“The Amazing Spiderman,” by James Vanderbilt, based on the original Spiderman series, was released July 3, 2012. With the classic “Spiderman” movies exceeding its high expectations, the new one hoped to do the same with a similar plot, but a new villian.
The new “Spiderman” gave more depth to how Peter lost his parents and came into the care of his aunt and uncle. After the basement flooded Peter discovers his dad’s old briefcase with scientific work on cross-breeding, leading him to his dad’s lab partner Curt Connors.
Connors lost his one arm and becomes obsessed with the genes of lizards, knowing they can regenerate their lost limbs. Connors injects himself with lizard juice and becomes rampaging lizard, willing to do anything to get more juice.
Peter, who was already bit by the spider and undergone his transformation into Spiderman, tries to stop Connors while juggling his relationship with Gwen.
Excluding the differences in villains, “Spiderman” and “The Amazing Spiderman” really only have one other significant difference: the relationship between Spiderman and the girl he loves. In the original “Spiderman,” Peter falls in love with his highschool friend, and neighbor, who is dating someone he despises. In the update, Peter falls in love with a single girl he has never talked to.
The original “Spiderman” movie has your basic superhero conflicts: a beautiful girl who is between two love interests and no one else besides Spiderman himself knows his true identity. “The Amazing Spiderman” gives an intriguing twist: Peter’s girlfriend interested in only him and is aware of his superhero identity.
Because the drama between the two interested males are nonexistent, “The Amazing Spiderman” gives the relationship more family complications. Gwen, Spiderman’s girlfriend, has a father who is a cop going after Spiderman. Watching the movie, the audience is on their toes wondering if he is going to catch Spiderman and find that his daughter has been lying to him.
Overall, the new Spiderman movie gives more background information making it easier for the audience to follow and more unexpected twists keeping the audience entertained. The old Spiderman movie, however, is just old news.
