The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) (Spoilers)

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Today we're reviewing The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Release Date- May 2, 2014 (USA)

Runtime- 142 mins ( 2 hours and 22 mins)

Director- Marc Webb

Producer- Avid Arad

Starring- Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Sally Field, and Dane DeHaan.

Scale of 1-10 (1: Don't watch it, 10: Drop everything, Go out and see this movie right now!)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 = 6.5 out of 10!

Short Synopsis:

In this sequel, Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) is graduating from high school and becoming one with his powers as Spider-Man. One day he saves an Oscorp employee named Max Dillon (Jamie Foxx). Unfortunately for Spider-Man, Max has a freaky accident that turns him into a super villain called Electro. Peter now has to balance his life and his duties of being Spider-Man. This is one test that could take Peter to his limit. 

** Warning, Possible Spoilers!!!! **

The Good:

• Relationship between Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy improved a lot. There's a lot of love between them both and you can tell it from the heart felt screen time. Gwen plays multiple roles in Peter's life. She keeps his secrets while giving him some valuable lessons about science. 
• The action for this movie was good. There are awesome fight scenes between Spider-Man and Electro. They improved the fighting scenes from the previous film. You can see better fight choreography and the essential functions of the Spider sense. 
• Peter Parker/ Spider-Man were decent when he was on the screen. This might sound weird but Spider-Man really came through on this movie. He was web swinging with more confidence. You can tell he improved and now believe more in his skills.
• Andrew Garfield made you feel Peter Parker's emotion. The scene with Garfield and Field really brought out a few tears. 

The Bad: 

Electro needed more screen time. He had to share a lot of screen time with other villains in the movie and unfortunately it hurt his character. He just came off as an obsessed Spider-Man fan boy. You really couldn't feel his anger towards Spider-Man at all. You could see Max Dillon received more pain from his douche boss played by B.J. Novak.
      The plot had too many things in it. They tried to cover a lot in a short time frame. You have the back story of Peter's parents, the relationship between Aunt May and Peter, Peter and Gwen, the introduction of Harry Osborne/ Green Goblin, Max Dillon/ Electro, and The Rhino, plus the death of Gwen Stacy all in a roughly 2 and a half movie. This would confuse a lot of people. They should have cut this movie in half and stuck with some of the points listed above.
      The introduction of the green goblin was rushed. It felt like the film makers of this movie really wanted to please comic book readers with the iconic death of Gwen Stacy by the hands of the Green Goblin. They didn't think about Harry just learning how to use the suit and glider only seconds before the scene. No one is that quick of a learner to use a very sophisticated suit in a matter of moments.  

The Hypothetical:

It would be a different movie if they spent more time on only one or two villains. They could have kept the green goblin in for most of the movie and slightly introduced Electro at the end. This introduction could set him up to become the villain for the third film.

Question of the week: What would you rated the Amazing Spider-Man 2 and why? Do you think it's better than its predecessor?

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