So, this week Sony announced that they are rebooting the Spider-Man movie franchise. New director, actors, everything. The early lead is they're putting Peter back in high school.
If there is any franchise that doesn't need a reboot, it's this one. Sure, SM3 had some issues, but if all the major players were willing to come back, how can you not let them? Spidey is a concept in rarified air. Like Batman, it can survive some shitty incarnations. Bat-nipples and dayglo camp couldn't kill Batman and a change of direction won't kill Spider-Man. But why?
Time is so short, there is such a limited window to get stuff like this done, why not go for it if the stars want to? Did Sean Connery quit Bond or did they force him out? I don't feel like doing research on that right now, but if they forced him out, fools, the lot of them!
So, I've been reading early 80's Spidey this week and just enjoyed the shit out of them. Peter is just a perfect character. His standard cookie cutter tale is just so enjoyable. Pete gets in money trouble, someone near him flirts with being a villian, Aunt May has some guilt over Pete, Pete thinks about giving up, he remembers Uncle Ben's lesson and kicks someone's ass, add in some wisecracks and you're set.
That's not a dis either, that's sincerely a complement. Just that scenario alone would be enough to keep any reader entertained. It's a lot like Batman, where a whacky criminal commits a crime, Gordon gets involved, Batman stops a small robbery that leads to a bigger crime, you get the drift.
Not many characters have that archetype built into them. Honestly, not even Superman. Captain America doesn't, nor Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, etc. I think that's what makes them bulletproof, their stories write themselves, regardless of the authors.
MotD:The Jacket
I remember seeing the trailer for this and being interested in seeing it. I was wrong. Wasn't the first time, just the most recent. ugh.
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