1. Seriously: Let Marc Webb & The Writers Have More Control
Given the mixed to poor reviews that met The Amazing Spider-Man 2 upon its release, the general consensus seems to be: "it's the studio's fault." At least, according to Andrew Garfield anyway, who recently revealed in an interview that studio interference caused a lot of issues. Of the movie, Garfield said:
"For me, I read the script that Alex and Bob wrote, and I genuinely loved it. There was this thread running through it. I think what happened was, through the pre-production, production, and post-production, when you have something that works as a whole, and then you start removing portions of itbecause there was even more of it than was in the final cut, and everything was related. Once you start removing things and saying, 'No, that doesnt work,' then the thread is broken, and its hard to go with the flow of the story. Certain people at the studio had problems with certain parts of it, and ultimately the studio is the final say in those movies because theyre the tentpoles, so you have to answer to those people."
For the next movie, then, we need the studio to have better faith in the people it chooses to make it, instead of just picking at the bits and pieces that they want and hoping that whatever they've selected just comes together as a fluid whole. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the proof that such an approach doesn't work (and so was Spider-Man 3, in fact) - Marc Webb needs to be able to lead the movie, and the studio need to learn that the less involved they are, the better the final product will probably be. Butt out, guys. Like this article? Let us know in the comments section.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
