Johnnie wrote:
Batman Begins is darn near perfect.

Coincidentally, I watched it again last night. Thumbsup (Getting ready for The Dark Knight Rises. Tonight's feature presentation in my living room will be The Dark Knight.smiley: grin)

Anyway, regarding JJJ, he will probably be featured in the next movie. This one wants to spend more time exploring Peter's time in high school. He doesn't really get involved with JJJ and the Daily Bugle until after graduation.

Regarding the wrestling match, it isn't very necessary. Keep in mind that the classic 60's cartoon (which we all grew up with) didn't have any wrestling match in the episode about Spidey's origins. That cartoon being from '66 or '67, it came only 4 or 5 years after Spider-Man was created in the comics! smiley: eek So the cartoon is almost as iconic and respectable as the original comic book source.

The actor, Andrew Garfield, is very talented. To compare his performance in this movie with an entirely different performance, I recommend, Johnnie, that you watch the movie "The Social Network"------Garfield is excellent in that film, and really shows his wide range as an actor. He's not even Caucasian in that movie, but hispanic (he wears makeup to appear darker). I saw that movie recently and was quite impressed.

As Peter Parker, Garfield has quite a different take on the character than Tobey Maguire did. He's twitchy, he mumbles and stutters a lot, he's not very articulate----more introverted. I like that fresh take! Also, he gets bullied a bit in high school, but-----unlike the Tobey Maguire Peter-----he's not ostracized or loathed by his peers. He's still accepted and "cool" in a geeky sort of way. I always thought they overdid the whole "Peter Parker is a freak" angle in the 2002 movie. That is not the Peter Parker of the comics. In the comics, he still has a social life and is not a complete reject of society. smiley: grin