Let me just say this: Peter Parker shoots Canon…. Yay!
Watching “Spiderman” from a photographic side is definitely not an easy one. Especially because the film is meant to mimic is comic book creator and give the audience a sense of graphic design and a surrealist approach.
(Also I’m assuming everyone knows the movie and/or knows the story of Spiderman, c’mon folks!)
However, I did find some of the thematic connections rather interesting.
“Spiders can change their color to blend into their environment, it’s a defense mechanism.”
Peter Parker was a dorky loser in high school who hid behind the lens of his camera. He used it as a tool to get close to the things he wanted but could never get. For example he used it as an excuse to talk to Mary-Jane… the high school crush Parker could not get close to, but Spiderman could.
He began using his photographic skills combined with is other…. Abilities to succeed. He becomes a young freelance photographer for a newspaper, basically taking pictures of himself!
Now, I only wish I could climb walls and catch the bad guys just to take pictures of it and sell them, but it looks like I’ll have to turn to other tools in my arsenal!
To me the movie is all about confidence; finding the necessary vehicles that allow your confidence to shine through. If it means putting on a blue and red leotard in order to be the photographer I want to be then by all means someone pass me the spandex!
Yes the movie has some great lighting qualities to enhance shape and form for an almost 3D image, however I believe it’s the stories message that I relate to more than anything.
I never thought I would ever watch Spiderman with anything other than a child-like mindset, but I must say I am impressed with the level of theme and connections throughout the film.
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