The first trailer for the new Amazing Spider-Man movie came out and it’s gritty, brooding, dark and everything one wouldn’t expect from Spider-Man. I think I recall hearing that it was going to be a darker movie, but to actually see it in trailer form is a bit of a meshuggah. It’s a far cry from the first three Spider-Man movies. In hindsight, we’ll see they were bright, cheerful, friendly and full of life.

Whereas this new movie really wants to be Batman.

That’s not to say it looks bad. I didn’t have much faith in X-Men: First Class, but that film was awesome. So I’m not going to just assume this flick is bad. I read one geek’s opinion online where he suggested that this reboot is a good thing. What would we prefer? The same creative team slogging through a fourth film? Or a brand new set of people eager to make their own awesome version of a Spider-Man movie? No doubt there’s more than just one director and creative team who’d love to make a Spider-Man movie. Sam Raimi did a good job, but let’s see what some other people can do.

It worked for Batman.