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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (also released as The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro) is a superhero action film released in 2014, based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man.

Plot
With his new powers as Spider-Man, Peter Parker embraces his new role as a hero and spends time with Gwen Stacy in-between protecting New York from criminals. However, his greatest battle yet is about to begin. With the emergence of Electro (Jamie Foxx), Peter must confront an enemy far more powerful than he is. And when his old friend Harry Osborn returns, Peter comes to realize that all his enemies have one thing in common: Oscorp.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The acting was pretty solid and the cast does the best they can with the poor script.
 * 2) Much like the first one, the action scenes are still very cool.
 * 3) The design of the suit was heavily praised by fans and audiences, being a stronger resemblance to that of the comics.
 * 4) Andrew Garfield is still a great Spider-Man and a decent Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy is still a very interesting character, and they both still have great chemistry with each other.
 * 5) Despite Gwen's father telling him to stay away from Gwen to keep her safe, the movie portrays the decision of Peter choosing to be with Gwen or keep his promise a very difficult choice.
 * 6) *On the topic, He knows it's wrong to go back on his word and the guilt of it is eating him alive, and it would be in no good taste if he broke his promise. But he also knows it's wrong to break Gwen's heart instead of moving on from his guilt, and keeping the promise brings them both nothing but pain, especially since they've already been through enough when Gwen lost her father and Peter lost his Uncle Ben.
 * 7) Electro’s origins do start off to a rocky start, but later his development gets a bit better.
 * 8) There was plenty of time given to Peter Parker's friendship with Harry Osborne.
 * 9) Dane Dehaan gives a good performance as Harry Osborne. When he becomes Green Goblin, he can be seen with sympathy as Oscorp and Spider-Man kinda ruined him.
 * 10) Very well-animated and choreographed web-slinging scenes, especially the one starts at the very beginning of the film to introduce the wall-crawler himself.
 * 11) It's got a great blend of comedy and romance.
 * 12) Great visuals and CGI animation.
 * 13) The soundtrack is well done that was performed by Hans Zimmer, and The Magnificent Six.
 * 14) The Roosevelt train is an interesting touch to the film.
 * 15) Gwen’s death is very impactful and heartbreaking.
 * 16) While the movie does has flaws, it overall isn’t bad and the themes of relationships and sacrifice are strongly represented.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) This film has (if not, repeated) the same problem that Spider-Man 3 had: too many villains stealing the spotlight from each other.
 * 2) The tone of this film doesn’t match The Amazing Spider-Man 2012. Whereas that film was dark and gritty, this film is bright and colorful. And the new score doesn’t help either.
 * 3) The plot is very confusing. As the movie focuses more on setting up Sony's planned Spider-Man universe (which was cancelled due to this movie's poor reception) rather than being a movie:
 * 4) *A common mistake done by studios planning to make their own cinematic universes similar to the Marvel Cinematic Universe by trying to rush it instead of telling a story that's worth telling before you can tell something bigger.
 * 5) Product placement everywhere. The Disney logo during the Times Square scene even doesn't help matters.
 * 6) It prematurely ended the The Amazing Spider-Man franchise and cinematic universe before it could even begin.
 * 7) Rhino is wasted as well, and his sole purpose was to set up a (cancelled) Sinister Six film. His suit of armor is also a terrible choice for his design. And the way he speaks is cringe-worthy.
 * 8) Pointless X-Men: Days Of Future Past trailer during the post-credits..
 * 9) Pointless easter ￼eggs that reference other characters and whatnot that only serve the purpose of setting up sequels.