10 Lessons Sony Must Learn Before The Amazing Spider-Man 3

2. Keep The World Consistent

When movie franchises switch directors between pictures, they often tend to feel a little "different," which makes complete and utter sense, but the results can be a little jarring. Remember when Alfonso Cuaron took over from Chris Columbus for the third Harry Potter movie? It was the best movie by far, but the world in Cuaron's movie felt different from the world established in the first two pictures - objects moved, locations differed, and the camerawork got a lot more innovative. These sorts of problem shouldn't occur, however, when two movies in a given franchise are directed by the same person. In this case, Marc Webb has helmed both The Amazing Spider-Man and its sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and guess what? He's in line to direct the third installment, too. And yet both movies so far feel completely different from one another: the first felt more grounded in reality, whereas the sequel was too heightened, too comic-y. A balance is needed!