One question that I hear brought up a lot is this: who portrayed Spider-man the best, Andrew Garfield or Toby McGuire?
Now, while this is a simple topic, a lot of people have this to say: Toby McGuire played the better Peter Parker, while Andrew Garfield played the better Spider-man. However, I have trouble identifying with this particular line of thinking, and here's why: Andrew Garfield doesn't really do this to save anyone.
Now, I'm not saying that he is necessarily actively plotting out the destruction of the town with each heist or getaway or anything; of course he isn't. He does, however, cause a lot of destruction through inaction in these films, and it bugs me as much as it bugged me when Superman didn't bother saving anyone in Metropolis during Man of Steel.
Think about it: what does each Spider-man do when they're confronted with a big task? Toby McGuire stops a train going at FULL SPEED from falling off of the tracks, in turn revealing his identity and saving thousands of people, who graciously save him from falling, carry him into the train, and respectfully keep his identity hidden as they stand up for their hero.
In turn, Andrew Garfield has to just STOP A VAN, and he diddlys that up SO BADLY that the entire fight consists of him wasting time just telling quips and letting tons of people die and probably hundreds of thousands in property damage happen in the process. Seriously, I've watched videos from this movie doing a death count of all of the people he kills by letting The Rhino keep driving during that scene, and it's a stupid amount of people being affected. The real Spider-man would NEVER let that happen; if it did happen, he certainly would have beaten himself up for it in the process. He's a straight-up vigilante in those films, and the fact that in Garfield's films he's considered a hero is baffling to me.
People always say that Toby was never a good Spider-man type, but isn't Spider-man all about character? Toby's Spider-man was always in it because he wanted to help people, and the suit gave him the confidence to be a smart-ass about it too at times. Andrew Garfield, even when he's SUPPOSED TO BE THE NERDY ANTISOCIAL KID, is just the weird skateboarding dudebro Peter Parker that just gets a little louder when he puts on a suit. How is that even remotely close to Peter Parker, and how does him neglecting to save people in favor of telling jokes make him a better Spider-man?
All in all, Andrew Garfield's Spider-man never struck me as one that was interested in helping the people, while Toby's Spider-man, while cheesy, was way more sincere about his beliefs and sacrificed way more to keep the people he loved, and many people he didn't even know, much safer.
However, I'm not the final verdict on this opinion. Who do you prefer to watch, or who do you think makes the better hero altogether? Comment below and let me know ^u^
Now, while this is a simple topic, a lot of people have this to say: Toby McGuire played the better Peter Parker, while Andrew Garfield played the better Spider-man. However, I have trouble identifying with this particular line of thinking, and here's why: Andrew Garfield doesn't really do this to save anyone.
Now, I'm not saying that he is necessarily actively plotting out the destruction of the town with each heist or getaway or anything; of course he isn't. He does, however, cause a lot of destruction through inaction in these films, and it bugs me as much as it bugged me when Superman didn't bother saving anyone in Metropolis during Man of Steel.
Think about it: what does each Spider-man do when they're confronted with a big task? Toby McGuire stops a train going at FULL SPEED from falling off of the tracks, in turn revealing his identity and saving thousands of people, who graciously save him from falling, carry him into the train, and respectfully keep his identity hidden as they stand up for their hero.
In turn, Andrew Garfield has to just STOP A VAN, and he diddlys that up SO BADLY that the entire fight consists of him wasting time just telling quips and letting tons of people die and probably hundreds of thousands in property damage happen in the process. Seriously, I've watched videos from this movie doing a death count of all of the people he kills by letting The Rhino keep driving during that scene, and it's a stupid amount of people being affected. The real Spider-man would NEVER let that happen; if it did happen, he certainly would have beaten himself up for it in the process. He's a straight-up vigilante in those films, and the fact that in Garfield's films he's considered a hero is baffling to me.
People always say that Toby was never a good Spider-man type, but isn't Spider-man all about character? Toby's Spider-man was always in it because he wanted to help people, and the suit gave him the confidence to be a smart-ass about it too at times. Andrew Garfield, even when he's SUPPOSED TO BE THE NERDY ANTISOCIAL KID, is just the weird skateboarding dudebro Peter Parker that just gets a little louder when he puts on a suit. How is that even remotely close to Peter Parker, and how does him neglecting to save people in favor of telling jokes make him a better Spider-man?
All in all, Andrew Garfield's Spider-man never struck me as one that was interested in helping the people, while Toby's Spider-man, while cheesy, was way more sincere about his beliefs and sacrificed way more to keep the people he loved, and many people he didn't even know, much safer.
However, I'm not the final verdict on this opinion. Who do you prefer to watch, or who do you think makes the better hero altogether? Comment below and let me know ^u^