Marvin Long, Jr. wrote:
>On Mon, 6 May 2002, Jim Sharkey wrote:
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>>Since Gautum asked, and I know there are a few other true 
>>believers, a quick synopsis of ASM Vol. 1, #121, the death of Gwen 
>>Stacy.
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>>A spoiler space, since some of these elements may appear in later
>>movies:
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>[summary snipped]
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>Thanks Jim.  

You're welcome!  It gave me an excuse to read it again.  :-)

>While it's clear MJ has a clue about Peter's identity at the end
>of this first movie, I think they've set up the possibility for 
>lots of good emotional tension in the next two.  

I also figured that she suspected she knew.  It'll make for some interesting 
perspective for those of us in the audience.

>It would make sense to combine Betty and MJ to a certain degree to 
>keep the tension going there.

Betty's in the movie, though.  She's JJJ's secretary.  And speaking of JJJ, didn't 
that Law & Order guy do a really great job?  I thought he was one of the highlights of 
the film.

>A Gwen-like character could be added who enters PP's life while he's
>equivocating over MJ, someone PP cares for in spite of himself, 
>whom he fails to save.

That would be good.
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>Also, Spider-Man has lots of climactic battles on top of the 
>Brooklyn Bridge (I think it's the Brooklyn...not 100% sure) -- so 
>it would make sense for another big scene to happen there.

*nods*  I'd like to see something at the Chrysler Building too, since that's where he 
had one of his first supervillain battles, against The Vulture.

Jim - Who thinks his encyclopediac knowledge of this stuff may irrevocably mark him as 
a geek of epic scale.  :)

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