1. Katz is clueless when invoking the name of Joseph Campbell in his limp-wristed review of Spider-Man. Joseph Campbell and George Lucas consulted one another at length. Mr. Campbell spoke extensively on the eloquence of Lucas' vision and its importance as a contemporary myth.
2. If one is going to try and mythologize Spider-Man, try researching what myths it might reference. I don't dispute old Spidey is a mythic figure, but it would be nice to discuss that with some rigor. (Claiming that Marvel comic characters have a sense of civic duty does NOT constitute a myth. In fact, it is a downright boring claim even as the premise for a movie review.)
3. What's with the Lucas bashing? Perhaps he'd enjoy STAR WARS better if George added little comic book balloons to contain the dialogue and eliminated all the multi-syllable words so he didn't have to 'think' so much. And instead of digital sound effects, the battle scenes could just have subtitles that say "Zap!" and "Pow!".
4. 1950 called and they want their simplistic world-view back. The reason Spider-Man did well at the box office is because it is a predictable, violent teenage fantasy with a beautiful girl. Stop equating the box office stats with the meaning of life.
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1. Katz is clueless when invoking the name of Joseph Campbell in his limp-wristed review of Spider-Man. Joseph Campbell and George Lucas consulted one another at length. Mr. Campbell spoke extensively on the eloquence of Lucas' vision and its importance as a contemporary myth.
2. If one is going to try and mythologize Spider-Man, try researching what myths it might reference. I don't dispute old Spidey is a mythic figure, but it would be nice to discuss that with some rigor. (Claiming that Marvel comic characters have a sense of civic duty does NOT constitute a myth. In fact, it is a downright boring claim even as the premise for a movie review.)
3. What's with the Lucas bashing? Perhaps he'd enjoy STAR WARS better if George added little comic book balloons to contain the dialogue and eliminated all the multi-syllable words so he didn't have to 'think' so much. And instead of digital sound effects, the battle scenes could just have subtitles that say "Zap!" and "Pow!".
4. 1950 called and they want their simplistic world-view back. The reason Spider-Man did well at the box office is because it is a predictable, violent teenage fantasy with a beautiful girl. Stop equating the box office stats with the meaning of life.