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The Amazing Spider Man 2 Review: Plot Focuses on Strong Love Story and High-Octane Action Scenes
Despite being a superhero movie, "The Amazing Spider Man 2" has a distinctive love story. Directed by Marc Webb, this Spider Man franchise has an equal amount of love and high-octane superhero action. Moreover, the onscreen chemistry between Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone is enjoyable and definitely one of the stand-out features of this visually stunning movie.
Throughout the movie, you will see Spiderman/ Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) chasing his love interest Gwen (Emma Stone) quite reluctantly. If you are one of those viewers who are only expecting, action, you may find this flick boring in the beginning, but as the story unfolds, it turns out to be endearing.
Similar to many superhero films, "The Amazing Spider Man 2" also includes a remarkable airplane scene in the beginning. When Peter's parents leave him and board a private jet, they are seen struggling for their lives on the plane. This scene actually gets the ball rolling.
The storyline goes like this...
Peter's father Richard (Campbell Scott) leaves him with all information regarding his work when he is still very young. Therefore, Peter needs to find as well as probe. The main antagonist is just an ordinary electrical engineer called Max Dillon (Jamie Foxx), who is reborn as Electro following an industrial accident that changes him into a hulking power transformer. In addition to Electro, Peter also has to deal with another bad man Harry Osborn (Dane DeHann).
The fun starts when Electro gets mad in the Times Square and uses electricity to blow up police cars and sign boards. This scene is not only magnificent, but also manifests the film's class. There are a number of such exciting scenes that will keep you on your seat's edge.
The special effects in "The Amazing Spider Man 2" are mind blowing, while Jamie Foxx's performance is literally power-packed. On the other hand, the Spider Man is much cool with an excellent sense of humor. Spider Man is definitely amazing, because he can do almost everything - fly, save a city and also romance like a genuine lover. Emma Stone's acting is effortless, as she weaves all her scenes seamlessly.
While the movie may be a bit too long, spanning nearly two-and-a-half hours, and has too many villains - and may have been better to focus on just one or two and develop their characters more - it is an ideal text book comic superhero film. In fact, Webb and his team have enough reason to cheer - the movie is definitely going to get people out in theaters and will be a sure-fire box office success.