Peter Parker (Garfield) is an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance - leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Ifans), his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero. (via IMDB.com)This is a reboot of a franchise that was pretty much the reason why superhero movies dominate the cinema nowadays. And since it was done just 5 years since the last movie of the original trilogy, one would not see a need for this movie so soon. That being said, many things would be compared among the two movies. The latter has the same plot lines that feels like a rehash of the former, that the first hour of the movie becomes draggy and uninteresting. However, as the "original" part of the movie starts, the movie begins to glow as its own, and the scenery and the cinematography becomes fresh and new.
The stellar performances of Garfield and Stone helps breathe life into the new take of the characters. Both display with ease the angst and anxieties, the unpredictability and the potential, and the love that only teenagers are capable to give. Their chemistry together is undeniable in the screen. In fact, most of the movie were focused on the two that one would think that the director and writers were making a romantic comedy rather than a superhero movie. And that works for our friendly neighbor!
However, with the focus on the main characters is to the expense of the villain. The lizard is a great comic book villain, however, in this movie, although still menacing and threatening, is unmotivated. He lacks reason why he exists rather that for spidey to have a villain.
I'm sure, though, that everyone would agree that the best aspect of the movie was its score! Credit goes to James Horner. IT. WAS. PERFECT. FOR. THE. MOVIE. PERIOD.
Though with many plot holes and some portions feel like a repeat, with the new take on the characters, the stellar performances of the lead, and a breathing cinematography, The Amazing Spider-Man deserves your presence in the cinema.in 3D!
