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Doesn't that stuff dissolve in a matter of hours? Also, going public with the webbing might out him as spiderman, and put his fam/friends in danger.
It's not a permanent substance, but that doesn't mean it can't be used for a variety of things. It doesn't stop Pete from using it after all.
And if everyone can buy it, why can't Spidey? Especially if Peter uses that so called high intelligence of his to come up with this plan of action BEFORE he jumps up to "beat up bad guys by myself."
I think I may just not be a fan of the Spider-Man concept.
Cause real spiders don't shoot webs out of their hands. And I don't need to see Peter Parker spewing his bodily fluids everywhere.
It must be really tiring to be so contrarian all the time.
The webshooters are a spidey staple, it was weird that the Raimi movies didn't have them.
That's like wondering why people are happy that Spock uses a phaser in the new Star Trek instead of shooting lasers out of his eyes due to alienbiology.
I don't understand what's illogical about the science nerd building a very simple device to shoot webs when he has SPIDER POWERS.
Seriously, if web shooters bother you but radioactive spider bite doesn't you need to get your priorities straight.
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Because the movie hasn't come out yet.
I think (at least in Ultimate Spider-man), Peter's dad had a hand in building either the shooters or the webbing or both, so since they're having Peter investigate his dad's mysterious Oscorp past in this one it makes sense to have the mechanical ones.
The actual formula for the webbing was part of his spider powers. It's like he had the knowledge to create the enzyme or material used in webbing, but not the ability to produce it naturally, hence the web shooter and the knowledge to make it all work.
Honestly everything about Spider Man was 60's comic plot hole. He was fortunate enough to be brilliant and know how to make tiny dispersion devices, and spider powers gave him the ability to put webbing in them, and spider sense gave him the ability to magically jump off a building and fly around town without cutting off his arms after slamming into a glass window.
My only gripe with Spider Man, ever, is the costume.
The entire purpose of his spider powers is that he's got those little tiny follicle claws that help him grab onto buildings and stick to walls, but he wears boots and gloves, rendering that useless. I think they've explained it a few times over the years, but a fingerless glove spidey would be much more realistic.
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He could stick to buildings, and that was an organic trait he got from the spider bite. I don't know if they specifically said "claw hairs" in the 60's, but they did reference it as being organic and not like psychic or just good balance or whatever.
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I honestly had no problems with them, but I do like the mechanical ones better.
Except when like 4 years ago every issue of ASM was "Oh Peter, you forgot to refill your web shooters again and you're broke so now you've got to fight without them....Poor, poor broke unemployed Peter..."
I'm so glad that asshole got a real job...
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Well, it was in the Fox movie, but yeah. Also Richards in comic world has grants out the ass because most of his stuff goes to the Government.
I don't get how Parker has remained dirt poor for so long. He had to have been getting paid by stark for being an Avenger... HAD TO. I mean at one point Stark had to be drunk and just look to Parker and go "you know what kid, here's like 5 million dollars. have fun!"
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Also, if you think organic webshooters are less logically inconsistent than mechanical ones, you're being myopic. They're both based on science fiction that barely holds up in the real world.
I was arguing that picking this as your last battleground is pretty silly.
That'd make his civilian identity a target were he still being Spider-man. It wouldn't be difficult for super-villains to make a connection that Spider-man uses that company then they'll go after Pete, either to interrogate or kill him (and/or take over or shut down the company). Guys like Kingpin or Green Goblin may be smart enough to connect Pete with Spider-man, as well.
No, in the Ultimate universe Pete's dad & Brock's dad are responsible for creating
Actually, Reed isn't a good businessman. IIRC they got kicked out of the Baxter Building for not paying rent on time. That said, he still gets hands on cash to build his crazy inventions though it's never explained how. Maybe SHIELD, Iron Man or Avengers fund him behind the scenes or something in exchange for R & D.
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Webshooters: Unlikely as hell, but possible. DOES NOT COMPUTE!
See, that just doesn't make sense people!
On one hand, it ties back to the cartoon from the 90s (?) that I grew up with and loved, and the comics which I also enjoyed, but didn't have as much experience with.
On the other hand, they're pretty much exclusively used for two reasons; to show how smart he is (and while I don't think he's in the top 5 Smartest Guys in the Marvel Universe, I'm pretty sure he's top 10 or 20 at worst) and to provide "oh noes, I'm running low/out of fluid!" for tension in the second/third act.
Then again, I believe it was Spider-Man 2099 that went with organic shooters a good decade and a half+ ago, so it's not baseless even in comic continuity (of the character overall), and it doesn't break my suspension of disbelief, given the massive physical changes already present.
So.. yeah. I'm not on the edge of my seat for this one, but if I'm honest, I'll probably check it out if just to see how good/bad it is in comparison to the last 3 (and in certain areas, the bar is admittedly not set very high). Which, I admit in advance, is likely at least part of what the distributor is hoping for. Sure, yes, having people see it a dozen times like Titanic or Avatar is nice for sales, but even just getting everyone who caught the others back in for a ticket apiece has got to add up, considering the previous box office and dvd sales.
Peter is meant to be a scientific prodigy. That was territory Riami wanted to avoid. IIRC he wanted Spider-man to feel more like a mutant, that's why he had the the spider bite on his hand to make him a freak and had organic webs.
No, he'd have no reason to. The only reason the web-shooters were needed was so he was able to travel quickly while being Spider-man and for offensive purposes. He would have invented other gadgets, though. Ironically this path might have made him closer to Osborn, who could have been his scientific mentor at OsCorp.
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It's possible people just don't like the source material
Your wrong. His dad did both. The webshooters were derived from a formula his dad had been working on.
Also yeah Peter hasn't been dirt poor for a long time. Maybe you guys shouldn't make so many assumptions regarding comics. Peter was a College Professor for a long time and for a few years real life time has been a member of a Think tank that granted him good money, flexible hours and the ability to create gadgets he needed.
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edit: sorry, I misread your first sentence as saying "you're both wrong."
In the Marvel Universe there are people with flying mechanical suits that shoot laser beams, laser guns of every possible description, magic, aliens, etc.
A brilliant high school kid who can invent web shooters isn't beyond the pale.
And anyone who goes to a comic book movie and complains about something not being realistic gets zero sympathy from moi.
Edit: I like mechanical shooters because they externalize his internal conflict well. In no way is he serving the world better as Spider-Man than he would as a scientist (until you know the world-saving that inevitably arises as a hero gets used in more stories but whatever), yet his blinding responsibility means he doesn't have time to do anything but fling out there right the heck now and fix it because what if something goes wrong and he could have helped?! So like, probably spending time using his amazing brain to do amazing work would be a bigger plus for humanity, but the first nearby car crash with a fatality and he'd want to slit his wrists. Web shooters he built showcase that he can do that scientific work, but he applies it to such a small field of endeavor it only showcases his priority blinders.
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