The Amazing Spider-Man: Why It's Amazing | Video Essay 

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There are actually a lot of TASM fans coming together on all the TASM hate... I love it

You forgot that Uncle Ben tries to stop the robber because he said "If you could do good things for other people, you would have a moral obligation to do those things." and thats why he is my favorite uncle Ben

Finally someone who agrees with me I freakin love the amazing Spider-Man.

As a kid, I could not wait to see this movie. I bugged everyone at school about it and even my parents. Once it came out, my mind was blown because I got to see my favorite superhero back on the big screen. A few years later, I was as scared as you were. I was afraid to rewatch this movie and I was afraid to see what people say about this movie was true. But they were wrong, TASM1 is nowhere near perfect but in my opinion it’s a great movie and I love it with all my nerdy heart.

Amazing Spider-Man? More like Amazingly Underrated

Im a Raimi fan, and I love Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 1 film. I think is a great movie, and extremely underrated.

YES!!!! Andrew Garfield seemed to really understand the character better than any other live action actor had. Tobey Maguire understood the character's awkwardness but didn't seem to ever grasp that the character of Peter develops past that and becomes a more confident and slightly cocky man. Tom Holland hasn't really had a chance to show much of his interpretation, but he seems to lean too much into the overly ambitious side while forgetting about the trauma Peter has had to overcome. Andrew perfectly captured this haunted nature that I felt was always an aspect of Peter. He's haunted by his uncles death, by the lives he's unable to save, and by the weight of responsibility he holds in his shoulders at all times. Then, when he's in the suit, they truly made him agile like a spider and legitimately funny. I hope they introduce past spider men into the MCU through the multi verse so Andrew can get the the last goodbye to the character he deserved

I didn’t grow up with a father and I lived in an abusive household. I was the skinny social outcast, who was bullied and sat in the back of the class and I can’t stress enough how much this movie impacted me. I was doing nothing with my life and just felt so numb but this movie inspired me in ways I can’t explain. It brought me through all that pain and trauma and gave me hope to keep fighting even when I was down on the ground. It inspired me to be a better and a kinder man, to stand for my values, and to protect those who can’t protect themselves. Growing up in the environment I had I had countless insecurities, but this movie taught me empathy and confidence, and I’m better because of it. I’m brought to near tears every time I look back and think about how this movie impacted me at a young age and I will be forever grateful. #ReleaseTheWebbCut

You explained this movie better than anyone else

TASM shows the transition from Bully Spiderman to Righteous Spiderman. He didn’t just become the selfless Spiderman. TASM shows Spiderman as an anti-hero not as a hero.

Things I like about The Amazing Spider-Man: the 1st movies suit I ACTUALLY ADORE its does not look like the comics but F the comics this suit looks clean as hell and the suit for the 2nd movie is great I still like Hollands more but its great. The Lizard I actually really like his motivation is simple he tries to turn everyone into Lizards because he want to help life if all humans are Lizards then you cant loose limbs and it helps with more stuff as well, his design is unique it's not a dinosaur we've seen that so much on the big screen I really like his Design its most likely what a real human would look like as a giant Lizard man Gwen and spidey's relationship is awesome I really like the actor who played Flash Thompson Uncle ben is good I actually really like aunt may in these movies she looks like she's in her mid 40s and I dunno she's just really awesome played out probably my favorite one so far on the big screen THINGS I HATE ABOUT THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: LITERALLY cant think of anything

Andrew is probably the Peter that is closest the the comics because Peter is supposed the be relatable and Andrew’s Peter is the most relatable.

TASM Spider-Man is better than the MCU Spider-Man.

Those movies have the best portrayal of aunt may ever

I cannot STAND when people say Andrews acting sucks in the scene with Bens death. It’s 400 times better than Tobey Maguire getting a bit teary eyed over bens death.

TASM 1 is my favorite Spider-Man movie. Sure the raimi trilogy is more accurate to the comics or whatever but I feel like TASM nails the characterization of Spider-Man. If only the studio didn't fuck it all up.

While Tobey and Tom are great Spider-Man, I just love Andrew more. His Spider-Man, His quips, his acting. He’s just… *Amazing.*

The thing is everyone says this version is nothing like Spider-Man but what defines Spider-Man isn’t his nerdy counterpart or his powers it’s the idea that he takes responsibility even if he has nothing to do with it because he had the power to help And that’s Spider-Man someone who helps because if you can help someone you will help them because it’s there responsibility

As a fan of the Amazing films, I find myself in between a rock and a hard place. There is always this internal conflict between the troubled development history that prevented the release of more director-driven and personal stories vs the final films released in theaters. Both movies resonate with me emotionally (especially the second one) because of the more realistic and daring direction, but knowing what transpired behind the scenes gives me heartache, especially since this led to the cancellation of the series. The question I keep asking myself is "Do I find myself liking what the studio made or the artistic vision of a talented director?". The negativity surrounding both movies is hyperbolic, but understandable to an extent. I just see the positives vastly outweighing the negatives. In Zack Snyder's case, he shoots everything he storyboards. When his director's cuts get released, they are received far more positively (especially in the cases of Watchmen and Batman v Superman) because of more cohesive and detailed stories. It's simply the studios and producers wanting to make extra money rather than respecting an artist's vision. I'm still waiting on a proper Justice League film. #ReleaseTheWebbCut and #ReleaseTheSnyderCut

Andrew Garfield is the best spider man a 3rd movie should’ve happened

I’m glad people are starting to appreciate what mark Webb and everyone else did for the character

Let's release all cuts Tired of comic book movies where the studio tries to hide the filmaker's voice.

Dude ur not alone tasm1 is my favourite live action but it doesn’t mean my love for the rami movies is forgotten. Tasm1 is something special modernising spidey in the real world.

Finally I find someone who actually loves the amazing Spiderman movies

Andrew Garfield has always been the best Peter Parker/ Spider-Man and I'm glad vids like this are out here to shine a light on that. To let folks know that some times we might start out in dark places as some what bad people but chances in life, we're all given chances to become heroes like Andrew's Peter did. This was the story Stan The Man Lee was telling with the character when Spidey comic first hit comic book shores

This is better than anything ive ever done. This is how you do an essay Well done

I always loved both movies. I think they're just as great as the Raimi films. I see them as equals. I got really emotionally invested in them and they helped me through hard times.

While I think it's easy to point fingers at Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach with The Amazing Spider-Man 2, it's not so simple with The Amazing Spider-Man. I still haven't properly settled on a video essay for this film myself yet. I keep trying to pin-point what MY issue with this film is, so all videos on my end on the matter of this specific film are obsolete. However I'll drop my thoughts: The Amazing Spider-Man 1 is a good movie. It goes for a more realistic timeframe with how Peter processes the different events of his origins, it tries to layer the character up by giving him goals as Peter Parker beyond a love interest, addressing the elephant in the room being his parents, the cast have great chemistry, the world it takes place in is well-thought-out, Peter's relationship with Gwen is far more straight forward this time around which is a relief. I get what it is people like about this film. But, regardless of studio interference, I don't think people were sold on this film as a lasting Spider-Man for the foreseeable future. The sequence of events of Spidey's origins take a lot longer to unload which most people including myself will consider a downgrade based strictly on preference. It's not a mistake on the movie's part, the audience just love the thrills of a Spider-Man film which were pushed to the back of this film. Spider-Man's origins usually have quite a roster of characters to unload on an audience but when you start incorporating his parents, that is a LOT to get the audience to roll-with just after the opening credits. And this Spider-Man is just, quite a far cry from the Peter Parker and Spider-Man that most audiences know. He's not really a character open to too much interpretation for the mass market because of his position as more of a cultural icon than just a straight forward fictional character. I think what Sony incorporated here was to make the film fit for mass market, and the two things don't blend, but if it were a straightforward Marc Webb movie, trust me, NOBODY would watch it. This doesn't mean that a new interpretation CAN'T work as a film, it does work, but many will have walked away saying "This just isn't my Spider-Man" and I am one of those people. There was just too much for a mass market stirred into the origins with the whole "untold story" stuff, there was too much familiarity with the film covering mostly old ground, and the whole "It's the realistic version" identity goes out the window the second Lizard rocks up with his evil plan to transform NYC into Lizard people (admittedly more of a Sony move). Overall, it's really not a bad film, it just doesn't stick. Also I'll be honest, these film sadly gets bungled in with the sequel which is what inspires most of the bile directed at it. That's something I am sure to correct myself on. That sequel is a LOT harder to defend. I absolutely see your point though and understand why you like it. There's a Spider-Man for every one and I feel bad that this one got cut short as it left a load of Spidey lovers hanging, but I don't blame the MCU deal for that, I blame the sequel which just wasn't properly thought through.

Honestly incredible how emotional and informative this video is. I always loved the TASM films but I have never loved them as much as you just made me love them. I got pretty emotional towards the end there actually. Such a good analysis of what message this movie is trying to send and how people are misunderstanding it. If you ask me, I took away miles more from this than I did from anyone else's TASM videos. You are crimnally underrated and I'm upset you don't have more subscribers views and likes. Thank you for making such an amazing video.

Amazing is better than Holland’s but the rami movies will all ways be the best Spider-Man

The thing that makes even less sense about people disliking the basketball scene if the fact that Peter did the same thing in the comics. Not the exact same thing with basketball but he did decide to get revenge on flash when he got his powers, he chose to fight him and then knocked him out in a single punch lmao. He only ended up saying it was an accident to avoid suspicion.

The chemistry between peter and gwen is amazing ... Amazing spiderman is also silently an amazing lovestory

I love this one. The narrative and Peter’s character arc are really well handled. Lizard is probably the biggest weak point. Just not a great villain with all that’s on the cutting room floor.

0:46 people actually react like this when I say he is my fav.

Tasm was actually so good. People say ‘oh Pete isn’t awkward or bullied’ he’s an outcast in this movie, which is a different take and more relevant to the present day. This movie honestly is great and I love Andrew as Peter/ Spider-Man!

Holy shit finally someone shares my same opinion. I remember seeing this movie on my birthday and all the memories affiliated towards it. This movie means a lot to me personally.

*After 9 long years, Finally found a person who had loved this movie, watched it in the Theatre, and was even scared whether it was not the same as much as I did! I've been searching across the internet, that which Spider-man movie does people love the most, and no one even talked about this movie. I was so freakin mad that no one loved this Masterpiece. I'm so Glad 🥺 that I found this video! Thank you so much! Hassan Hamid. Your thoughts about this movie are relatable**

That's the best spider man and had a great soundtrack in my opinion

Honestly TASM fanbase is the least toxic.

By far the most comic accurate, even the storyline with the lizard is comic accurate

This video is professionally made well done 4 months waiting was truly worth it

Yes. Thank You. Finally someone also likes The Amazing Spider-Man #RELEASETHEWEBBCUT

In terms of how the character himself is written, it is my favourite adaptation of spider-man. sony and avi arad should've let marc webb do what he wanted to do with the production because I agree, it would've been a far better film.

This was great! I’m currently working on a response video to Channel Pup’s TASM review which should be up in the next couple of days. It’s great to see other Spidey fans using so much of their time to show their love for this masterpiece! 👍

Awesome work. The editing is on par to that of a big RU-vidr! You earned a subscriber!

“You're amazing" -Tobey's spider-man to Andrew's spider-man

My favorite part of this movie is how it feels like a realistic interpretation of Spider Man. It actually feels like a teen getting powers and having to learn to be a hero.

This movie is so underrated

I remember being a kid and watching promotional images of the movie thinking it was spider-man 4 lol. When the trailer came out i absolutely loved it, as well as the movie. Today it's still my fave Spidey film and the trailer makes me cry every time i watch it, great video man, keep it up

please do a tasm 2 video essay

It’s about time someone stand up for my boi the goat VERY EPIC

While I did grow up with the Rami Films and greatly enjoy the MCU Spider-Man, TAMS has always been special to me despite not being my favorite Spider-Man. I just wish these films and the people who worked on them were treated better.

thanks man i love the amazing spider man almost everyone on youtube hates the the amazing spider man much love

I watched TASM when I was very small and I loved it now when my dad had a stroke I rewatched it and feel better this series is truly amazing

I couldn’t agree more I love TASM as well

this is super well made and written. great video essay. #releasethewebcut

This is my favourite superhero movie of all time

i like to pretend that the second TASM movie doesnt exist or atleast isnt a valid addition, its entertaining, but it completely ditched the human every-man element of spider-man. even as a TASM fanboy i struggle to defend it.

AMAZINGG! .....I love this film as much as you do...even more....I have a nostalgia for this film as this was my first spiderman movie.....thanks for such a genuine review ....

Such a great video man! Absolutely amazing work! Haven’t seen this movie in a while and I remember not liking it but this video has already changed my mind. Gonna rewatch it soon!

uncle bens death was much more emotional in this movie imo

Just like Spider Man 3 people and critics lately realizing how good is TASM

Man this is trully fantastic work, I can see you putting effort in this and this video is the spectacular result. Congratulations!!!

Man went hard on this one. Well done my guy.

This is a great movie, I like the suit the cast is brilliant The basketball scene cinemawins explains perfectly why that scene works, that its all about cause and effect...peter showed off with his powers getting him into trouble meaning ben had to go to the school so he had to swap shifts and work late meaning he couldn't pick may up. He asked Pete to pick her up and whe n he didn't because he got invited to dinner by gwen and was helping the dr Connors, leading to an argument with Pete and ben which ends with peter storming out and getting into a disagreement with the shopkeeper and when he asks peter for help after he gets robbed.... Well we all know what happens then, point is this chain of events began the moment pete showed off on the basketball court

I like how everyone hated the idea of spideys origin being redone in the mcu and now we actually want to see it again. Because having a uncle ben is better than having a tony stark

I loved the TASM movies, and was always scared to tell people that Andrew was my favourite Spiderman, and the TASM movies were my faveroute Spiderman movies cause of the hate they got, and the anger people showed me when I told them, yes I do love Tobey and Tom's version, but theres just something about the TASM movies and Andrew's version of the character that just stick out to me, that just makes me love it, that makes me intrigued and invested in it all

Yessss I love this movie so much, it's the best of the Spider-Man movies in my opinion! Thank you for making this video!!

This was great dude!

I love this version. He’s the best.

This video opened up a whole new amount of respect towards this movie *and* the next one too. Thank you

You put a lot of effort into this, and you did an Amazing job. Feel pride for this, because you did great here. Also, I never truly noticed the fact that the premiums of the story was basically Peter looking for his father. And each father figure he had; died or got arrested. And it really brings to light the fact that he's becoming a Man. This really helps me understand This Peter/Spidey because I'm working on/off on a fanfiction story for this Spider-Man. It's called; Spider-Man I: The Raven's Mark. That and, I literally just got out of a job with a poor manager, at a Daycare. I'm a writer, dreamer, and organizer by heart and skill. And a Historian, Librarian, and Writer by trade. Dealing with what I did wasn't easy, hearing both Andrew and Uncle Ben after dealing with this job, losing my last Grandparent, dealing with this year; it nearly made me cry with joy....I'm crying right now.... Sometimes, we do need someone Like Uncle Ben, sometimes we need insperation like Spider-Man, and the understanding of Peter. Thank you, Hassan Hamid.

Finally I found someone who agrees you’re a literal god bro thank you 🙏

Great video man I personally love the Raimi, TASM and MCU version of the wall crawler. This is like the TASM 1 version of Hitop films’ video on the Sam Raimi Spider-Man Trilogy.

"That's what makes heroes heroes when they save the world but not their own" that was very well said

Hot take, I agree with everything said and I really appreciate the beats of the videos come em coming bro. I have been writing a similar vid I would love to show you sometimes see what you think when its done. Not saying its anywhere near done but this video gave me a little push to think about it more and finish my plan. Thanks for the the entertainment, stay safe

Great essay man, I can definitely see a new HiTopFilms in the making😁. I don’t know if you’re aware but if you’ve seen early trailers for the film, there are many scenes that were reshot such as Peter giving Connors the equation was originally him writing it on a chalkboard akin to his dads office at the start of the film (possibly the original version of the film) and the deleted scenes allude to the final act playing out differently after the school fight and peter following Connors into the sewers with the Ratha scene, so I definitely think there’s an alternate version of the film because the film never really tells you ‘The Untold Story’ either, and so I think these scenes allude to how the film originally would’ve played out in Webb’s vision and before Sony’s interference.

The title of the movie didn't lie. It TRULY is amazing

Dude thank you. You and other youtubers decided to finally talk some positives and your actually feelings unlike other people. Honestly props to you for writing an essay about the TASM films. I myself can’t even write one yet. I struggle so much bc my reasons for why it’s still good is mostly bc it effected me and I honestly dont know if it did the same on to other kids my age. You good sir are chad.

This is great man, editing and everything is awesome.

I couldn't agree more with this video. This is my favourite live-action Spider-Man movie, I do wish we got to see the original vision for both of these films though (and actual sequels instead of a cancellation lol). #ReleaseTheWebbCut

I completely agree with you on most of these points. TASM 1 is such an underrated film, and it's honestly my favorite Spider-Man movie (and my favorite superhero movie too). The characters felt more human than the ones in the Raimi trilogy (and even more so than the ones in the Watts films). Everyone felt real; like they were someone you'd meet in real life. The decisions they made and the character arcs they went through were so realistic. I know movies are supposed to be an "escape from reality," but the realism of this movie makes it so much easier to relate to the characters. They somehow even gave Flash, a character with only a couple of minutes of screen time, a whole arc that worked really well. On top of that, there are some other points you didn't mention in your video that I'm sure you'd agree with regardless. The soundtrack is so well-composed. James Horner really went all out for the music. And visually, the film is top-tier, as well. You could take any frame from the movie, and it would look great as a poster. The CGI holds up really well, especially for a twelve year old movie. It's baffling that the CGI in the Watts films is so crappy when compared to this. I only disagreed with you on a couple of points. I don't think Peter was a "villain" at the start per se. He felt more like an anti-hero who had a false image of himself in his head. He believed he was a hero and should be praised for his actions, when in reality, the only person he was helping was himself. Doing good things for the wrong reason is more under "anti-hero" territory over "villain" territory. And as for your point on Dr. Connors, I don't think he was the weakest part of the film. He would have been an outstanding villain if those deleted scenes had been included in the final version, but even as the film stands, he was a very well-written character. When Peter was taking things for granted (not realizing his true father figure was Uncle Ben), he sought Dr. Connors to fit that role. The scene where he hung up on Uncle Ben to continue working with Dr. Connors solidified this. The feeling went both ways for them. Peter thought Dr. Connors could be his new father figure, and Dr. Connors thought Peter could be a new Richard who could help him achieve the dream they had of curing humanity of its diseases and disabilities. I only wish that the Lizard had a more "lizard-like" head for his design. But other than that, I think you nailed my thoughts on the film! I still don't get why so many people dislike this film, but I'm glad people are starting to warm up to it in recent years. I'd like to see what you think about TASM 2, as well. While I think it's not nearly as good as the first one, I think it's still a very solid film that doesn't deserve the hate it gets.

The Amazing Spider-Man 1 definitely took the cake for the most lore explained in a Spider-Man movie and the usual Spider-Man and Peter Parker scenes in here are just so cool

I actually loved the skateboard scene

Amazing content and work. Mark my words, you’re definitely going to be big in the future.

Amazing job mate 👊

Thank you so much for this I love this the TASM movies so much

Kid, you have no idea how much I loved this video. It's really refreshing to know a different opinion on something you swear you know everything about. I've rewatched TASM, and honestly? I agree with a lot of what you said, even though I love the Raimi trilogy quite a lot. And thank God you've adressed the deleted scenes! I always thought they would've improved this movie quite a lot, actually. It's not one of my favorites, but it's not a complete trainwreck (that would be the sequel, but that's what I think). Again, congrats on this video! ^-^

I'm a big raimi fan but I honestly love tasm1 and tasm2

Thank you for making this

It really annoys me that people say Lizard's plan in the movie is stupid. If you Raimi stans payed attention to the damn movie instead of looking for things to complain about with this movie you'd know that he talks about wanting to turn everyone into lizards so they can be stronger. THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THIS IN THE VIDEO. This plan isn't stupid at all if you actually pay attention to the explanation you'd realize why it works and why it makes sense. This is the best Spider-Man film.

My favorite Spider-Mans are 1.Tom Holland,2.Andrew Garfield,3.Toby Moguire

Great video man. I'm not a fan of this movie but the points you make are all solid and I absolutely agree with all of it. I'm sure if Marc Webb was allowed to make his movie it would've been really good. I also believe that Andrew Garfield has immense talent and he was robbed of a good spiderman movie by Sony and Avi Arad.

Sad news. My very old cat had passed away because of her insides were eating I think and they had to put her down on September 17th, 2018. After she was puttin down, I decided to gain thoughts about "Maybe I should watch The Amazing Spider-Man, Since I haven't got a chance to see it yet". And so I did but, you know what... that movie made me feel a lot better and I really personally loved it. I honestly don't give one single crap what people think about this movie, and the first movie has mean a lot to me.

Everything about this movie is just AMAZING. The cast, the soundtrack, the cinematography, and the swing are perfect! I'm glad I found my people here who love AG's version of Spider-Man.

Honesly man, love Tom the most, but hey I love all spider-men. I'm just happy all actors have given us dope movies in 15 years. Well, now time to see why tobey is the best and tom is the best

One of my favorite movies and my favorite Spider-Man.

I just rewatched the first and second movie and it’s way better than I remembered it.

I don’t understand why this movie gets so much hate, this is a pretty solid Spider-Man movie as the soundtrack rocks. The cast is pretty good and the acting for everyone is solid. The action is great. I love this movie and I also like the second one as well.