Sunday, May 29, 2022

Spider-Man

Short Answer: Amazing Spider-Man 3

See, Tobey Maguire, the original big-screen Spider-Man, had a trilogy (the first one, 2, and 3).

And the new Spider-Man, Tom Holland, had a trilogy: Homecoming, Far from Home, and No Way Home.

But the one in between, payed by Andrew Garfield, did not get a trilogy-- yet. He got an original movie, then a sequel... and that's it. 

The problem is that they went ahead and made movies about some of Spidey's best villains... without Spidey in the movies! They did Venom, Carnage, Morbius, and next is Kraven the Hunter.

Also, there is a group of anti-Spidey baddies called the Sinister Six. And now, they have all been introduced: Doc Oc (Tobey 2), Vulture (Tom 1), Sandman (Tobey 3), Electro (Andrew 2), Mysterio (Tom 2), and now Kraven. Who was the last one we would have needed, and so when I came up with this blog it seemed simple...

There needs to be another Amazing Spider-Man movie, and we need the sixth of the Sinister Six to be introduced. Do I need to say it? In the third Amazing Spider-Man movie, he fights Kraven.

Except now, Kraven is getting his own movie in 2023. The same way the other Spidey baddies got Spidey-less movies. 

And, even though there are still superheroes aplenty waiting to get movies, the baddies are getting theirs first (also true for DC: Joker, 2 Suicide Squad movies)-- which is another rant for another time.

So... who does that leave as the antagonist for the Amazing Spider-Man movie at this point? 

It looks, from the ending of Amazing 2, he makes quick work of Rhino. Jake and Neytiri took out a similar mech suit in Avatar without Spidey powers, so even though they don't show Spidey winning, it's implied.

Kingpin? He's already busy fighting Daredevil and now Hawkeye.
Hobgoblin? You'd have to sell me. Seems too close to Green Goblin for most audiences.

Spot, it seems, they are saving for the sequel to the Spider-verse animation, which makes total sense.

I would have preferred Kraven, because he's more interesting and original. And it seems that this is true to such a degree that, sigh, he's getting his own movie.

But Silver Sable is a good choice. It would be nice (and about time) for Spidey to face a female baddie. 
Then there are Scorpion, who always seemed like a version of Lizard, and Jackal.

Speaking of Silver Sable... this just seems to be one of the things they know how to do with female baddies-- make them versions of Catwoman. At least she's more original than Black Cat. But also along those lines are Black Widow and Black Canary (why always black?) and Huntress. At least Silver Sable isn't Black Sable. 

Jackal is also interesting but it just seems that so many Spidey villains are animal-themed for some reason: Vulture, Rhino, Octopus, Chameleon, Lizard, Hammerhead, Black Cat, Man-wolf, Tarantula, Grizzly, Iguana, Scorpion, White Rabbit, Beetle, Swarm (bees), Vermin (rat), Hippo, Gibbon, Puma, Kangaroo, Panda, and even a Stegosaurus. 

Don't like any of these? Maybe you're just being Mr. Negative. 



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