History Fridge / TheAmazingSpiderman

** Like back in ''Film/SpiderMan2'', we have a mad scientist using his newfound powers on the people who cut his funding (though this also happened in ''Film/FantasticFour2005'') and Peter using his brains to win over a scientist who turns into the BigBad.

* Some people on WMG wonder why Manhattan has so many cranes. But if Marvel hadn't been pressed for time, [=OsCorp=] would've cameoed in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', meaning they would be in the same continuity. And, more importantly, there's nothing saying they still aren't. New York has so many cranes because they're still making repairs after the Incident.
** The MCU's rebooted Spider-Man, as well as ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'', now debunk that theory, though the cranes could've been a vestige from when they were trying to integrate this universe with the MCU.

* When Peter (after throwing a football ''which dented one of the goalposts'') is asked if he wants to play football, his response is "Too dangerous". On the base of things, it looks like a sarcastic comment, especially since the trailers show this scene right at the end, after various clips of Spider-Man in peril. But Peter's ''right'', football is too dangerous for him to play... Because he has super strength & could easily injure the other players without trying, as evidenced by the newly dented goalpost.
* Judging by how nice Flash was being to Peter at the end of the movie, it seems like his humiliation on the basketball court might not have been the pointless vengeance Uncle Ben saw it as. Perhaps getting a taste of his own medicine helped shape the boy for the better.
** Considering that he seemed to know how it feels to lose a loved one, how it feels better to lash out at someone, there may be more at play.

* The police arrive very quickly when Peter begins to rough up the car thief. Then we learn later from Captain Stacy that the thief was a mule that the police were conducting a sting on so he could lead them to the ringleaders of a larger operation.
** For that matter, the fact that the car thief had this complicated electronic lockpick instead of say, a ''coathanger'', should have indicated something about whatever resources he had.
* For a ContinuityReboot not intended to be part of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, there's still some similarities:

** Like back in ''Film/SpiderMan2'', we have a mad scientist using his newfound powers on the people who cut his funding (though this also happened in ''[[Film/FantasticFour2005 Fantastic Four]]'') and Peter using his brains to win over a scientist who turns into the BigBad.

** [[spoiler:Another reason for destroying the webshooters was so that at the critical moment when he goes over the side of the building, it is the bad guy (in an act of redemption) that is his only hope of rescue.]]
* Some viewers complained about Peter's name being on the back of his camera when he tried to take pictures of the Lizard in the sewer (which lead to the Lizard learning his identity), as he shouldn't have done something so dumb. But something I've noticed in some of the comics (at least the Ultimate ones) and one animated TV series is that Spidey gets cocky sometimes. Considering that he was playing games on his phone while waiting for the Lizard to show up, really lax for someone waiting for a dangerous monster, it probably never crossed his mind that something would go wrong.
* The bridge scene is pivot for many reasons to be sure. But also consider that Ben was a draftsman of bridges; while a bridge is certainly an easy way to have lots of tension combined with innocent bystanders, it's perhaps one of the symbols that strikes Peter at the moment to turn from vigilante into hero because he's reminded of Ben in that moment.

* When Parker informs Captain Stacy of the Lizard's real identity and Captain Stacy asks for info on it, nothing ever became of it. [[spoiler: In the sequel, it's shown that whenever something bad happens at Oscorp, the board of directors immediately start covering stuff up. Considering Curtis Connors was just fired from Oscorp a few days ago and a giant, rampant lizard is on the loose, it's likely that Oscorp wanted to cover up any association with him, which is why Captain Stacy couldn't find anything. It's probably also why Captain Stacy believed Spider-Man so easily in the climax; he personally knew Curtis was a good and brilliant man, having little to no info come up has got to ring some alarm bells for him.]]

* [[spoiler:The ending where Peter implies he's going to break his promise to George Stacy and date Gwen. While it was cute in the movie itself, if the movies follow the comic then Gwen will eventually die after being a hostage in a Spider-Man fight. If Peter would've kept his promise, Gwen would likely live.[[note]]Confirmed as of the sequel, as Gwen was about to permanently leave Peter's life by going to Oxford, and him insisting on her staying is what ultimately got her killed.[[/note]]]]

** To be fair with the kid, he caught the kid by the chest. Also, the kid was essentially motionless and vertical while Gwen was caught by the... ahem... waist and both prone and in active freefall. Maaaaajor difference.

* On the bridge - there's a brief moment where Peter contemplates continuing his fight with the Lizard after Crane-Dad shouts for someone to help save his son. If Peter ''had'' gone after the Lizard instead of helping the kid, he would've stopped the second half of the movie from happening & saved Captain Stacy's life, since the Lizard formula's starting to wear off & turn Connors back to normal at the time; ''but'' the kid would have died in the meantime, and Spider-Man would be branded a menace who left a child to die since he'd rather continue fighting. Plus, since he'd just told Gwen that he's Spider-Man, it'd more than likely destroy their budding relationship & she could easily tell her father who Spider-Man was out of sheer disgust over Peter letting a kid die.
** That's only if people knew that that had happened. Even with the kid's father knowing Peter saved him, the police apparently hadn't heard about it. They didn't know what Peter was doing other than being there. Unless Peter feels the need to tell everyone (which, guilt-ridden, he might), no one's going to realize he literally chose to stop the bad guy over saving a kid. He would just be a kid who died in the accident.

** [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk The bad guy is a CGI green monster with an English accent.]]

* When Parker informs Captain Stacy of The Lizard's real identity and Captain Stacy asks for info on it, nothing ever became of it. [[spoiler: In the sequel, it's shown that whenever something bad happens at Oscorp, the board of directors immediately start covering stuff up. Considering Curtis Connors was just fired from Oscorp a few days ago and a giant, rampant lizard is on the loose, it's likely that Oscorp wanted to cover up his info too, which is why Captain Stacy couldn't find anything. It's probably also why Captain Stacy believed Spider-Man so easily in the climax; he personally knew Curtis was a good and brilliant man, having little to no info come up has got to ring some alarm bells for him.]]

* Watching Peter so recklessly toss Gwen out a window and then stop her fall by webbing her shows how little he knows at the moment about how fragile her body is. This may come back to bite him...

* When Peter (After throwing a football ''which dented one of the goalposts'') is asked if he wants to play football, his response is "Too dangerous". On the base of things, it looks like a sarcastic comment, especially since the trailers show this scene right at the end, after various clips of Spider-Man in peril. But Peter's ''right'', football is too dangerous for him to play... Because he has super strength & could easily injure the other players without trying, as evidenced by the newly dented goalpost.

** Like back in ''Film/SpiderMan2'' we have a mad scientist using his newfound powers on the people who cut his funding (though this also happened in ''[[Film/FantasticFour2005 Fantastic Four]]'') and Peter using his brains to win over a scientist who turns into the BigBad.

* Some viewers complained about Peter's name being on the back of his camera when he tried to take pictures of the Lizard in the sewer (which lead to the Lizard learning his identity), as he shouldn't have done something too dumb. But something I've noticed in some of the comics (at least the Ultimate ones) and one animated TV series is that Spidey gets cocky sometimes. Considering that he was playing games on his phone while waiting for the Lizard to show up, really lax for someone waiting for a dangerous monster, it probably never crossed his mind that something would go wrong.

** To be fair with the kid, he caught the kid by the chest. Also, the kid was essentially motionless and vertical while Gwen was caught by the ... ahem... waist and both prone and in active freefall. Maaaaajor difference.

* On the bridge - there's a brief moment where Peter contemplates continuing his fight with the Lizard after Crane-Dad shouts for someone to help save his son. If Peter ''had'' gone after the Lizard instead of helping the kid, he would've stopped the second half of the movie from happening & saved Captain Stacy's life,, since the Lizard formula's starting to wear off & turn Connors back to normal at the time; ''but'' the kid would have died in the meantime, and Spider-Man would be branded a menace who left a child to die since he'd rather continue fighting. Plus, since he'd just told Gwen that he's Spider-Man, it'd more than likely destroy their budding relationship & she could easily tell her father who Spider-Man was out of sheer disgust over Peter letting a kid die.
** That's only if people knew that that had happened. Even with the kid's father knowing Peter saved him, the police apparently hadn't heard about it. They didn't know what Peter was doing other than being there. Unless Peter feels the need to tell everyone (which, guilt-ridden, he might) no one's going to realize he literally chose to stop the bad guy over saving a kid. He would just be a kid who died in the accident.

* Pre-powers, Peter stole an intern's identity and got him thrown out of an amazing opportunity at a large company. The poor guy's life up to that point was probably ruined and even though it's treated as a gag he seems pretty distraught over it. Rendered less relevant by the whole Lizard incident and Connors going to jail probably messing with the whole internship thing anyway (and Oscorp is likely a lot less prestigious a place to work because of it).
** You'd rather guys like Electro and Green Goblin tear New York apart? [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan "The needs of the many", dude.]]

* Why did the cops show up so fast when Pete messed with the car thief? Because they were watching him so he could lead them back to the boss.
** For that matter, the fact that the car thief had this complicated electronic thingy instead of say, a ''coathanger'', should have indicated something about whatever resources he had.

* Some people on WMG wonder why Manhattan has so many cranes. Then it hit me: if Marvel hadn't been pressed for time, [=OsCorp=] would've cameoed in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', meaning they would be in the same continuity. And, more importantly, there's nothing saying they still aren't. New York has so many cranes because they're still making repairs after the Chitauri invasion!
* When Parker informs Captain Stacy of The Lizard's real identity and Captain Stacy asks for info on it, nothing ever became of it. [[spoiler: In the sequel, it's shown that whenever something bad happens at Oscorp, the board of directors immediately start covering stuff up. Considering Curtis was just fired from Oscorp a few days ago and a giant, rampant lizard is on the loose, it's likely that Oscorp wanted to cover up his info too, which is why Captain Stacy couldn't find anything. It's probably also why Captain Stacy believed Spider-Man so easily in the climax; he personally knew Curtis was a good and brilliant man, having little to no info come up has got to ring some alarm bells for him.]]

** A popular {{Jerkass}} [[Film/IronMan slowly becomes a]] JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

* For a ContinuityReboot not intended to be part of the MarvelCinematicUniverse, there's still some similarities:

[[Headscratchers/TheAmazingSpiderMan See here]].

** Like back in ''Film/SpiderMan2'' we have a mad scientist using his newfound powers on the people who cut his funding (though this also happened in ''Film/FantasticFour'') and Peter using his brains to win over a scientist who turns into the BigBad.

** Like back in ''Film/SpiderMan'' we have a mad scientist using his newfound powers on the people who cut his funding (though this also happened in ''Film/FantasticFour''). Peter using his brains to win over a scientist who turns into the BigBad? ''Spider-Man 2''.

* Some people on WMG wonder why Manhattan has so many cranes. Then it hit me: if Marvel hadn't been pressed for time, [=OsCorp=] would've cameoed in Film/TheAvengers, meaning they would be in the same continuity. And, more importantly, there's nothing saying they still aren't. New York has so many cranes because they're still making repairs after the Chitauri invasion!
* When Parker informs Captain Stacy of The Lizard's real identity and Captain Stacy asks for info on it, nothing ever became of it. [[spoiler: In the sequel, it's shown that whenever something bad happens at Oscorp, the board of directors immediately start covering stuff up. Considering Curtis was just fired from Oscorp a few days ago and a giant, rampant lizard is on the loose, it's likely that Oscorp wanted to cover up his info too, which is why Captain Stacy couldn't find anything. It's probably also why Captain Stacy believed Spiderman so easily in the climax; he personally knew Curtis was a good and brilliant man, having little to no info come up has got to ring some alarm bells for him.]]

** [[spoiler:Gwen is on her way to the airport near the climax. its after she talks with peter that Max attacks the grid and they go save the city.]]

* [[spoiler:The ending where Peter implies he's going to break his promise to George Stacy and date Gwen. While it was cute in the movie itself, if the movies follow the comic then Gwen will eventually die after being a hostage in a Spider-Man fight. If Peter would've kept his promise, Gwen would likely live.]]

** Alternatively, since this movie takes many of its cues from ''Ultimate Spider-man'', [[spoiler: it might not be Gwen who dies but ''Peter'' instead!]]

** A popular {{Jerkass}} [[Film/IronMan slowly becomes a]] JerkWithAHeartofGold.

** At the same time, it did show that Flash was not a sadistic JerkJock and was more of a human being

* Why the drastic overhaul of the Spider-Man costume for the sequel? Gwen helped redesign it.

** A popular JerkAss [[Film/IronMan slowly becomes a]] JerkWithAHeartofGold.