Ten years, as you know, even for a considerable period of human life. And as for the entertainment industry, and it does something between age and a half stories. Within that time, turn on and off the new stars, changing fashion trends and finally perfected technique. But enough philosophizing, let's black and white: this time to restart the franchise, but still so popular, it is currently acceptable, and to complain about the new approach to the old characters do not make sense. Did you even the most inveterate skeptics themselves are not interesting to look at how all this will look like? Especially that "Spider-Man" - excellent argument in favor of just such new approach to familiar stories.
Immediately dot the i in the inevitable comparison with the trilogy of new items: movie Raimi and Webb, in fact, are quite different, and the difference between them is not so much a plot and an entourage as staging. If the first emphasis is on what is called the inner world of the main character, instilling comics from gray to a greater degree of realism okololetalnymi doses of melodrama than superheroes and villains, the work of the second is based on history itself: see the ardor with which he tells her, and This rabid interest involuntarily spreads and the audience. And the characters have Raimi former driving force in the hands of Webb's become a power-driven - a tool that he uses to turn a set of the familiar plot turns and episodes in the whole "virgin" product, which look like the first time.
In light of all this it is impossible to overestimate the brilliant casting, the filmmakers spent. The rare case when almost all counts - one hundred percent hit in the image. Called into question except that Aunt May - Sally Field, but even it, taking into account the general entourage movie, it is currently possible to "fit" in their perception, in the big picture.
Most concern is Andrew Garfield, before the "Imaginarium" and "The Social Network" and did a little-known former actor. Thin, with tousled hair and a tiny little bit peculiar appearance, embodying in itself, as has been repeatedly noted, a new subculture of hipsters. But he managed to do something, namely to completely transfer to the screen writers plan and become a hero of the new generation, while not departing from the canon (at least more than last time).
New Parker, sometimes gregarious, sometimes vulnerable and all that in the same spirit, draws its directness - child if you wish. He is talking on a smartphone in a suit, rummaged the Internet and strives to anyone to share their secrets, achievements and experiences. And even split. And he is a definite plus - he likes his position, he revels in his power, and all thoughts of high okologeroicheskih matters only hover on the edge of his consciousness, only periodically - at the most appropriate moments - piercing the thick brilliant intellect and digging in, pardon the banality, the heart. That's what he has to itself - its naturalness, which would be the envy of many on-screen superheroes.
Worthy in every way he was a couple of lovely Emma Stone, who had the honor to become the girl of one of the most famous and most beloved superheroes, and the role which it has done. Beginning with a charming appearance and ending with acting talent, it was created in order to call to his uninterrupted sympathy. At the same time she does not even have to pull on a cloying prettiness sad-face: on arms herself took the attractive grin on his face and briskness in action that distinguish it from - the comparison is inevitable - melancholic Kirsten Dunst.
And, of course, deserve special attention Rhys Ifans, in the struggle for the right to become an intelligent schizophrenic interspecific mutant bypassed this rising masters of Hollywood, as Christoph Waltz. Compare the extent of their talent with each other do not presume - the problem is too complicated, but one thing is for sure: the role Ifans Lizard managed a little more than one hundred percent.
Play possessed by the idea, but burdened by the secrets of the past and the challenges of a real scientist - is half the battle, play a psycho-mutant with an even more obsessed with doing good beyond reasonable - the second half, but in order to convincingly show gradual transformation from the first to the second, and then another, and in the third - this can only true talent. Multiply this by the fact that, firstly, all the work, including somersaults in the deadly dance with the spider, he has done himself, and secondly, in the comic book adaptation and wonders neogenetiki he managed to make his character is quite realistic, and the latest, fierce doubts about the wisdom of bringing him to shoot his hand fall away Aki after all events.
Even comedian Denis Leary and moved from tapes category B for the second role, Chris Zielke, and Martin Sheen, Uncle Ben and the now almost forgotten Thomas Howell of the good old "fellow travelers" organic look to their images. Not to mention the traditional Stan Lee cameo in the scene if not the most original in general, but of all his appearances, perhaps, able to compete even with his role in "The Avengers." It turned out very funny.
The very same film impresses above all with its dynamics, which is literally permeates everything - from high-speed to overcome, it seems, 12 blocks to the Tower Oskorp and up to the altercation in the school yard. Do not want to be distracted for a moment - Webb cobwebs of his half-joking approach catches the viewer to the screen, gradually tying him more and more, until, in the end, no discharge occurs in a scene after the credits, plays with a predictable foundation for the continuation and adds fuel to the fire, undoubtedly, the main intrigue film, until the end and not disclosed.
Refinement bewitches all, including the first hour of the film, showing a long, by the standards of the summer blockbuster, the path of becoming the protagonist. A minimum of moralizing, maximum lightness: Parker Garfield behaves like a real teenager who got lucky twice - the first born with brains, and then reborn with vigor. And all of this degeneration does not cause boredom - even inevitable (for language and asks, "have become classics"), scenes like the death of his uncle did not violate the reception smooth brisk pace of the narrative.
Which, in turn, in the middle of the film includes a second gear, and, as if overcoming itself, begins to be carried forward, even at twice the speed, only occasionally slowing down. A couple of minutes - and the guy is aware of - so far without it - not only their strength but also their responsibility (which, thank God, in plain text and does not say). A few shots - and the city is already dissecting the unknown guy in a handy red and blue spandex, imposing order on your own. A parallel to this unfortunate Dr. Connors struggles at first with yourself and then with all the others, then arranging a local apocalypse, on a bridge, then training their combat skills to the hard-bitten, but careless insect.
As for the action, in its pure form, it is, strangely enough, not so much. But what is to be commended - which is nothing but fights above his comrades, bursting with a combination of acrobatic grace and animal care - and their opposition. And, of course, would be a sin silent about the innovation of "first-person": I'm sorry, but do not be fooled. Scene, of course, memorable, and stereoscopy (read in IMAX) is really impressive, but there are only two, on the whole movie. That, however, probably for the best, as well as to turn on the part of the story narrated in a solo passage of the single player campaign, making the spectator kibervuayeristov necessarily think it is not worth it.
But amid all the technical delights, including voluntary and a reasonable reduction of the creators of computer graphics to a minimum and quite vile and repulsive - pardon me, in a good way - looks zelenomordogo, there is one annoying detail - frankly weak music. The work of the eminent James Horner unpleasantly surprised by their facelessness and unoriginal - emphatically no motive is simply impossible to reproduce at least in my head after the show, and while watching all the music slips by, "falling" against the background of things happening all around pleasant lewdness.
The atmosphere of the "New Spider-Man" - and here she is and feels good - you can, in a nutshell, described as "Batman nolanovsky for teenagers." Webb's much darker universe of his immediate predecessor, and served with a serious mien, but she still can not hide its origins, especially when it starts to individual episodes overlap with the second part Raimi, could not help recalling their primary source of paper.
But the whole picture is not the one oddity, not the downside, however, there is only some time after the release of a movie. In the "New Spider-Man" is a new approach to old ideas, the new film crew, even new gadgets. However, it is not new, if you like, achievements or concepts. Everything presented on the screen though looks fresh and interesting while watching after are leaving theater evokes a sense of deja vu: developments, character types, sometimes the dialogue, even colors - nothing unusual, or at least unfamiliar Webb is unable to offer sophisticated and very spectator.
So it turns out that the "Spider-Man" in its very nature, is not new. And, despite all the apparent identity built by Webb fictional world is closely tied to the original source, then inspirers, if at all, in some places, of its predecessor, with which to compare it would be until the movie world is.
And yet, in spite of everything, "Spider-Man" deserves attention if only because of its new approach to have taken a liking to one Hollywood history. And coupled with the quality work done by the authors of the film, just did obligation to include it in your must-see-list summer season. Although, of course, to some extent (to everyone - my, someone even negative) sorry that we did not see Reymivskih Lizard and the Vulture. But as you know, must pay for everything, and in this case, perhaps, is an acceptable price.
