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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4

Its director stated on the record that "really, to me it's a story about a kid who grew up without a father and goes out to find himself, I didn't think about it as a superhero movie, I didn't think…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "one of the themes of the movie is the missing piece, Peter has his parents torn from him when he was very young, Curt Connors is missing an arm, We all have a…" 2. Its director stated on the record that "in the very early conversations I had with the studio about what I wanted to do, it was really more about character than it was about the action and stuff, I w…" 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 11 of 100 4.

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    Creator statementdirector: "Really, to me it's a story about a kid who grew up without a father and goes out to find himself. I didn't think about it as a superhero movie, I didn't think about it as a comic book movie per se —…"Collider, July 2012 source ↗
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    Creator statementdirector: "One of the themes of the movie is the missing piece. Peter has his parents torn from him when he was very young... Curt Connors is missing an arm... We all have a missing piece, and it's how we choos…"Screen Rant, July 2012 source ↗
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    Creator statementdirector: "In the very early conversations I had with the studio about what I wanted to do, it was really more about character than it was about the action and stuff. I wanted to make a character piece that evo…"Den of Geek, July 2012 source ↗
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 11 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
100
Young Women
45
Older Men
56
Older Women
0
Advocacy11
Entertainment

Audience Representation

LGBTQ+
0

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Cast & Crew

Christina Fong (director) · Peter Lyons Collister (director)