The Summer of 2012 Movies – When No Choice is the Wrong Choice

I saw Marc Webb’s reboot of Sony/Columbia Picture’s Spider-Man franchise, The Amazing Spider-Man, last week. This isn’t a review (though, at some point, I’ll probably tell you what I thought—I’m… conflicted). I just want to set the stage a bit and lay a few pieces on the table before I attempt to weave this web before you. I will be discussing character and plot and theme details from that movie, which, for my fingers’ sake, I’ll refer to subsequently as ASM. There will also be a few spoilers for Rupert Sanders’ Snow White and the Huntsman—which I really did not care for—as well as a brief mention of the dead horse heretofore known as Prometheus—which I cared for even less. So, there’s that. That’s your primer. Let’s get on with it. Here’s the thing—I’m frustrated. The summer movie season—thus far, fine—has been a big disappointment. Sure, Joss Whedon’s The Avengers was …