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A 40 year old fan base is going to
do wonders for any newly released film. But apart for long term
fans, people form all walks of life are raving about the new Spider-Man
movie.
Some hardcore fans are worried
that the spidey explosion is going to do do for Spider-Man what Batman
and Robin did for Batman...bugger all!! Worse than bugger all,
totally ruin what it stands for!! 6 months ago if someone found
out I was a web-head fan, I probably would have gotten a funny look or
been called a geek or something. Now everywhere I turn there are
Spider-Man "fans".
At the end of the day...(or at
least until Spider-Man 2 is released) ordinary cinema goers are only
gonna remember the movie and Spider-Man as that film a few years ago
with really great special effects and the cute guy in tight
clothes. Comic readers and True Believers will once again be in
the minority.
But maybe this film will do
something that has yet to be accomplished: Help dismiss the common
idea that comic fans and Marvel/DC fans aren't "geeks" or
"lame". We are actually pretty damn cool people who just
happen to have really cool taste when it comes to art and reading
material!!
07/June/2002.
-Ryoko.
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