Japan gets Spiderman before the states?! See here Well, I guess Sony Pictures IS fitting the bill. Plus, the Spiderman franchise's second biggest market is Japan, so why not. I have this feeling that Spiderman’s struggle resonates with Japanese folks, you know, the whole: noble hero that does the right thing but is unknown. I never really thought about it before, but that whole quiet nobility of Spiderman is kinda in the Japanese mindset.
You might think that Spiderman is a new thing with the movies, right? Well not exactly. Spiderman was licensed for a Japanese TV show back in the 1970s. He had a giant robot and fought space monsters in prototypical tokusatsu fashion. Japanese folks for the most part thought Spiderman was basically a corny Japanese TV show character, and couldn’t understand why the US would make a version of him.
Here a clip of the opening:
When they saw the original American Spiderman though, they were quite simply, blown away. Spiderman became a huge hit in Japan. Even my SO was surprised at how good the first film was and she finally understood why I like this superhero stuff so much. So, the deep recesses of the Japanese mindset was primed for Spiderman and they now get the world premiere for Spiderman 3. Spidey’s turning Japanese… ah.. ...but he already was since 1978!
-Swinebread
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Translation:
"Spins a web, any size, catches criminals - just like fish!"
I am happy go fun time spider man amazing!
Ok, I'm sorry, but what is with that DRESS! Is she pregnant? Underpaying her stylist? Dunst is truly showing herself to BE a dunce in this instance.
The guys look normal for once, at least.
OD seriously it was still better that the American 70s Spiderman show… maybe because it had nothing to do with Spiderman beyond the costume.
LB Yeah looks like toilet paper… maybe she’s recycling?
You can make ANYTHING better by adding a giant robot to it.
Yes! AIDS, the War in Iraq, Child Abuse, and even America's Funniest Home Videos, would all be better with Giant Robots!
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