The Amazing Spider-man 2

It was pretty much like “The Amazing Spider Man 1” really. I had a day originally scheduled for the cricket, so with rain falling steadily I decided to make the best of it and see the least worst looking film on at the Trafford Centre.

There was lots and lots of spectacular action - good fun for the kids and the young at heart. There was a rather sweetly sticky feeling of Disney goodness hanging over it all - but I'm pleased to report that there was an underlying moral theme that quite chimed with me at the moment - that of friendships betrayed. Both Spider Man and I did nothing wrong - the difference between us is that Spider Man is a super hero and was able to do something about it.

Spider Man's friends turned out to be “out for themselves”, selfish and eventually not worth bothering about. I have found out the same with one particular friend recently. Max Dylan was a loner that nobody liked - but Spider Man befriended him. When Dylan was turned into “Electro” by accident, he turned against Spider Man when he couldn't immediately cure him and went on a rampage, killing lots of people and overturning lots of trucks. Likewise, Harry Osbourne is a friend of Spider Man, and just happens to be the owner of the company that created the virus that gives Spider Man his special powers - like Dylan, he turns against Spider Man when he can't instantly give him what he wants, and a similar rampage ensues.

Perhaps the moral is that friendships are important things, that they should be carefully nurtured and that too much shouldn't be asked too soon of people. A little less secrecy and lying would do nicely too - Spider Man, I salute you!

02/05/14