The funny thing is, the subject of this article "Get Comfortable in Your Own Skin", something that perhaps is not closely intertwined with what the filmmakers want to convey through this film, has been stuck with me after watching this movie, something I saw the other day from a friend's 2018 conclusion on her FB page. Oddly, that's my takeaway from the film, not the old cliche motor "with great power comes great responsibility" that this film is dedicated to mock in a friendly way, not the father-and-son sentiment that has made the teenager sitting next to me in the cinema sob softly from time to time... Whatever we take away from a movie usually says who we are, just like the way we treat others, doesn't it?
My first reaction during watching the film was literally, "Fuck, it's brillant!", which is more or less what I posted on Wechat Momemnt, without the f word for general comfort of course. It's a cool film, and as much as I perhas don't want to say it out loud as it may degrate me into a brainless fan type, one of my urges was to bring out my appreciation of seeing Spiderman being made COOL again.
From Tobey Maguire who intially brought the concept and image of Peter Parker to me, to Andrew Garfield who in spite of being good looking has softballed Parker, this latest and literal illustration of Spiderman has revitalized the character, even with the brush of comic books which I'm normally not a fan of. Somehow, I love the texture of comic books, the idea of diversed spidermen like the melting-pot New York where the story takes place, the music including the song Sunflower that I've listened to numersous times on Spotify thanks to NZ radio, and the so-full-on-yet-still-pleasant-and-beautiful color schemes.
Another self-amusing dosage is when the charactor Spiderman Noir entered the stage with such a familar voice that I knew immeidately I could figure out within a minute tops and I certainly did - Nicolas Cage, huh! Would I cast him in the film for the role? Perhaps no, but it's no doubt a nice surprise.
I'm sure the catchy phrase of "leap of faith" would have been many viewers' takeway, which might also been what the filmmakers' intented message. However, what interestingly tickled me to applaud, quietly in my heart though, was the villian's motivation for the bad deeds - to be united with his deceased wife and son. It's personal, real, which makes it down-to-earth and touchy.
Under the slight-yet-welcomed influence of Pinot Noir, here I've completed my very-long-over-due film review which aslo marks as the very first for our brand new 2019. Happy New Year every one :)
If you haven't seen this cool film yet, please go and check it out as it's "fucking brilliant"!
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