Alternate title: why are you booing me I'm right.

The amazing spider-man is a story about a boy named peter who wants to help people but lacks the power to do so. Every time he tries to stand up for the weak and helpless he ends up on the receiving end of a beat down. After being bitten by a genetically modified spider, he’s suddenly given more power than he knows what to do with. His first attempts to use his newfound strength are, on the surface, altruistic, but they’re also petty and self serving, and end up causing problems for his loved ones. His uncle Ben explains to him that there’s a difference between being a hero and just getting even, and cautions him not to mistake the pursuit of personal vendettas for heroism. Then Uncle Ben gets shot and killed. This inspires Peter to use his powers to fight crime, however he’s only really going after people who match the description of the guy who killed his uncle. While he is ostensibly using his powers to fight bad guys, he’s only hurting people he thinks may have personally wronged him. He’s construed his own personal vendetta as heroism. His girlfriend’s dad calls him out on this selfishness, pointing out how his actions have hurt more than they have helped. Meanwhile, Doctor Curt Connors is a scientist who wants to help people but lacks the power to do so. His research into cross species genetics is intended to cure all kinds of human ailments, however he is pressured by his unscrupulous employers to begin human trials before the research is complete, and when he refuses he is fired and his research is seized. After injecting himself with his experimental limb regeneration formula, he transforms into a terrifying lizard monster suddenly has more power than he knows what to do with. He goes on a rampage on the Williamsburg bridge to reclaim his stolen research, then concocts a plan to use a aerosolized version of his formula to eradicate human weakness by turning everyone into lizard people. He’s on some level trying to do something good, but his own personal vendettas are getting in the way and as a result he ends up hurting a lot of innocent people.
Both Peter and Doctor Connors have had their ability to do the right thing clouded by their own personal agendas. But while attempts to reason with Doctor Connors fail, Peter is capable of learning and growing and accepting criticism. After having his status as a superhero verbally eviscerated by Captain Stacy, Peter lets go of his violent vendetta and fully commits to helping people. And this change doesn’t simply come in the form of dropping his search for the man who killed his uncle, the way he approaches problems changes. When he meets Doctor Connors on the Willemsburg bridge, he has a chance to catch him, but he lets him go so that he can save someone. Helping people takes priority over fighting bad guys. When he can, he makes sure that there are no innocents in the way, and when he can’t their safety always comes first. Even the way he tangles with bad guys changes. After the midpoint of the movie, Peter barely even throws a punch, instead choosing to dodge, redirect, and incapacitate. As Doctor Connors puts his plan in motion, Peter risks his life to stop him, earning him the respect of the man who had previously disapproved of him and fully coming into his status as a hero. While it hits the familiar marks of superhero movie, Marc Webb adds a layer of moral nuance and self awareness that is usually absent from the genre. But that’s not the whole story, is it? There’s a whole lot more going on here. Lets try this one more time.

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