Originally posted by: SP33Demon
Originally posted by: ndee
I can empathize with the normal underdogs, but not with a retard. For me, it's just his facial expressions and his glance that's just plain retarded. He might play the role good BUT his acting is just stupid.
And skace, STFU already.
His acting wasn't great, but I don't think he ruined the movie... if you noticed, when he had his costume on his self confidence was through the roof and he was enthusiastic. I don't quite remember Parker as being THAT nerdy, but I can understand why they portrayed him like that to contrast the two totally polar sides.
Eventually in the comics, Parker does turn normal and is actually a smartass as Spiderman, where he'll make funny remarks while in the middle of battle to tick his opponent off...
From here:
High School
Peter was an honor student, and his teachers always thought very highly of him. He always came prepared for class, and completed all of his asignments. The other students , however, had little time for a know-it-all like puny Peter. The girls thought he was too quiet, and the boys considered him a wimp. Peter was painfully shy, and some of his classmates misinterpreted his silence for snobbery. He had trouble making friends, but never stopped trying. He often invited other students to join him at science exhibits or monster movies. But they usually responded with ridicule, and almost never asked him to join them.
It sounds like they took the Parker from high school and put him in college, b/c Parker actually had more confidence and maturity in college.