The Amazing Spider-man (2002)

The Amazing Spider-Man (2002)

Uses and Gratifications Theory

In the uses and gratifications theory The Amazing Spider-Man movies can fall into 4 categories which are; The need to identify because spider-man's back story is that he is just a normal person just like anyone else but it soon changes when he is bitten by a genetically modified spider whilst on a field trip to a science lab and people can relate to this because Peter Parker's life just dramatically changes and someone else's life could be having a dramatic change too. It also falls into the need to be entertained category because after all movies are made to entertain people and I have watched the film numerous times and I can agree that this is entertaining. The next category is social interaction because after you or someone watches a film they have the tenancy to post about their experience on social media and talk about the film to others therefore this film like many provokes social interaction. The final category that this film falls into is the need to escape because in real life superheroes don't exist whereas in the  movie world superheroes are very much alive so therefore you can escape the daily grind and go and watch some superheroes.

Camera Shots and Angles

There were a variety of camera shots and angles used in The Amazing Spider-Man some of which include; The long shot where Peter and MJ are talking in the street after MJ walks out of the diner where she works - this shows the whole of Peter and MJ's bodies so we can see any hand gestures/movements that either of them make and we can also see some of the background too. A camera angle which is used is the low angle shot for when Green goblin comes flying in and this shot adds effect to the scene as it makes Green Goblin look larger than he really is to really emphasize that bad guy stereo type. Another camera shots which is used is the extreme long shot which is used at the start of the film and shows the setting of the film, In this case New York City.

Diegetic and Non-Diegetic Sound

In The Amazing Spider-Man there is very little Non-Diegetic sound except for the little bit of music added in to make certain scenes more tense or more romantic etc. Most of the diegetic sound is sounds of gun fire, car engines etc. After all this is set in a city but even if the sound may look like it's coming from within the film some of the non-diegetic is added in later during editing because the sound that was in the film might not have been good enough qualty so be picked up on the microphone so not all diegetic sound that you see in movies is actually coming from the movie.

Mise en Scene

In The Amazing Spider-Man the costume, hair and makeup is very simple with the film supposed to resemble real life there isn't any exotic hair or makeup combinations but there is some good superhero/super villain outfits with spider-man having his legendary red and blue spider suit and Green Goblin with his metalic green and grey suit and they are both very creative, the designers did a great job on the designing of the outfits alot of the lighting in the film is bright light as a lot of the scenes are filmed in the day but for any films filmed at dusk or night time the lighting can easily be dimmed also some of the ways that the characters are positioned can show certain feelings etc. towards each other.

Marvel and DC

Marvel And DC

Marvel

Marvel Worldwide Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American publisher of comic books and related media. In 2009,The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Worldwide's parent company.

Marvel started in 1939 as Timely Publications, and by the early 1950's had generally become known as Atlas Comics. Marvel's modern incarnation dates from 1961, the year that the company launched The Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and many others.

Marvel counts among its characters such well-known properties as Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man and the Hulk, such teams as the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the Guardians of the Galaxy and the X-Men, and antagonists such as Magneto,Mystique, Green Goblin, Doctor Doom, Dr Octopus and Loki. Most of Marvel's fictional characters operate in a single reality known as the Marvel Universe, with locations that mirror real-life cities. Characters such as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, Daredevil and Dr. Strange are based in New York City, whereas the X-Men have historically been based in Salem Center, New York and the Hulk's stories often have been set in the American Southwest.

DC

DC Comics, Inc. is an American comic book publisher. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment, a company of Warner Bros.Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner. DC Comics is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in American comic books, and produces material featuring numerous well-known heroic characters, including Superman, Batman,Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Aquaman, Shazam, Hawkman and Green Arrow. The fictional DC universe also features teams such as the Justice League, the Justice Society of America, and the Teen Titans, and well-known villains such as the Joker,Lex Luthor, Catwoman, Darksied, Ra's al Ghul, Deathstroke, Sinestro, Black Adam and Brainiac. The company has also published non-DC Universe-related material, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta and many titles under their alternative imprints Vertigo andAmerica's Best Comics.

The initials "DC" came from the company's popular series Detective Comics, which featured Batman's debut and subsequently became part of the company's name. Originally in Manhattan at 432 Fourth Avenue, the DC Comics offices have been located at 480 and later 575 Lexington Avenue; 909 Third Avenue; 75 Rockefeller Plaza; 666 Fifth Avenue; and 1325 Avenue of the Americas. DC has its headquarters at 1700 Broadway, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, but it was announced in October 2013 that DC Entertainment would relocate its headquarters from New York to Burbank, California in 2015.

Differences Between The Two

One of the main differences between Marvel and DC is that Marvel set all of their films/comics in real life cities such as setting Spiderman in New York City whereas DC set their films/comics in fictional cities such as setting Batman in Gotham City which isn't a real city.

Another difference between Marvel and DC is that DC's characters are heroes first. They got their personalities, flaws and character development later in publication whereas with Marvel their characters were created not as heroes but as relatable normal human beings with flaws and pathetic stories. Their character development is about how they deal with their superpowers.