death. He carries the burden for every death. First Uncle Ben, then Gwen (not to mention a few others). These deaths add up. Thank god for his proportionate spider-strength. And that is why Amazing Spider-Man needs Gwen Stacy instead of Mary Jane Watson.
This Trailer is (for) Epic
The newest movie from Blue Sky (Rio, Ice Age) has hit the trailer-verse. It looks very Fern Gully-ish, but I gotta say that is a sleek looking trailer. At least the first half. Great sense of scale and … epic-ness. Take a look.
Robot & Frank Trailer
Sometimes there comes a trailer that you appreciate and want to see, then they throw something at you that immediately enamors you with the film. Not to mention the infusion of scifi into indie movies definitely has me won over.
Enjoy the trailer for Robot & Frank…
And even at 28, I feel like he does with the newer generation. Especially knowing that the majority of today’s kids do not know how to write in cursive.
Green Day’s Official Trailer For ¡Uno!
It seems that everything now-a-days has a trailer, or a teaser for a trailer…
Movies, video games, music videos, books, and albums.
Most of us grew up with Green Day as one of our go to punk bands and it is always good news when they come out with a new album let alone a trilogy of albums.
“We are at the most prolific and creative time in our lives… This is the best music we’ve ever written, and the songs just keep coming. Instead of making one album, we are making a three album trilogy. Every song has the power and energy that represents Green Day on all emotional levels. We just can’t help ourselves … We are going epic as f—!”
Green Day is no stranger to staying on top of trends and so here is their trailer for their new albums: ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, & ¡Tre!
The first of these albums,¡Uno!, is set to drop on September 25, 2012. Keep your ear out.
Iron Man 3 Continues to Expand
Could this be a sign of what’s to come? (Pun completely intended.)
Thanks to io9
Over at io9.com, they’ve got set photos from Iron Man 3 that feature one of Marvel’s major crime organizations. From the looks of it, Marvel Studios and Shane Black are legitimizing AIM as a legitimate engineering lab. My guess is that a) this is a front for the Mandarin (Kingsley) and b) Killian (Pearce) and Hansen (Hall) work here. I’m excited as this gives me hopes for some large scale world development. As I mentioned in Kapow 101, Hawkeye does mention SHIELD’s enemies; AIM can definitely be counted amongst them.
Flight Trailer Blows Me Away
I am a fan of Denzel Washington. I am also a fan of Don Cheadle and John Goodman. And aside from his CGI mo-cap movies, Robert Zemeckis makes amazing movies. What do we get when we throw all of these wonderful talents together? We get this.
I was blown away by this trailer. Depending on how the movie is (it looks very promising) I would say this movie may be in line as Oscar bait since it comes out in November. I gotta say, as far as trailers, when it rains, it pours. Three great trailers today.
Wreck-It Ralph Trailer
I’ve been seeing the posters for this one at theaters, but haven’t really paid them much attention. But man this looks great. I love the group meeting early in the trailer and hope there are plenty of homages like that. Watch it!
Django Unchained Trailer- A Pleasant Surprise (Updated with Embedded Trailer)
Let me start by saying that while I have watched almost all his films (still need to watch Deathproof), I have not enjoyed a Quentin Tarantino film since Pulp Fiction. But now the trailer for Django Unchained has come out and it looks promising. Check it out.
Now that looks like a good fun movie. Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz look like they will do well together. But here’s the thing. The trailer looks fun and enjoyable, but so did the trailers for Inglourious Basterds. So I’ll wait and see, but I probably won’t be expecting too much.
New Premium Rush Trailer
We’ll talk about the movie in our upcoming podcast, but check out this new trailer in preparation.
All I have to say is that he wouldn’t have been almost killed 3 times if he didn’t ride his bike the way he does.
New Bourne Legacy Trailer
There’s a new trailer for the next installment in the Bourne franchise. Let’s take a look:
Looks like we’re going to see this movie take us through various points of the previous Bourne films. Definitely looks like a lot of cool action stuff. Just simply looking forward to some great action.
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