We get some quick shots of Spider-Man saving people, while he narrates that “Every day I wake up knowing that the more people I try to save, the more enemies I will try to make, and it’s just a matter of time until I face those with more power than I can overcome.” He spends a lot of time perched atop buildings, looking moodily out over the city. Unlike Superman, Spidey generally spent his time between the ground and the tops of buildings, never rising much higher, so I guess Peter Parker is just testing his webbing to see how high he can launch himself, sort of like the daredevil kid on the playground seeing how high he can get on the swings. The trailer opens with a shot of Spider-Man falling from an insane height. Take a look below, and read on for my thoughts: And I’m not sure whether this first trailer has made me any more likely to see it.

Suffice to say, I’m still undecided as to whether or not I want to see The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in theaters. Overall, it was not bad but certainly not great. I was less interested in the conspiracy background involving Peter Parker’s parents, which I thought was distracting and just a little too much for the movie. Director Mark Webb gave it an indie feel, and Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone really helped sell the idea of this new Spider-Man. I thought it did a pretty good job of setting its own tone, in order to distinguish itself from the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy that had only recently ended. I was a little ambivalent about the first Amazing Spider-Man movie.

Welcome to “Trailer Tuesday” where I talk about trailers for upcoming movies, since I’ve always found them to be endlessly fascinating.

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