“With great power comes great responsibility.” Not only is this a very true and inspirational quote, but it also serves as the mantra of my favorite superhero of all time, Spider-man. The gifted teenage web-slinger has held a very special place in my heart since the first time I watched the movie Spider-Man, starring Toby McGuire, in 2002. Needless to say, when Sony released The Amazing Spider-Man only ten years later, I was a little hesitant about their new spin on my favorite character. However, once I finally watched it, I was totally and completely awed by the movie’s magnificence. I found myself loving Spider-Man even more! How is that possible? By the incorporating of more backstory, the casting of a perfect Peter Parker, the changing
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Because the director wanted this whole movie in a that was set “in a world that felt as real as possible”, Kym Garrett, the costume designer, was tasked to create a suit that a teenage guy could legitimately create inside of a computer (Parker). She did this by using sunglass lenses that Peter would be able to find in the world around him, and also cutting off the sole of a pair of tennis shoes and shaping them into a boot (Parker). As for the suit itself, Garrett designed it to enhance the lank and narrowness of Andrew Garfield, giving him a lean, spidery quality (Parker). She created the lines and shapes into a more aerodynamic, sport-like Spider-Man. Garrett also described her inspiration for the pattern as “how a blast of wind would wrap a spiderweb across the form of a person” (Parker). Another super cool thing about the suit was the chemical web shooters they designed in the form of a watch. Instead of Peter having the web just shoot out of his wrist, the director wanted to dramatize his intellect by having him create scientific mechanical web shooters (Parker). All of these things combined created, by far, the most realistic and best Spider-Man suit ever. Andrew Garfield even admitted to tearing up the first time he ever put it on (“The Amazing Spider-Man:
Because the director wanted this whole movie in a that was set “in a world that felt as real as possible”, Kym Garrett, the costume designer, was tasked to create a suit that a teenage guy could legitimately create inside of a computer (Parker). She did this by using sunglass lenses that Peter would be able to find in the world around him, and also cutting off the sole of a pair of tennis shoes and shaping them into a boot (Parker). As for the suit itself, Garrett designed it to enhance the lank and narrowness of Andrew Garfield, giving him a lean, spidery quality (Parker). She created the lines and shapes into a more aerodynamic, sport-like Spider-Man. Garrett also described her inspiration for the pattern as “how a blast of wind would wrap a spiderweb across the form of a person” (Parker). Another super cool thing about the suit was the chemical web shooters they designed in the form of a watch. Instead of Peter having the web just shoot out of his wrist, the director wanted to dramatize his intellect by having him create scientific mechanical web shooters (Parker). All of these things combined created, by far, the most realistic and best Spider-Man suit ever. Andrew Garfield even admitted to tearing up the first time he ever put it on (“The Amazing Spider-Man: