History Film / TheAmazingSpiderman

* AdaptationalHeroism: Along with the previous live-action adaptation of Spider-Man, Peter’s motivation for not stopping the robber who eventually kills Uncle Ben is made a bit more sympathetic as once again Peter fails to help an AssholeVictim. However, in ''Amazing Fantasy #15'' Peter has no such motivation to let the robber get away. He simply didn't feel he needed to as he was tired of being pushed around and let the power go to his head.

** As well as that, the NYPD are not useless. When Peter first brushes with the cops, they nearly take him in for ruining a sting on a car theft ring that cost a lot of time and money to set up, and when the police manage to confront him, he gets taken down by the shooters and is nearly arrested until he manages to CurbStompBattle the ground officers. When he escapes, the shooters manage to land a hit on him and he's left nursing a horrible leg wound for the rest of the climax. And when given the chance, they nearly took down the Lizard without Spider-Man's help until his HealingFactor combined with a second wind allowed him to get the drop on them.

-->'''Spider-Man:''' ''[in an amusing inversion of PunctuatedPounding]'' Don't - ''[gets slammed into a wall]'' - make me - ''[gets slammed into another wall]'' - have to- ''[slam]'' - hurt you! [gets thrown through a door]

-->'''Spider-Man:''' ''[in an amusing inversion of PunctuatedPounding]'' Don't- ''[gets slammed into a wall]'' -make me- ''[gets slammed into another wall]'' -have to- ''[slam]'' -hurt you! [gets thrown through a door]

--->'''George Stacy:''' [after Spidey evades a police chase] Thirty-eight of New York's finest, versus ''one guy'' in a unitard. Is that correct?

* AdaptationalHeroism: Along with the previous Live Action adaptation of Spider-man, Peter’s motivation for not stopping the robber who eventually kills Uncle Ben is made a bit more sympathetic as once again Peter fails to help an AssholeVictim. However in Amazing Fantasy 15 Peter has no such motivation to let the robber get away. He simply didn't feel he needed to as he was tired of being pushed around and let the power go to his head.

-->'''Spider-Man''': ''(in an amusing inversion of PunctuatedPounding)'' "Don't-" ''(gets slammed into a wall)'' "-make me-" ''(gets slammed into another wall)'' "-have to-" ''(slam)'' "-hurt you!" (gets thrown through a door)

---> '''George Stacy''': [After Spidey evades a police chase] Thirty-eight of New York's finest, versus ''one guy'' in a unitard. Is that correct?
---> '''George Stacy''': [After Peter tells him about a giant lizard attacking the bridge] [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} Do I look like the mayor of Tokyo to you?]]

---> "[[BlackComedy And in case you are wondering, yes, I am a southpaw.]]"

* ZettaiRyouiki: Gwen Stacy wears thigh high socks and boots quite frequently.

* OneHundredAndEight: It is mentioned that the Oscorp tower has exactly 108 floors.

* AdaptationalVillainy: While not an outright ''villain'' per se, George Stacy is here presented as much more antagonistic toward Spidey than in the comics, wherein he's openly supportive.

* ContinuityReboot: From the Spider-Man Trilogy.

* FreezeFrameBonus: When Peter first enters Gwen's room, a copy of Seabiscuit can be seen in a stack of books. Guess who played that film's [[Creator/TobeyMaguire star jockey]]. There is a scene where Peter's computer screen is visible for just a couple of seconds, yet you can make out his desktop background: a photo of UsefulNotes/RichardFeynman. Now that's a GeniusBonus for ya.

* MaleGaze: Most of the time, when Peter is looking at Gwen, it's always at the bottom of her thigh-high boots. The picture he takes of her, however, only shows the upper part of her body, even though she was [[ShesGotLegs sitting in a very]] {{Fanservice}}-y way. [[{{Adorkable}} Which is really cute of him.]] Or just not creepy and/or demonstrating that he likes her not because she's attractive but for other reasons.

* {{Adorkable}}: Peter is, of course.
** Gwen has her moments as well. She and Peter have surprisingly good chemistry because of this.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Along with the previous Live Action adaptation of Spider-man, Peter’s motivation for not stoping the robber who eventually kills Uncle Ben is made a bit more sympathetic as once again Peter fails to help an AssholeVictim. However in Amazing Fantasy 15 Peter has no such motivation to let the robber get away. He simply didn't feel he needed to as he was tired of being pushed around and let the power go to his head.

The film also stars Creator/EmmaStone as Gwen Stacy, Creator/MartinSheen and Creator/SallyField as Peter's Uncle Ben and Aunt May, Creator/DenisLeary as Capt. George Stacy, and Creator/RhysIfans as Dr. Curt Connors[=/=]The Lizard. The soundtrack is by Music/JamesHorner.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Having Creator/MartinSheen and Sally Field as Uncle Ben and Aunt May makes them much better looking than usual for these characters. Due in part to the movie taking cues from the ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' comics where Peter, family and friends [[NotAllowedToGrowUp tend to be younger]].

** As well as that, the NYPD are not useless. When Peter first brushes with the cops, they nearly take him in for ruining a sting on a car theft ring that cost a lot of time and money to set up, and when the police manage to confront him, he gets taken down by the shooters and is nearly arrested until he manages to [[CurbStompBattle]] the ground officers. When he escapes, the shooters manage to land a hit on him and he's left nursing a horrible leg wound for the rest of the climax. And when given the chance, they nearly took down the Lizard without Spider-Man's help until his [[HealingFactor]] combined with a second wind allowed him to get the drop on them.

* FemaleGaze: Andrew Garfield, in skintight spandex. Doesn’t really help Andrew Garfield has said he didn’t wear anything under the suit…

** Curt Connors refuses to do human testing a week early like his benefactor demands, although sadly he backpedals on that after having all his funding taken.

* PoliceAreUseless: Averted with the NYPD showing competence at dealing with regular criminals as well as the Lizard and Spider-Man, though they're outclassed by the Lizard. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Captain Stacy.

* UngratefulBastard: Peter accuses the motorcycle cop for being this, after he pulls a gun on ''him'' instead of the car thief he apprehended.

* VigilanteMan: A DiscussedTrope. When Peter stays at the Stacy's for dinner, they have a fairly intelligent argument over vigilantism: Peter is quietly supporting Spider-Man for being a guy who wants to help and does not kill, while Captain Stacy first points out that they were running a sting on a car thief equipped with ''a computerized lockpick'', and Spider-Man ruined it. Left unspoken is that Peter justifiably doesn't have the highest opinion of cops, given that they couldn't keep his Uncle Ben from being shot in the street.

* WeAllLiveInAmerica: Would a scientist, and a British scientist at that, record his core body temperature in Fahrenheit ("89.7 degrees")?

* CopsNeedTheVigilante: Discussed. At dinner with Captain Stacy, Peter tries to point out that he thinks Spider-Man is trying to help, but Captain Stacy is firmly convinced Spider-Man is a danger, and points out that he's targeting criminals who all look the same, "like he's got some personal vendetta." Both undergo CharacterDevelopment, with Captain Stacy realizing that, with things like The Lizard running around, there ''are'' things Spider-Man can do that the police can't, and Peter realizing that Spider-Man needs to be more than just find a way to avenge his uncle's murder.

** Not exactly. Flash threatening an innocent girl whose project he'd ruined(accidentally, but threatening her for saying it was intentional makes that pretty much moot.) was what spurned him to finally take action, though he was clearly enjoying Flash's humiliation on a personal level.

** Spider-Man never runs out of the web used for his web-shooters, ever. He also seems to be not concerned about cost even though they're experimental tech. This is particularly JustForFun/{{egregious}}, given that running out of web fluid at inopportune moments is one of Spidey's defining characteristics. Each cartridge holds several hundred meters of cable, which seems like a lot until you realize that even 500 meters translates into about 1600 feet or 160 story lengths of webbing (easily spent in a few swings going across the city). On the other hand, each cartridge is shown to be about the size of a MicroSD card so it may be that he easily carries a number of carts under the costume.

--->"We haven't gone for gritty, we've gone for grounded. If we try and make ''[[Film/TheDarkKnightSaga Batman]]'', we'll fail. The new Batman is its own thing -- and also in terms of tone, Spider-Man is nothing like that character. Spider-Man is witty, Spider-Man is a kid, Spider-Man wants to have fun, he's a teenager and he needs to go through first love and piss around."

* ShownTheirWork: When Peter wants to play a certain video on a computer, he simply hits the spacebar. This is a "Play/Pause" key for many video programs and websites, including YouTube, but not many people actually know that. Peter being a really smart guy, it makes sense.

* TheDogBitesBack: After having enough of Flash playing the JerkJock role, Peter proceeds to humiliate Flash in front of the cheerleaders and the rest of the basketball team, by using his new powers to keep Flash from retrieving a basketball, culminating with [[spoiler:Peter dunking the ball, destroying the backboard and hoop in the process.]] Unfortunately for Peter, he has to meet with the principal as a result of this sition.