Like the popular mini-series created by DC and Marvel, I
have decided to apply the “What If?” story to some of my articles. Certain
subjects such as: what if this movie was successful or this cartoon series
expanded to others or if a comic series didn’t get enough credit. For my
opening “What If?” article, I have decided to ask the question: what if there
was a Spiderman 4?

If you
look back at the first Spiderman film, they got the majority of their material
from the first Spiderman comic in Amazing Fantasy as well as the issue called
Turning Point (check’em out). In Spiderman 2, they combined the origin of Dr.
Octopus with what is considered one of the best Spidey stories ever,
“Spiderman, No More”. I think a big part of why Spiderman 3 was a let down was
that they used too much original material. Peter in the black suit was nothing
like he was in the comics, and the Sandman’s whole side of the story was a
little ridiculous and not from previous media, and they didn’t even bother to
mention anything about the origin of the symbiote. Plus, we only saw Venom on
the screen for a total of about five minutes. I’m just saying that if Spiderman
4 were to utilize the material from the Clone Saga, then it would have been a
much bigger success then Spiderman 3.
Another cool concept
that was thrown around during the development of the sequel was the
introduction of Carnage. The Vulture would still remain a secondary villain,
but instead of the Clone Saga, they would focus on Carnage. The problem with
connecting to the comics and using Carnage in the films is that Venom was such
a huge part of the Carnage storyline and even helps Spidey defeat him, but he’s
dies in the third film, so he cant do that. The Carnage idea sounded interesting
and it would have related more with Spiderman 3, but I don’t think it would
have worked as well as the Clone Saga would have. In terms of Peter Parker’s
story in this un-made sequel, both scenarios had him ending his relationship
with Mary Jane and ending up with Gwen Stacy (would have been a good choice
Spidey).
Just imagine it, a
world with Spiderman 4, done correctly. As much as I’m excited for The Amazing
Spiderman at the end of June, I feel as though it is too soon to do a reboot of
the Spiderman franchise, and that these new films will not be too different.
And frankly, I would have rather stuck with the characters I fell in love with,
in a new, improved storyline then having to adjust to this new Spiderman
universe, full of new origins, back stories, new characters and a new
Spiderman. I am thrilled to see a new Spiderman film, and in 3D, but a part of
me will always wonder, what if there was a Spiderman 4?
Agreed, we probably needed a few more years before an official "remake" of the franchise
ReplyDeleteIts would be cool if later on they did something like the clone idea but have the new spider-man and the other one.
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