Chapter 34
"No small change."
"You have the right to make change!"
"Hey, if you don't want to buy it, just don't..."
"Asshole!"
Peter cursed and turned to leave the convenience store.
Xu Can's appearance, which carried distinct Chinese features, prompted the clerk to utter a blatantly racist slur.
"Chink!"
Peter, burning with rage, was just about to turn around and argue.
At that moment, a masked burly man brushed past him, burst in, and pointed a gun at the clerk.
"Hand over the money!"
The robber grabbed a handful of cash from the register and turned to flee.
"Stop him!"
Having just been insulted, Peter naturally refused to help and turned to let the robber escape.
Before leaving, the robber casually tossed him a bottle of cola.
Walking down the night street, Peter gradually calmed down.
Xu Can used subtle micro-expressions to clearly depict Peter's shift in mindset.
Ordinary viewers might not have felt much, but the film critics present were slightly taken aback.
"Is he really a newcomer actor? His control of micro-expressions is truly masterful!"
"Good heavens, this acting is absolutely incredible!"
"Judging purely by the performance, the quality of this Spider-Man is extremely high! The casting was indeed very successful!"
Bang!
A gunshot rang out nearby!
When Peter ran over out of curiosity, he discovered a familiar figure lying on the street!
Overwhelmed instantly by terror, Peter ignored the police blockade and desperately charged in.
Later, this scene was frequently used by North American acting schools as teaching material.
Seemingly simple and insignificant shots can truly reflect an actor's skill.
"The witness drew a sketch of the suspect. Have you seen this person?"
"No, I don't know him."
Uncle Ben had passed away, and the police were issuing a wanted notice for the suspect.
Peter, standing nearby, saw clearly that the suspect was the very robber he had let go.
Xu Can used a layered performance to bring out Peter Parker's regret and anger.
Most of the latter half of the film consists of action scenes with masks on,
making the earlier, iconic dramatic scenes even more crucial, already fully proving Xu Can's genius-level acting.
The scene cut, and Xu Can, now with a face full of rage, began to track down the killer alone.
He first wore a hood to search for and beat up criminals,
and later, to avoid detection by the police, he used Spider-Man's classic red-and-blue color scheme and cut-off ski goggles to design his own mask.
He also stole composite materials from Oscorp Tech to improve his web-shooters.
Fast editing combined with montage, in just a minute or two,
the classic image of Spider-Man began to emerge, standing atop a skyscraper, overlooking the chaotic New York City under the night sky.
"The attacker is a white male, 35 years old, heading along 19th Street..."
After intercepting the police radio, Spider-Man swung on his webs, constantly weaving between the buildings!
Before Uncle Ben's murder, when Peter first tested his abilities, the audience already felt the thrill of swinging on webs.
Compared to 2002, the Hollywood film industry in 2006 had advanced just a tiny bit.
Director Marc Webb could freely use the latest cinematography technology, Spydercam!
That's right, the first-person tracking shooting technology named after Spider-Man!
The camera moved entirely from Spider-Man's own perspective, constantly swinging between the skyscrapers!
The audience's hushed sighs could no longer be held back; they involuntarily gasped in amazement! Breathtaking!
Paired with the towering, expansive IMAX screen and Dolby Surround Sound,
the thrill of watching the movie almost rivaled a 4D roller coaster at an amusement park!
Maximally stimulating the audience's adrenaline!
One word: Awesome!
Three words: Mind-blowing!
This was the time their visual senses were hit the hardest!
"Oh oh oh oh! This is the real superhero movie!"
"It's exactly how Spider-Man looks in my dreams! I'm about to cry!"
"No way, after watching this, I want to see it another hundred times!"
"Just for this shot, the $1000 scalper ticket was worth it!"
The audience in the theater was already having their minds blown; goosebumps all over!
"Hey, you!"
After a series of high-impact swinging stunt shots, Spider-Man finally found the suspected father-killer!
"Who are you? A cop? Get lost."
The suspect was very rude.
"Huh? Seriously? I'm dressed like this, and you say I'm a police officer? Which officer wears a tight suit?"
"You..."
"Shut up! My lord is speaking; kids shouldn't interrupt."
Whoosh—
Spider-Man raised a hand, and a web instantly sealed the suspect's mouth.
This scene fully showcases Peter Parker's talkative, goofy traits, truly quite faithful to the comics.
After a series of taunts, the suspect was played around by Spider-Man and tightly bound with webs.
Spider-Man's image seemed almost ready to jump out of the screen, as if he existed in reality.
From this point on, no one doubted Xu Can's Spider-Man!
Whether in dialogue scenes or action scenes, he truly perfectly recreated it and brought out his own unique style!
The film reached its first Gao Chao part here.
The upcoming showdown with the villain will constantly push the entire movie to one peak after another!
End of Chapter
