The review of The Amazing Spider-Man
by Jordan Mintzer a top critic at The Hollywood reporter begins by first
informing the audience that this movie is in no way tied to the previous series
of spider-man movies that came out a few years back. That being said he then
introduces the director and two main actor/actress along with what this movie
has to bring that’s different from the ones we have seen in the past. His
second paragraph is probably his most negative although not about the movie
itself he takes shots at what he calls an “endless wave of comic book
blockbusters” that have been comic out since the original spider-man. His short
attempt at a downfall quickly ends with him bring up the director along with
the screen writers pointing out how well of a job they did sending an answer to
those who questions why they are making a remake.
The
next three paragraphs cover the summary, not giving away too much in any way
but giving enough where someone who wasn’t familiar with one of the most famous
super heroes could get a basic overview of who spider-man is and how he ended
up being the friendly neighborhood protector. He continues to jump back to
comparing this film to the original one and similarities between the two such
as Peter Parker (spider-man) getting his powers and showing them off as soon as
possible allowing for as much action possible. His next few paragraphs again
touch on director Marc Webb and how well he took on the task at hand as if he
had such low expectations for the movie.
He
finishes off touching on some parts of the movie such as the visual effects,
camera angles, costume, and chemistry between the two lead roles. He even gives
a recommendation about skipping the 3D because it adds very little to the
action, just serves as a way to add a few extra bucks to their sells.
Throughout his review I noticed subtle hints towards who the villain is,
although shown in some previews only those who pay close attention or know more
about who he is would catch them. Overall his review touches on many aspects of
the movie giving us a taste of everything to come without ruining anything or
giving away too much.
3 comments:
I agree with you on your analysis for this review. Jordan Mintzer was challenged with giving a quality movie review without spoiling the goods of the film and I feel that he did so brilliantly. Keeping the reader in that "excited to see the movie" kind of state. At least he accomplished that for me.
It's always good to identify a source as you do here (i.e., "a top critic at The Hollywood reporter").
When you write, "he takes shots at what he calls an “endless wave of comic book blockbusters” you're actually identifying metacommentary (the movie itself is the "micro" example that's representative of the genre as a whole as well as a trend -- the constant churning out of comic movies).
It was nice to find a review that had both good and bad of the movie, I liked how he also touched the effects of the movie, not just the plot.
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