Re: Why is it bad?

Posted by Analog Scott (A) on July 17, 2004 at 12:04:55

In Reply to: Why is it bad? posted by jusbe on July 17, 2004 at 10:51:57:

Actually I have nothing against movies aimed at children and quite like many of them.

But why is it bad? Let's start with the writing.
A guy with super powers is struggling to keep a job as a pizza delivery boy while his aunt, the person he already feels he has betrayed, is about to loose her house to the bank. This guy is a bright science student but he isn't smart enough to get a high paying job with the use of his super powers? That is stupid. It is a phoney set up. He denies himself the love of his life because he believes it would put her in danger yet he has successfully kept his real identity a secret. Yet he publicly becomes known as Spiderman's personal photographer despite the obvious fact that this would put his secret in danger. He runs into all kinds of crimes in progress so often(as most of us do)that he is forced to let everyone down in his life when it comes to things like going to plays. OK the antagonist. A good guy whose mind is coopted by four mechanical arms to do evil. Why? Why are the arms inherently evil? Why does he want to rebuild a commercial product by becoming a public enemy? Does this make good business sense? Why does he need to do a chore for Peter Perker's best friend/worse enemy to get the trinium or whatever that stuff was called when a basic threat to the guy's life should do the trick? And... isn't it a little too "wizrd of Oz" that all Dr, Octavious needed was a little water on the mechanical arms to come to his senses and turn into a self sacraficing champion for good?

OK let's look at the directing. Was I the only one getting dizzy from the obligatory 360 camera shots to build a cheap sense of tension? How about the Peter Parker as Jesus shot on the train? It was vulgar. Was I the only one who was put off by the cheap video game, no suspension of disbelief action scenes that dominated this movie? Isn't anyone else tierd of people enduring trauma that would certainly be fatal only to get up with renewed strength to win the fight? And how about the gee wiz grossly predictable near tragic happy ending with the obligatory next villian cliff-hanger? I was cynically predicting just about everything that happened in the plot. I am not a writer. The writers of a movie should be smarter than me about writing. The director shouldn't be so heavy handed that I can pick apart his shots like that. The movie is absolute dreck even for a popcorn saturday matinee movie. Just my opinion though.

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Topic - !!SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS!! Which to see? - jusbe 15:18:06 07/16/04 (21)

Quick, before it leaves theaters, see... - Harmonia 12:57:09 07/19/04 (1)

I, Robot as a Will Smith Vehicle - mvwine 07:24:46 07/20/04 (0)

Re: !!SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS!! Which to see? - TA 18:06:19 07/17/04 (0)

Spiderman 2 is the best so far this summer... - mkuller 11:44:16 07/17/04 (0)

Spider-Man 2 is lots of fun and even kinda moving. nt - clarkjohnsen 07:10:05 07/17/04 (9)

Re: Spider-Man 2 is lots of fun and even kinda moving. nt - Analog Scott 09:27:25 07/17/04 (8)

Did you prefer "The Hulk"? - TAFKA Steve 14:13:36 07/17/04 (1)

Re: Did you prefer "The Hulk"? - Analog Scott 09:07:57 07/18/04 (0)

Why is it bad? - jusbe 10:51:57 07/17/04 (5)

Re: Why is it bad? - Analog Scott 12:04:55 07/17/04 (4)

Many of your arguments about plot similarly would eviscerate Batman, - tinear 17:22:55 07/17/04 (3)

Re: Many of your arguments about plot similarly would eviscerate Batman, - Analog Scott 08:29:52 07/18/04 (2)

Superman the movie, of course, which could - tinear 10:18:05 07/18/04 (1)

Re: Superman the movie, of course, which could - Analog Scott 10:48:18 07/18/04 (0)

Just saw the Brasilian flick "Carandiru." NOT a classic, - tinear 18:44:50 07/16/04 (2)

"10-4, good buddy." - jusbe 05:59:31 07/17/04 (1)

It's gotten a bit civilized, which ain't - tinear 06:19:46 07/17/04 (0)

Wait for Alien Vs. Predator for knuckle dragging thrills . . . . n - albee33 17:05:46 07/16/04 (0)

I'd recommend skipping all of those. nt - PdL 16:03:56 07/16/04 (2)

'Twas just for fun mind you. - jusbe 16:25:26 07/16/04 (1)

Yeah - sparse pickin's these days at the theatre. - PdL 20:16:17 07/16/04 (0)

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Re: Why is it bad? - Analog Scott 12:04:55 07/17/04 (4)

Many of your arguments about plot similarly would eviscerate Batman, - tinear 17:22:55 07/17/04 (3)

Re: Many of your arguments about plot similarly would eviscerate Batman, - Analog Scott 08:29:52 07/18/04 (2)

Superman the movie, of course, which could - tinear 10:18:05 07/18/04 (1)

Re: Superman the movie, of course, which could - Analog Scott 10:48:18 07/18/04 (0)

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