Thursday, July 08, 2004

WILLING SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF

Movie buffs claim to have spotted over 30 mistakes in the new Spider-Man Movie including a scar changing sides on Peter Parkers face, a police driver suddenly gaining a crash helmet half way through a chase scene and the Spider-Man mask repairing itself.

Let me get this straight.

They are complaining about “reality” and “continuity” issues in a movie which features a boy who is bitten by a radioactive spider and develops spider-like superpowers, including the ability to cast seemingly infinite length super-strength webs, trying to save the world from a mad scientist who believes he can develop cheap and safe energy from nuclear fusion, and in the process welds 4 robotic arms, that have artificial intelligence, to himself which then attempt to take over his mind, and at the same time the world.

What are you thinking guys? It's a movie. As they say at the beginning - sit back, relax and enjoy the show...

But while I'm on the subject - the biggest mistake in the movie was casting Kirsten Dunst as the love interest and supposed supermodel/actress. If there is a plainer looking girl on the planet then I'll eat my hat.