For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school graduation cannot come quickly enough. Peter has not forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away, but that is a promise he cannot keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro, emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn, returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.
For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school graduation cannot come quickly enough. Peter has not forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away, but that is a promise he cannot keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro, emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn, returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.
While the film critiques corporate greed and scientific hubris through Oscorp's actions, its central solution relies on the apolitical ideal of individual responsibility and self-sacrifice by a moral hero, resulting in a balanced, neutral stance.
The film features a predominantly traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on character-driven conflicts and superhero action, without critiquing traditional identities or explicitly incorporating DEI themes into its central plot.
The character Dr. Kafka, canonically female in the Spider-Man comics (Dr. Ashley Kafka), is portrayed as male in this film, constituting a gender swap.
Max Dillon, a character canonically established as white in Marvel Comics, is portrayed by Jamie Foxx, a Black actor, in the film. This constitutes a clear race swap.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on Peter Parker's superhero life, his relationship with Gwen Stacy, and conflicts with villains, without incorporating any LGBTQ+ representation or related storylines.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents. Female characters are present but do not participate in such combat scenarios.
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