This Spider-Man brings the superhero into the scale and texture of live-action television. The suit has to share a recognizable city with ordinary rooms, streets and bystanders, which gives physical movement an unusual importance. Watch climbing and stunt work as performances of effort: the character's powers are communicated through a body moving against real-looking surfaces.
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The Amazing Spider-Man
1977 / VIEWING NOTES
This Spider-Man brings the superhero into the scale and texture of live-action television.