Despite Gavin claiming he understands and knows the character of Peter Parker/Spider-Man the most out of everyone, he completely wrote him out of character. The way he acted, the dialogue he spoke, it just didn't feel like Spider-Man. In fact, he acted like everything that Spider-Man stood against. I can see what Gavin was trying to do, but he completely butchered the execution.
The concept of the story is really interesting and it had so much potential, but as previously stated, Gavin butchered the execution. For example, when Spider-Man hangs out with the kid, instead of powering through his darkness and trying his best to be a good role model for the kid - he just trauma dumps on him, crushing that kid's vision of him. I understand that might be the point, Spider-Man has changed ever since Gwen died and isn't exactly the same hero the media presents him as - but I feel like Spider-Man would do everything he can to be the hero this kid needed, especially if he's sick.
Furthermore, the way Peter treats his friends at times makes him feel villainous. I understand he is going through a difficult time, and it's understandable if he needs to let go of some rage, but he never apologises for his behaviour and goes over the line at times. This is NOT Peter Parker, even if he's going through a difficult time, Peter would always see and understand that he has done something and will try and do anything to fix it.
Lastly, the film has a horrible pacing problem, the film takes forever to just get through just one scene. I understand this is more of a drama based story, and I'm completely fine with that, but the film took too long to progress with its plot and having a lot of flashbacks that staggered the plot.
The film is a huge mess, and that's regardless of the behind the scenes drama that is completely horrible and has made me and many others lose respect for Gavin and many others on the film - including the main man himself, Spider-Man. Gavin treated himself as a genius and kept telling everyone that he will create a masterpiece of a film and honours the characters and world of Spider-Man - but that is far from the truth. He created a film that didn't understand the character of Spider-Man and his morals, that is riddled with problems that can make the film unwatchable at times.
The concept of the story is really interesting and it had so much potential, but as previously stated, Gavin butchered the execution. For example, when Spider-Man hangs out with the kid, instead of powering through his darkness and trying his best to be a good role model for the kid - he just trauma dumps on him, crushing that kid's vision of him. I understand that might be the point, Spider-Man has changed ever since Gwen died and isn't exactly the same hero the media presents him as - but I feel like Spider-Man would do everything he can to be the hero this kid needed, especially if he's sick.
Furthermore, the way Peter treats his friends at times makes him feel villainous. I understand he is going through a difficult time, and it's understandable if he needs to let go of some rage, but he never apologises for his behaviour and goes over the line at times. This is NOT Peter Parker, even if he's going through a difficult time, Peter would always see and understand that he has done something and will try and do anything to fix it.
Lastly, the film has a horrible pacing problem, the film takes forever to just get through just one scene. I understand this is more of a drama based story, and I'm completely fine with that, but the film took too long to progress with its plot and having a lot of flashbacks that staggered the plot.
The film is a huge mess, and that's regardless of the behind the scenes drama that is completely horrible and has made me and many others lose respect for Gavin and many others on the film - including the main man himself, Spider-Man. Gavin treated himself as a genius and kept telling everyone that he will create a masterpiece of a film and honours the characters and world of Spider-Man - but that is far from the truth. He created a film that didn't understand the character of Spider-Man and his morals, that is riddled with problems that can make the film unwatchable at times.