I'm guessing they were looking to enhance the contrast of the wise-cracking webslinger by making Tobey/Peter to be more withdrawn and shy
My point was that Spidey, in the movie,
wasn't
wise-cracking or funny or witty or, well, SPIDEY.
That's why I think conflating Gwen and Mary Jane was a mistake for the movie. It robbed it of serious drama/tension.
It cheapened what the comic had done. It was - along with Uncle Ben's death -
the
defining moment for Peter. It's one thing for them to ignore it, they changed it and happied it up and fucking invalidated Gwen's life. And I know that Gwen is a comic book character and therefore doesn't have a life to be invalidated but rationality doesn't come into play on this one.
Darned misclick ate my lengthy post and I have to go eat. More later.
My point was that Spidey, in the movie, wasn't wise-cracking or funny or witty or, well, SPIDEY.
He had one and only one wisecrack. That (along with the organic webshooters, don't get me started) is the only think I disliked about the movie.
They also screwed the Doc Ock storyline by removing Gwen Stacy and her father. In the comic, Gwen's dad is killed by Doc Ock and Spidey is blamed for it, making him a fugitive for a long time.
And (Police Chief?) Stacy let Spiderman know he knew his secret and told "Peter" to take care of Gwen.
They also screwed the Doc Ock storyline by removing Gwen Stacy and her father.
Well he's the villain in the second movie, so that'll be interesting.
I think he's Captain? Stacy, and I have a vague recollection of his name being George, but that's reaching into the mists of time. I guess I could google.
ETA: Wow, the old skull-sponge still works.
NB graduated summa cum laude from the Bruce Campbell school of acting.
I'd have preferred Bruce Campbell as Peter Parker to Tobey McSquid.
Wasn't Bruce Campbell actually in the Spiderman movie?
