Spidery Butterfly
I am absolutely disgusted.... I have never seen anything so B-Grade in my life. In fact it was *so* B-grade that I had to write about it....what am i talking about? I'm talking about Spiderman II. I finally gave me in and watched the stupid movie. There are scenes in there, that is *just* *a* *bunch* of *crap* *crap* *CRAP*
I haven't laughed out loud in ridicule and pure disbelief in a long time. that whole spider scene, where he and MJ are somehow in the middle of a web that's sort've dangling in mid air???? omg..... i don't know what kind've artistic director was in charge of all those effects.. but honestly..NO WAY. like, *no* *WAAAAAY*.... yes he can make webs, his name is "spider"man..we get it......
the whole clutzy clark kent thing that was going on when peter decides to be himself and not spiderman? with a 'raindrops keep falling on my head' soundtrack? and the slow-mo, repeat and short pause cuts? and the cheesy smile with the grainy and blurred resolution??? yes i can understand the whole artsy spin on it.. but buddy.. you don't stick that in a movie that also features water effects to transition between scenes, not to mention the fade in through that black spider on spiderman's suit..... CHEESE ALERT!
I know that i shouldn't expect 'real' drama from a film that's based on a comic book... but honestly.... I was so lucky i wasn't eating when it got to the scene with the editor at the paper.... the one where he starts giving an euology to spiderman with a backdrop of the spiderman outfit encased in glass behind him... it was absolutely ridiculous. I would've choked and died if i'd been eating when that scene came on..
Well, I can finally appreciate what those film critics mean when they talk about certain films being made specifically for the 9 year old male demographic. And to be honest, i should know better than to go into a movie such as Spiderman II and expect something of high quality..... although i'll be the first to admit that I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to movies. I'm not above cheap thrills and commercial hype. Really, i'm not (i loved the space/water scene in Star Wars II, where ewan gets to meet those tall reedy white space aliens). But there were just so many elements of the ridiculous to Spiderman II..... and in my mind, i didn't see how it all gelled together.
I mean, on one hand you've got the whole superhero struggling to find self story arc. on the other, you've got the bad guy vs good guy, then you've got the whole background story of how the bad guy got to be the bad guy. Maybe i'm a sucker, but my feelings were able to be manipulated to feel sorry for the bad guy.. umm... Dr Oct? i think they dubbed him.... the octopus thing.. but anyway.. yeh... it's just... there's some credibility in the film.. but when you place it next to little vignettes like 'raindrops keep falling on my head' ???
And the poor woman who's on the phone and tells her friend to wait a sec, while she checks out some pounding sounds in the city, only to run screaming into the camera when Dr Oct puts his AI claws through the building... i would've sworn i saw her again screaming on the hood of a car outside the coffee shop when Dr Oct comes around to do some renovation work when trying to find Peter and Mj..... unlucky girl, if i do say so myself.
What i'm thinking though is, it's dangerous living in Spiderman City.... every other day you get squished by octopi-looking crazed scientists... not to mention i shall never look at a train the same way again. Remind me when i grow up never to be a train driver... did you *see* the grisly end he got for simply driving the train??? that my friend, is why you should never rely on cityrail....
And to boot, we're not just talking safety.. I'm watching Spiderman tear up the city, and i'm just trying to imagine the insurance costs!!! Inflation!!!!! no wonder Peter had to struggle so hard to pay the bills...
Now to the suckery stuff.... i was blogging a few days ago about watching tv when heartbroken and finding parallels in detective shows and my love life. Well, spiderman's a bit closer to pull together, if only because the love story's pretty obvious. Peter loves MJ, but doesn't believe that he can have her, because he has to save and protect the world. and of course, if she goes with him then she becomes easy bait for all his enemies - because "Spiderman will always have enemies" *gags*
sorry.... some of that dialogue.... like SUCKED.... not that i can talk. i can't seem to find any more adjectives other than suck..... i think my mind is still reeling from the loss of the last 2 hours.... 2 hours that i can never reclaim... not that i would've done anything constructive anyway.. but that's beside the point.
anyway, i digress. as i was saying.. so yeh, there's the love story between Peter and MJ. Now i can understand that she's struggling to make out whether Peter loves her not. I can sympathise, and i can relate. I can even so relate turning up to your bf/potential bf's door and asking him to take you in. What i don't understand/admire/wonder is how she doesn't get mad. The film basically says that love conquers all. Yes, i know that spiderman isn't exactly jane austen. Cardboard cutouts, simplified storylines, blah blah blah... but still.... I guess i'm trying to find the 'right' answer to solving my problems and getting on with life... and when you watch these movies, it's always interesting to see what kind've 'questions they pose throughout the story, and the subsequent 'answers' they give.
In Spiderman II's case: what happens when a guy has to choose between his high ideals of protecting the innocent (blah blah blah) and what he *really* wants, i.e. the love of his life?
Answer: You take the high road. Then when you realise that there's an opportunity to have both you grab it with both hands and never let go.
when in reality...
(now for my killer comparison...)
In my case: what happens when a guy has to choose between his high ideals of ensuring he has a future (getting his thesis done, making life hell for everyone, and never being clear about what he actually wants - EVER) and what he *really* wants, i.e. the love of his life? (yes, let us suspend our disbelief and *imagine* if we may...)
Answer: You take the high road. Then when you realise that there's an opportunity to have both you stuff it up by saying 'let's give it a trial' and then you let go.
I wonder if it's me that's the problem though. Because MJ was quite happy to let spiderman go off on his little adventures. although spiderman would also be coming home every night, and he only ever lied to her once to protect her, and took her in the minute she suggested that there was another solution. I guess it also helps that she's supposed to only be a 2D replica of humanity, since this *is* based on a comic book story, and drama and comparisons to reality, or even comments on reality aren't really what this film is all about...
*sighs and shrugs*
i don't even know if what i'm trying to say even comes across..... so many thoughts in my head... =/
it's past midnight.. i think i should go to bed...
posted by Enigmatic Butterfly @ 12:23 am
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