Thread: So Im watching Spiderman 2.....
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Old 11-14-2007, 10:27 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by Kane Knight
Spider-Man was dark compared to its contemporaries right up until the 80s crazy of anti-heroes really kicked in. It's only bright these days by comparison, and had several runs with a darker storyline. I think Spider-Man could be done well with a darker storyline. It has been in the past.

However, I think the movies do a horrible job of it. Spider-Man's fucking emo, and for all the colour, it fails to capture Spider-Man's flare. It fails to capture the personal conflict which was signaure to Spider-Man, and the "darkness" is a fucking joke. It's like they tried to split the difference.
Fails to capture the personal conflict? That's the whole plot of all 3 movies, for gods sake. The battle against the villain actually comes second to this, even. And I disagree that spider-man was ever dark. Just relatable. The hero didn't have a perfect life. That doesn't make it a brooding story. One dead girlfriend does not a dark read, make.
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