Spiderman 3
Today went to watch Spiderman 3 with Nat and Karin
I simply love Cathay Cineleisure on weekday afternoons. They are practically empty and you can go at 150km per hour without crashing into some human road block
Anyway back to the movie......
Alot of people say Spiderman 3 is disappointing and some say it is just plain boring.....
From the film point of view, the last part (for now) of a successful franchise is normally suppose to climax with alot of action and exciting fight sequences, especially for a superhero film....
But people who don't read the comic series don't understand that Spiderman from the comics is not always about action and fighting villians. It also features prominently Peter Parker's struggles against his own inner demons and growing pains as a normal human where being Spiderman doesn't help.....
That's why Spiderman comics appeal to teenagers..... Because it seems real and many youngsters could identify with the circumstances of Peter Parker. At the same time, it is also a form of escape from the drab reality that most of us grow up in....
I think many directors, especially the good ones, will have to struggle with the balance between deep layered drama and exciting fight sequences when making superhero films..... A good superhero film should be able to be excite audiences, but add a few more dimensions into the whole story so that it would not be so superficial.....
Ang Lee failed because The Hulk was too deep and not exciting enough..... Daredevil is just superficial... Fantastic Four was uneven.....Brett Ratner's X-Men 3 was just plain crap......Even Superman by Bryan Singer was missing something that I simply cannot figure out....
A few fine examples would be X-Men 1 by Bryan Singer, Spiderman 1 by Sam Raimi and Batman Begins by Christopher Nolan. They are exciting and there are a few brainy layers placed into them..... So these are good.......
I thought that Sam Raimi managed to keep the balance between drama and action.... BUT only barely.
Spiderman 3 suffers from impossibly high expectations of the audience.... But it is understandable because it is famously known that there are three major villians in the show..... Venom, Hobgoblin and Sandman, so people expected lots of action that go on and on.....
It almost seems as if the triangle between Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker and Mary Jane is unecessary..... But I dont think the movie could do without it.... The story arc gives a added dimension to the entire narrative and without it, Spiderman 3 would be another mindless blockbuster cheap thrill ride like X-men 3....
But agreeing with the story doesnt mean it cannot be better..... There are a few parts that I thought was unsatisfactory, like how often Spiderman takes off his mask.... The disturbing question of how come nobody sees him when he takes off his mask nags at the corner of my brain.....
Then the way Spiderman defeated Venom can be better also......
There's quite alot of loopholes in the story if you realise......
On the whole, I would say I enjoyed the movie quite alot, though it is not as good as I wanted it to be.....
Rating: 3.5 stars
I simply love Cathay Cineleisure on weekday afternoons. They are practically empty and you can go at 150km per hour without crashing into some human road block
Anyway back to the movie......
Alot of people say Spiderman 3 is disappointing and some say it is just plain boring.....
From the film point of view, the last part (for now) of a successful franchise is normally suppose to climax with alot of action and exciting fight sequences, especially for a superhero film....
But people who don't read the comic series don't understand that Spiderman from the comics is not always about action and fighting villians. It also features prominently Peter Parker's struggles against his own inner demons and growing pains as a normal human where being Spiderman doesn't help.....
That's why Spiderman comics appeal to teenagers..... Because it seems real and many youngsters could identify with the circumstances of Peter Parker. At the same time, it is also a form of escape from the drab reality that most of us grow up in....
I think many directors, especially the good ones, will have to struggle with the balance between deep layered drama and exciting fight sequences when making superhero films..... A good superhero film should be able to be excite audiences, but add a few more dimensions into the whole story so that it would not be so superficial.....
Ang Lee failed because The Hulk was too deep and not exciting enough..... Daredevil is just superficial... Fantastic Four was uneven.....Brett Ratner's X-Men 3 was just plain crap......Even Superman by Bryan Singer was missing something that I simply cannot figure out....
A few fine examples would be X-Men 1 by Bryan Singer, Spiderman 1 by Sam Raimi and Batman Begins by Christopher Nolan. They are exciting and there are a few brainy layers placed into them..... So these are good.......
I thought that Sam Raimi managed to keep the balance between drama and action.... BUT only barely.
Spiderman 3 suffers from impossibly high expectations of the audience.... But it is understandable because it is famously known that there are three major villians in the show..... Venom, Hobgoblin and Sandman, so people expected lots of action that go on and on.....
It almost seems as if the triangle between Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker and Mary Jane is unecessary..... But I dont think the movie could do without it.... The story arc gives a added dimension to the entire narrative and without it, Spiderman 3 would be another mindless blockbuster cheap thrill ride like X-men 3....
But agreeing with the story doesnt mean it cannot be better..... There are a few parts that I thought was unsatisfactory, like how often Spiderman takes off his mask.... The disturbing question of how come nobody sees him when he takes off his mask nags at the corner of my brain.....
Then the way Spiderman defeated Venom can be better also......
There's quite alot of loopholes in the story if you realise......
On the whole, I would say I enjoyed the movie quite alot, though it is not as good as I wanted it to be.....
Rating: 3.5 stars
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