The Amazing Spider-Man 2: a movie review

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My husband and I went to see The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the 2 dimensional version, at noon today, we only paid ten dollars! Have to appreciate the early bird specials when you can get them :). I have to say that it has been eons since we have gone to the movies and children were part of the audience dressed up in costume. There were two little ones dressed up as Spider-Man and they were so cute. Even as we heard their little voices during the movie; it brought smiles to my face, I was transported to images of our children when they were little and how excited they were to see their favorite action heroes on the big screen.

What can I say about The Amazing Spider-Man 2? It was not a disappointment; there was action, love story, proper villains, struggle, hope and redemption. We were pinned to our seats, the both of us, and time was irrelevant. We left the movie theater talking about the scenes we liked and the characters both old and new and how they meshed with each other and the story.

I had two take aways from the movie; the first involved the air traffic controllers and how professional, competent and necessary they are to our safety as airline passengers. I immediately went to the fight between former President Reagan and our national air traffic controllers union and how he brought their union to its knees and what a mistake that was. I support our air traffic controllers and I hope that their union has gained strength since its previous union had been crushed.

My second take away was that the movie asked a very simple question; who are we? That one question led me to so many others. What makes us who we are? How much of the past shapes us and owns us? Why can two people have similar past hurtful experiences and one thrives despite it, while the other is felled by it. All these questions I think has fueled so much great literature, I would argue that these are the eternal questions and will forever be because the answers are changeable, individual and collective at the same time.

I recommend seeing The Amazing Spider-Man 2, you will not be disappointed, not at all.

The Amazing Spider Man: movie review

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I was watching CBS This Morning and the movie critic, I forget his name, started with this to say about the newest Spider Man movie, “Do we really need another movie about Spider Man, his sad childhood and the radioactive spider bite?” He went on to say that he loved it, I basically tuned out because I don’t like to listen to reviews before seeing a movie, I like to be surprised. I did agree with his initial assessment though, did we really need another take on Spider Man? The movie critic was right, we loved it. My hubby and I have seen every single Spider Man movie and we really enjoyed this movie, Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker and as Spider Man did a tremendous job, his pain over the loss of his parents at a young age is so very believable. You still get to feel how, despite  his sadness and anger at how unfair his loss is, he appreciates his uncle Ben and Aunt May for their love and support. You also get to see how strong his moral compass is from the good example of his family and simply who he is inside. Emma Stone, who plays Gwen, is a highly intelligent, sweet girl and they are great together. The visuals are incredible, Peter Parker’s awakening powers are a treat to watch, they are actually humorous. They don’t have a school for how to train your powers after a spider bite. I haven’t heard of the director before this movie but after Spider Man, I expect his name will be attached to many more action movies, Mark Webb. The last name is appropriate, don’t you think?