Peter Parker wants to know the whereabouts of his parents… a search that takes him on a dangerous path….
With great power comes great responsibility. Now who could understand this better than director Marc Webb. After all, the onus of re-booting the Spider-Man franchise lay with him. And now that the re-booting (be ready for a whole new series of your favourite super hero to follow soon) is in progress, you really wonder if the new team gives you more bang for the bigger buck. In fact, if the plot is anything to go by, the movie expects all Spider-Man fans to not begin where Peter Parker gets bitten by the deadly spider; go even further and find out why we never got to see his parents ever. And while you do that, there’s the usual crime still towering the streets of the Big Apple. But then more than all that, it’s the romance between Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone that takes this Spider-Man movie to a whole new level of EQ (emotional quotient) stuff. And just in case you’re expecting a take-two of the famous upside-down Spider-Man-Kirsten Dunst kiss, rest assured: you’re not going to be disappointed. Something different in here, but equally smart.
Talk of different and there is more out there. Gwen Stacey (Emma Stone) is no longer the mute spectator that Mary-Jane was. For Emma, it’s all about taking control. If need be she is even ready to give a blow-or-two to the bad guy when Mr Spider-Man can’t handle all that mess alone. Next is Rhys Ifans, who as Dr Curt (Jekyll) Connors, ensures that as long as he is on screen, there is enough for Spider-Man to do… and enough for you to savour. Finally, for the man in question: Andrew Garfield. Needless to say, Andrew dexterously slips into Spidey’s suit (with a sense of humour), even as he excels in the pulverized, alter ego, Peter Parker.
But then, as Spider-Man, he takes too long to don the Spidey suit. In fact, for most part he is seen settling scores without the Spidey mask… after long, long gaps. Finally, even his web does not come naturally to him. He has to work to get that mechanism in place. Of course, when he does dizzily bungee jump across the Manhattan skyline – specially in the King Kong type climax — he still sends a thrill down your
spine.
