The Amazing Spider-Man 2 continues the story of Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) as he lives on his life saving innocent civilians and maintaining a relationship with his belle, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone). Yet, Gwen proves to be his weakness. Throughout the film, Gwen's father, Captain Stacy (Denis Leary), appears in Peter's visions reminding him of the promise Peter made: whatever Peter does, Gwen must stay out of it.
While Peter is struggling with his relationship, the rich prep boy Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) comes back to the city to visit his father on his deathbed. After Norman Osborn dies, Harry inherits the multi-billion dollar corporation, Oscorp, along with its handy perks.
Now, where does Electro come into play you ask? Well, Electro is just another employee at Oscorp who idolizes Spider-Man every second he breathes. He has no friends and no apparent family. Everyone is basically disrespectful to him to the point where no one knows his name. When Max Dillon (Jamie Foxx) is the result of an electrifying accident, he emerges as the infamous Electro. Now Spider-Man must face one of the most powerful villains exposed to the superhero to date. But wait, Green Goblin wants some of the action too.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 wasn't necessarily at the top of my list of movies to watch this month. Mostly because I've never been a huge fan of Spider-Man. But the first released trailer for the movie drew me into the superhero's universe. In the trailers, three villains are shown. This made me really excited about the amount of action there would be. Man was I right!
The action sequences between Spider-Man and Electro are wonderfully done. A little respect is returned to the denoted superhero when Spider-Man demonstrates his powerful capabilities and wits when it comes to battle. The dubstep being played in synchronization with Electro's zaps add to the epic theme of action. Although the confrontation between vigilante and villain were pretty awesome, it turned out to be a flaw.
With the amount of work and time put into the battles of Electro and Spider-Man, a high expectation was set for the next action scene with the following villain. So when Spider-Man met the Green Goblin, I was a bit disappointed. They fought for maybe two and a half minutes. It exposed the difficulty of having too many villains.
If you can't decide if you want to go see the movie or not, just watch the trailers. They are such spoilers that it doesn't make the premiere any exciting. You only miss a few details (I won't spoil it for you). If it weren't for the under-developed action sequences, the movie would be a lot better. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 receives a 7.8/10.
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