tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post9080598953589627423..comments2023-08-10T03:35:55.682-07:00Comments on The Prosers: Spider-Man Vs. The Amazing Spider-ManSheena Boekweghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08227547053651725634noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-53185379904361501542012-12-08T06:44:07.741-08:002012-12-08T06:44:07.741-08:00We just watched it last night. Loved it! I really ...We just watched it last night. Loved it! I really liked the first Spiderman, but this just blew it out of the water. Thanks for the recommendation! I'm not in tune enough with the movie world to have even known the movie existed. Sad stuff.Melanie Crousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10353025724182677932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-11165068117189007872012-11-29T19:25:45.212-08:002012-11-29T19:25:45.212-08:00Thanks Sheena. I liked the new movie so much bette...Thanks Sheena. I liked the new movie so much better but couldn't really explain why. Now I don't have to because you did it for me. :)<br /><br />On a side note, I watched the new movie with my parents recently and it sparked an interesting discussion. They liked Toby Maguire's portrayal of Peter Parker better for one reason: the nerdy kid is their generation's version of the typical outcast. They find it so strange how today, nerd is almost a compliment. Brainy people have really taken up the banner of "I'm a nerd and I'm proud of it!" Kind of like Gwen Stacey, I guess.<br /><br />Our generation's version of a typical outcast is the dark and angsty teen whose anger at everything alienates him from others, like the new movie's Peter. Probably why I related to him more. However, in my parent's day, he had all the markers for a dark and mysterious cool kid, what with his skateboard and his sarcasm.<br /><br />Anyway, I don't know if that has anything to do with writing better. Maybe, umm... know your audience?Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576109844502510755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-82396156302084886702012-11-29T06:47:30.538-08:002012-11-29T06:47:30.538-08:00Oh, now I'll have to go watch the new one (lov...Oh, now I'll have to go watch the new one (loved the old one). I agree with your assessment on looking in the mirror - excellent point. Well, really, the whole post was just great. So much to think about. Thanks!Susan Buttarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456005411871122298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-89190894656518087682012-11-27T17:03:43.144-08:002012-11-27T17:03:43.144-08:00I was torn about seeing the new Spider-Man, but I ...I was torn about seeing the new Spider-Man, but I am with you where the earlier version is concerned. It was lacking in a lot of ways, though I don't think I could have explained it as well as you did. Now I'm so excited to rent the new one. Great post, Sheena!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572122401159709175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-14315767727772554762012-11-26T21:05:30.719-08:002012-11-26T21:05:30.719-08:00Baa hahaha!Baa hahaha!Sheena Boekweghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227547053651725634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-51797754245980863542012-11-26T15:53:19.573-08:002012-11-26T15:53:19.573-08:00Excellent advice on how to improve on an original....Excellent advice on how to improve on an original. I did enjoy both versions of Spiderman of them, but Amazing Spiderman was the far better story for all the reasons you so eloquently stated. <br /><br />Gwen Stacey was such an awesome character. So much better than Mary Jane, who I agree was more of a plot device (and kind of a whiny plot device at that). I really cared about Gwen and Peter getting together. I loved the line about "promises you can't keep being the best kind" or something like that. <br /><br />It was a great movie, and this was an excellent post. :)MaryAnn Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08618345950149423623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-25736370592987708562012-11-26T15:38:09.793-08:002012-11-26T15:38:09.793-08:00My favorite line is "by all that is holy make...My favorite line is "by all that is holy make them hot." And that, in a nutshell, is the difference between me and Sabrina.Melanie Crousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10353025724182677932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-69783473158147626252012-11-26T14:44:47.694-08:002012-11-26T14:44:47.694-08:00My first draft said navel grazers anonymous...whic...My first draft said navel grazers anonymous...which I hesitated to change.Sheena Boekweghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227547053651725634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-42686574162056518232012-11-26T14:21:12.864-08:002012-11-26T14:21:12.864-08:00Maybe the sequel to Who am I is Why am I, followed...Maybe the sequel to Who am I is Why am I, followed by the unfortunate third installment written by drunken script writers, Where am I.<br /><br />Also, lol @ navel gazers anonymous.<br /><br />This is my favorite line of the post: "Lesson to be learned; if you ever have a character looking into a mirror and wondering about how much they've changed, then you are approaching the character from the outside, and your characters are probably a bit too shallow."<br /><br />I know characters looking in the mirror is bad, but I never had it so eloquently explained before.Sabrina Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218305456791199409noreply@blogger.com