// November 13th, 2006 // 7 Comments » // My Stuff
This is not as detailed as my look at the teaser trailer, but there are a substantial number of repeated scenes. Instead, this time I chose to highlight moments I thought were significant and new.
Fairly new for Spider-Man, he appears to have an adoring fan base. The trailer opens with a few groups of people appearing to be big Spidey fans. This clip shows tons of kids in costumes cheering for Spider-Man. Other clips showed adults with signs. This is probably a bad thing for Spider-Man in the long run since historically all positive public opinion about him is immediately followed by much worse negative press.
Captain George Stacy (played by James Cromwell) is informing Aunt May (played by Rosemary Harris) and Peter Parker (played by Tobey Maguire) that Uncle Ben was actually killed by Flint Marko, not the previously assumed burglar. This is a gigantic move away from standard Spider-Man mythology. I am hoping this turns out to be a police mistake, otherwise it greatly distracts from the core character of Spider-Man. One of the key reasons Peter is a superhero is because he let the burglar get away, then he goes on to kill Uncle Ben. Without this, Ben’s famous phrase “With great power there must also come great responsibility!” loses much of it’s bitter emphasis. However, this does work as an important plot device for Peter to flirt with revenge and the manipulative effects of the black suit.
After escaping from prison we see Flint Marko (played by Thomas Haden Church) climb this fence for a “Particle Physics Test Facility”. We then see him transformed into Sandman. This slightly alters his origin, but it seems reasonable.
I just think this image is amazing. In classic Spider-Man vs. Sandman fashion, Spider-Man punches straight through him. Perfect.
This fight appears to be occurring in an armored car. I particularly enjoy the writing painted on the inside of the car: “Hold ups don’t just happen they’re planned”. I wonder if this is standard text inside all armored cars, or something one of the set designers thought would be fun.
In the previous images of Spider-Man fighting Sandman, Spidey is in the red suit. Now he is in black and appears to be using a much more aggressive fighting style. The good news here is that we get to see these two clash at least twice.
Moving on to the fight with Harry Osborn (played by James Franco) as Goblin (please oh please do not call him Hobgoblin, this is an entirely different character). This image lead from a Sandman punch in the trailer, but closer inspection shows that it was Goblin that threw Peter through the building. This looks like a fantastic battle, oddly the street clothed Peter appears to not be fighting back very much.
In this shot we see Harry bringing a large sword down at Peter. In the background we see the snowboard styled glider. Peter is also shooting webbing in this shot obviously preparing to get away. Interesting that Peter is willing to use his abilities openly in front of Harry.
After this the trailer cuts to Harry in a neck brace in the emergency room. Peter looks on through a hallway window. This fight obviously lead to Harry getting injured. At this point Peter is certainly blaming himself for injuring his friend. I think it is important that Harry lives through this.
Eddie Brock (played by Topher Grace) is shown multiple times in the trailer with a camera. Is he a photographer in this as opposed to his original role as a reporter? I’m OK with this either way, but I hope the change is done for a good reason…
Peter is seen here attacking Brock. In the background of the wall he shoves Brock against is a poster sized Daily Bugle cover. On the cover we see Spider-Man in the black suit with a headline of “Spider-Man shows his true colors”. If we look closely in the bottom right corner is the name Brock. In the picture we also see black suit Spidey standing in front of First Eastern Bank. Did Brock’s photo and/or article frame Spider-Man for robbing a bank?
This shot is comes while Peter is speaking of the additional power the suit brings and how good it feels. The shot here is visually stunning.
This has been seen before, but it needed to be highlighted again. I love watching this in HD in slow motion. They have managed to truly breathe life into all the little tendrils of the suit. With this accuracy, I can’t wait to see them animate Venom.
Gwen Stacy! (played by Bryce Dallas Howard) Does anyone else find it ironic that Howard is a natural red head and Dunst is naturally blond, yet they swap hair color as Peter’s love interests?
No doubt I am excited about this movie, but I am almost equally scared. There are a pile of story lines being towed by this movie. We have to follow Eddie Brock’s arrival, Sandman’s origin, Harry Osborn’s taking on of the goblin mantle, the appearance of Gwen Stacy, the potential marriage of Peter and Mary Jane, the black suit, and finally a glimpse of Venom. That’s a lot to cram in. I hope they can make it flow and all tie together smoothly.
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