The collateral damage in Spidey joining the MCU is probably Andrew Garfields Peter Parker.
Heres why that’s a shame
This article contains spoilers forThe Amazing Spider-ManandThe Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Were going to go out on a limb here and suggest that youve probably heard the news.
Sony and Marvel Studioshave finally struck a deal to share Spider-Mans movie rights.
at the end of 2008sIron Man.
Bruce Campbell remains the funniest thing in those films, by some measure.
This, of course, was thanks to the inclusion of the my weakness its small knives!
gag in many of the early promos.
analysis, and then praising the crooks efforts to escape through the car window.
Its a small moment, but one of the best in the movie.
The scenes where Garfield was let loose shone through as particularly impressive moments.
In the second film, Garfield was given ample opportunity to showcase his physical comedy skills, too.
Again, this is a side to the character that is arguably vital to portraying him winningly on screen.
Garfield and Stones on-screen relationship remains one of the highlights ofThe Amazing Spider-Manfranchise.
After Gwens death, its a shame that the films script took the speedier montage-of-mourning route through Peters misery.
His modern spin
Heres the section we are most worried about your reaction to… Garfields interpretation of the character embraced this trajectory, developing Parker from a bumbling loser to a confident go-getter.
Garfield delivered likeable performances in two films that shouldnt have been likeable at all.
Indeed, it wouldnt be an entirely impossible transition, narrative-wise.
Some exposition dialogue telling us that S.H.I.E.L.D.
The hard-core fan may need more convincing, though, perhaps involving PowerPoint presentations and detailed timelines.
