| SPIDER-MAN Vs. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: Which Movie Tells The Better Origin Story? |
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| Friday, 06 July 2012 14:00 |
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PETER PARKER
Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield deliver two very different interpretations of the same character. In fact, the easiest way to distinguish them is that the former is the Stan Lee/Steve Ditko 616 version, while the latter is the Brian Michael Bendis/Mark Bagley Ultimate version. Maguire's Peter perfectly embody the bullied weakling turned superhero, but Garfield's actually has an air of confidence about him before being bitten and getting superpowers doesn't really result in any sort of major change in attitude. Overall, Maguire was far closer to the character best known to comic book readers, although he arguably failed to ever truly nail the intelligence of Peter as Garfield does. This makes it difficult to choose one over the other as both actors epitomize the character so perfectly in very different ways. Ultimately however, Garfield gives a better performance, but is not quite the better Peter Parker.
WINNER: Spider-Man
SPIDER-MAN
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