Weve experienced unparalleled amounts of joy, grief, confusion,andexasperation.
While there was great fan outcry, the decision looked like it was going to stick.
But where live-action interpretations are concerned, there have beenthreedistinct franchises.
Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man.Merie W. Wallace/Columbia; Jaimie Trueblood/Columbia/Sony; Jay Maidment/Sony
In three distinct eras.
Two by Sony, and one as a joint venture between Sony and Marvel Studios.
The thought of that suddenly going away squished prospects of another audience and critical (and box office!)
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So what made those two movies starringTom Hollandso great?
And where did they fail?
What about the previous franchises, starringTobey MaguireandAndrew Garfield?
Andrew Garfield in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’.Everett Collection
It had corny points, yes, (have you seen those old high school scenes now?
Iknewyou two were in this together!
Raimis Spider-Manalmostgets there but falls short.
Tom Holland in ‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’.Jay Maidment/Sony
Plus theres thatinfamousemo-Peter Parker dancing scene.
Still, Webb accepted the challenge andThe AmazingSpider-Manwas born.
In this iteration, Garfields Spider-Man has enough snark for you, him, and your mama.
Youre a cop?Spider-Man:Really?
You seriously think Im a cop?
Which totally worked because of their matchless chemistry.
Part of Peter Parker/Spider-Mans allure is that he quite frankly could have beenanyone.
Any man, woman, or person.
Which is why director Jon Watts take was so refreshing.
In this version, Peter finally gets to be akid!
A goofy, lovable, smart, awkward, and hapless kid.
And he actually gets to interact with other people in his high school (gasp!)
besides MJ/Michelle Jones (Zendaya) and Flash (Tony Revolori).
Youre going to fix this!Spider-Man: Two hours!
You deserve that!Aaron Davis: Ive got ice cream!Spider-Man: Youre a criminal!
Bye, Mr. Criminal!
Because that would technically then just make them Tonys villains that Peter is then charged with taking care of.
His rich history is a tangible example of this, as is his expansive rogues gallery.
If acertainstudio really wanted to, Spider-Man could have a cinematic universe all on his own.
And we shouldnt forget that.
