Suggestions for Writing 2

Both reviews for the movie Spider-Man 2 were very thorough, yet came from very different angles. Gilchrist first described the way in which you should go about writing a movie review, then moved into summarizing the actual film. Later, he expressed his own personal views about the movie with different examples. However, right from the start, Ebert jumped into how great he thought the film was. He expressed his love of the movie and then moved on to give some background information and his opinions of the first film. Later, he summarized the film, very thoroughly I might add, and then brings it back around with his enthusiasm to recommend this film to anyone and everyone.

The reviews channeled in on a lot of the same things. Each talked about the relationship of the movie to the original comic, the special effects, and plot development. However, they each had very different opinions about those things. I felt like Gilchrist picked out every possible little flaw for each of these, whereas Ebert praised them continuously. I think it's safe to say that the only thing these two critics agreed on was that the movie was about a superhero named Spider-Man.

Gilchrist describes the camera's being "no more free than here", meaning that the cameras jumped into the action a little too much. Also, he describes the script in the non action scenes to be slow moving and some scenes as almost pointless. Ebert, on the other hand, thinks the action scenes are better than ever. The way Spidey moves through the skyscrapers is less comic like and more real life. And the way he praises the non action scenes, you would think that he wanted to jump into the scenes himself. He loved the subtle details that made the movie more in depth and added more drama to the mix.

In the end, it all depends on what a person likes. Do you like the deeper, dramatic scenes in action films, or would you rather it be pure action and nothing else? Do you want the special effects to be as real as ever, or would you have them have a direct connection to the 1970s comic? Again, it all comes down to what you prefer. The critics did a very good job of challenging the reader to think for him- or herself, wondering if they actually enjoyed the second Spider-Man movie, or if they should wait for Spider-Man 3 so they can rekindle the respect that Spidey deserves.