10 Ways To Reboot The Amazing Spider-Man Correctly

10. Let Peter Parker Grow Up

One of the most popular elements of Spider-Man is that Peter Parker started crime-fighting as a teenager and is his own hero, not a sidekick to an adult character. It gives his stories a different feel than other superhero tales and many observers note that it is easier for younger viewers and readers to relate to the character, as Parker is not that far removed from them. However, given that Sony have used a teenage Peter in Raimi's first movie and then pushed this aspect of the character even more in the two Amazing films, we reckon it's high time they let Peter Parker grow up a bit. In the comics, Peter has not always been a teenager for the 50 plus years he has been in publication. In fact, he grew up, went to college, married Mary Jane Watson and even became a high school science teacher when in his thirties. Sony might be reluctant to head this route, especially as they put so much effort into targeting the Amazing movies to the teen crowds, what with all the high-school romance and dub-step music. But, as we've already noted, the box-office is at an all-time low, so maybe the more mature crowd of Spidey fans felt alienated by such an overtly teen movie. To be fair to Sam Raimi, he let Peter grow up to college age in Spider-Man 2, so it's already been tried and tested. We just hope Sony let Peter age even more. We could then be spared more of the obviously 31 year old Andrew Garfield trying his hardest to convince us he's actually seventeen. No amount of big hair and skateboards was ever really going to accomplish that, we're afraid.