Chapter 113
I don't know how long it had been, even the Daily Bugle was calling for Spider-Man to return.
A mysterious person in the dark was forming the Sinister Six; shots of Rhino, Vulture, Little Green Goblin, Electro, Sandman, and Doctor Octopus's mechanical arms flashed by.
Aunt May couldn't bear to see Peter as a walking corpse and handed him a USB drive, which contained Gwen's graduation speech.
"No matter how deep hope is buried, no matter how lost you feel, you must promise me that you will never give up hope."
Gwen's voice and smile were still on the TV, and Peter flashed back to his past with Gwen.
"Live with hope; past experiences make us stronger."
"This is not goodbye; we will carry each other's light into the next stage of life."
"Always remind yourself what kind of person you want to be."
Gwen's speech, which seemed to be to the whole school, was like words to Peter.
After experiencing great pain, he cheered up again, carried Gwen's will, and put on the Spider-Man suit.
This was what Gwen hoped for, and it was also his mission.
At this time on the streets of New York, Rhino was killing everywhere, and a little boy wearing a Spider-Man mask jumped out, trying to stop Rhino.
Just as everyone exclaimed, a voice sounded behind the little boy.
"Hey, Spider-Man."
"I knew you would come back."
"Brave child, go find your mother; leave this piece of iron garbage to me."
Rhino didn't talk about martial arts and rushed over in advance.
Spider-Man leaped high, and the two were about to collide...
The movie ended abruptly!
The Spider-Man logo appeared on the screen.
The audience in the theater was still in a state of brain crash, unable to calm down for a long time.
[Director: Marc Webb, Xu Can]
[Screenwriter: Xu Can]
[Starring: Xu Can, Emma Stone, James Franco...]
Perhaps it was because the death of Gwen Stacy left the audience unsatisfied, this time the end credits rolled until the end, and there was no sound in the theater.
But no one left; everyone sat quietly in their seats, staring blankly at the screen.
Until the end of the film, the screen was pitch black.
Suddenly, there seemed to be a flash in the darkness.
Immediately after, the light flickered constantly, and the entire IMAX screen seemed to be torn open!
While all the audience were puzzled, a figure actually crawled out from inside, as if to cross the screen and crawl directly into the theater!
The audience first widened their eyes in confusion, then their pupils shook violently!
That figure was actually wearing a white Spider-Man suit and a hood!
"Holy Shit!!!"
"WTF? Is it real!"
"This, this isn't..."
Those who didn't know the comics were still confused, but the audience who knew the comics had completely exploded!
This look, isn't it the Spider-Woman from Universe 65?
Spider-Gwen!
Gwen Stacy!
Originally immersed in the regret of Gwen's death, the audience became completely fanatical.
"What? That's... Weird."
Gwen, standing on the roof, looked up. In front of her was Times Square in New York, and on the huge electronic billboard of the building was the classic image of Spider-Man Peter Parker.
"Interesting, this is definitely not my New York."
Whoosh—
The screen darkened, and the Easter egg ended.
The theater lights came back on, and only then did the audience realize that the movie was completely over, and there were no more images.
Assuming "Spider-Man 3" was playing at this time, I'm afraid 100% of the audience would stay and continue to watch for 2 hours, 3 hours... it wouldn't matter how many hours.
They wished they could keep watching.
"Bravo!!! Good!"
The whole audience applauded thunderously. Originally, they were very annoyed by Gwen's death, but in the end, it reignited everyone's enthusiasm.
The mood of all the audience was like a roller coaster going up and down.
When it came to the Q&A session with the creative team, the audience couldn't wait to raise their hands to ask questions. The sight of thousands of people raising their hands at the same time was quite spectacular.
"May I ask the creative team, is the final Easter egg Gwen Spider-Man? Does it mean that different Spider-Men from parallel universes are going to deal with the Sinister Six?"
Xu Can smiled lightly:
"That's right, she is indeed from another universe. As for what will happen specifically, everyone is welcome to come and watch the last part of the trilogy."
Another audience member couldn't help but ask:
"Why write Gwen to death? A happy ending would have been good too!"
Some of the audience at the scene nodded frequently; they really couldn't bear to see Gwen die like this.
There were also some audience members who frowned, feeling that Gwen's death was more shocking, and a happy ending would have fallen into mediocrity.
As the screenwriter of the trilogy, Xu Can had indeed considered a happy ending.
In his past life, when he watched "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," he felt uncomfortable for a long time, and couldn't even walk into the theater to watch it a second time.
Many netizens also gave low scores at the beginning, disparaging this sequel.
However, years later, looking back at "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," the reputation seemed to have reversed.
The regret of the Garfield version of Spider-Man seemed to have become a classic,
so much so that in the Holland version of "Spider-Man: No Way Home," the scene where Garfield saves MJ directly made the audience break their defenses.
"I have played the scene of saving you countless times in my mind, and this time I finally didn't miss..."
Those who gave "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" bad reviews were more about the film's own problems,
such as sluggish writing, questionable villain motivations, lack of fight scenes, script logic...
The box office failure of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" had no necessary connection with Gwen's death.
Of course, there was no way for the screenwriter to be sent blades by countless movie fans.
So when it came to the new version of "Spider-Man 2," Xu Can had considered countless directions.
In the end, he chose to respect the classic, referring to the Tobey Spider-Man "Spider-Man 2," and placed the main story and the main villain on Doctor Octopus.
And he integrated the advantages and famous scenes of the two works,
and combined with more advanced technology, fully upgraded the special effects of the two original films.
That's right, this time "Spider-Man 2" was not only produced by Sony,
but Xu Can's "Galaxy Digital" also participated. It originally gathered the top forces of China and Hollywood,
and the special effects they produced had reached the level of almost 10 years later,
which made the status of "Avatar" become a bit awkward,
losing its leading advantage before it was even released.
As for "Gwen's death," Xu Can still intended to keep this regret.
It wasn't that he was pursuing any depth, but after comprehensive consideration,
a happy ending might win for a while,
but the aftertaste of Gwen's death could last for more than a decade.
Even the reputation of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" could be reversed, let alone Xu Can's "Spider-Man 2" ultimate plus version.
Faced with the audience's questions, Xu Can didn't explain or argue.
"For this question, I believe you will have a different feeling when you look back."
Yes, time is the best explanation.
Let the bullets fly for a while longer.
Countless audience members raised their hands to ask questions, and media and film critics were also discussing deeper content with the creative team.
End of Chapter
