The Amazing Spider Man

The Amazing Spider Man is a 2011 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Directed by Marc Webb and produced by Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach. It is the first installment of The Amazing Spider-Man film trilogy, and stars Grant Gustin, Melissa Benoist, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dylan O'Brien, Jake Abel, Martin Sheen, Meryl Streep Colm Feore, Embeth Davidtz, and Campbell Scott. Peter Parker a normal teenager is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains newfound spider like powers and ventures to save the city from the evil Green Goblin.

Cast
Stan Lee makes have a cameo as Peter, Gwen, Harry and Flash's science teacher. In the beginning of the film, Peter is seen playing with two action figures; Namor and Doctor Strange, two Marvel characters. Dave Franco also cameos as a Oscorp security guard.
 * Grant Gustin as Peter Parker/Spider Man:
 * Melissa Benoist as Gwen Stacy:
 * Benedict Cumberbatch as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin:
 * Dylan O'Brien as Harry Osborn:
 * Jake Abel as Flash Thompson:
 * Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben:
 * Meryl Streep as Aunt May:
 * Colm Feore as Donald Menken:
 * Embeth Davidtz as Mary Parker:
 * Campbell Scott as Richard Parker:

Plot
The film opens 12 years from the present day. Richard Parker is on his computer, while his son Peter is playing with his action figures. While taking a sip of his coffee, Richard is reading about something. He drops his mug in shock, and tells Mary that they need to pack. Richard urgently packs all of his things into a briefcase, with Peter watching curiously. Richard drops his Oscorp nametag, and Peter picks it up without him noticing. While driving, Richard mentions to Mary about an "accident" at one of their two jobs. Richard drops Peter off at Aunt May and Uncle Ben's house. Mary tearfully says that she will return, hopefully, one day. Peter asks where they are going, but Mary cries even more. Peter watches grimly as his parents leave. The film time skips to the present day, where Peter and Harry are seen walking to their high school, Midtown Science.

Upon arrival, Peter is pushed into a locker by Flash Thompson. Flash demands for Peter's lunch money. When Peter doesn't give it to him, Flash punches Peter in the stomach. Harry throws Flash into the wall, telling him to back off. Flash attempts to punch Harry, but Peter's friend kicks Flash into the wall once more, the boy falling to the floor. Peter and Harry walk to class,a girl Gwen Stacy tells Harry that he shouldn't be fighting. Peter introduces himself to Gwen saying she looks beautiful Gwen says maybe they should go sometime and Peter agrees. When he gets home, Peter is told by his uncle that "with great power, comes great responsibility". Peter goes into the basement to look for his camera, and finds his father's old briefcase. Peter brings it to his room to study his father's belongings, hoping to find clues as to where he and his mother are. Peter digs through his closet and finds his father's Oscorp nametag. When he opens the briefcase. Peter looks up Oscorp. on Google, and finds that Oscorp is a multibillion-dollar multinational corporation. Peter then looks up his parents on Google, to find out that they had died in a plane crash nearly a month after they left him with his aunt and uncle. Hoping to get answers from Norman Osborn, Harry's father and his father's former employer, Peter goes to Oscorp.

Upon arrival, Peter asks the lady at the front desk if he can speak to Norman Osborne. The lady rudely says that he needs to have an appointment, but Osborne comes over, saying that Peter needs no appointment. Once they are alone, Peter asks what happened to his father. Osborne states that his father left because he found a breakthrough in his research, but was killed due to a task in his job with Oscorp. Osborne takes Peter into a bio-chemical lab, where a cage full of mutated spiders is in. Osborn says that Richard Parker was conducting research on spiders and their lifestyle. He left when a new type of spider was discovered in Canada. Before leaving, one of the mutated spiders bites Peter's neck. On his way home, Peter spots a lady getting mugged. He runs over and stops it with amazing reflexes, that he nows has due to the mutated spider. The lady thanks Peter, and leaves. The cops arrive and arrest the mugger. Peter goes home, and realizes that he could use his powers for good. The next day, Peter tells Harry about his idea, but Harry says that it is the dumbest idea ever. Harry claims that Peter could get killed, or frozen solid like a crazy criminal. Peter ignores him, and when he gets home, he begins creating a costume.

Peter goes out to the store to buy a pair of sunglasses for his costume. Not having enough money, Peter angrily storms out. A criminal takes the money from the register, and gives Peter the sunglasses. Peter keeps walking, and sees Uncle Ben across the street. The criminal is seen running towards Uncle Ben. He trips and drops the gun, making Uncle Ben attempt to grab the gun. Peter runs over to help, but the criminal and Uncle Ben get into a scuffle. By the time Peter arrives, the criminal gains the upper hand and shoots Uncle Ben in the stomach, and keeps running. Uncle Ben, in Peter's arms, states once more that "with great power, comes great responsibility". These are his dying words, and Uncle Ben dies in Peter's arms. The movie skips to about 20 minutes later, when Peter is seen talking to the police about the man that killed Uncle Ben. Peter looks over at Aunt May, who is having a meltdown. Peter finishes making his costume, and goes to sleep. The next day, Peter sadly comes into Midtown Science High School Gwen and Harry run up to him and apologize about Uncle Ben's death. . Flash comes over to talk Peter to apologize before Peter pushes Flash into the lockers and for a brief moment, Peter accepts his apology, and becomes friends with Flash. In science, Peter's teacher mentions Uncle Ben's death in front of the whole class, also saying that he was sorry "for his best student". Harry has a heated conversation with his dad Norman tells him not be affected by the loss of some man he didn't know. Harry is fed up with his dad being so selfish for not caring about Peter mourning Uncle Ben.

That night when Aunt May goes to bed, Peter goes out in his new costume, hunting for the man that killed Uncle Ben. He finds him, and attacks him, knocking him down on his back. Peter nearly kills him, but throws him into the dumpster. The police arrive, demanding to know who Peter is, and the 17 year old says that he is "your friendy neighborhood Spider-Man", and leaves. Peter returns home and creates web shooters, all in 2 hours. Peter then goes out as Spider Man and stops a gang from taking Norman Osborne's car at Oscorp, using his web shooters to make them stick to the wall. Peter leaves, and finally goes to home. The next morning, Peter and Aunt May are watching a news report about "the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Meanwhile at his office in the Oscorp building, Norman Osborne finds a experimental strength/intelligence enchantment formula in a closet of his former partner's old possesions. When he attempts to make the serum, he injects himself with it. Osborne gets the extra strength and intelligence he was aiming for, but the serum also drives him insane. Using the technology of Oscorp, Osborn creates a green armour and glider and becomes the Green Goblin, and his goal is to kill those who despise him and rule New York City for all eternity.

Later that night, Peter suits up as Spider-Man and begins to search the streets of New York City for more thieves he tackles a car jacker. Peter webs up him turns the car jacker in to the cops and runs into Gwen. Spider-Man, but Gwen realises that Peter is Spider-Man, Peter and Gwen have a talk on the rooftop. Peter tells her he had no intention of keep this to himself Gwen says she understands Peter and Gwen decide to go out to get to know each other they agree as Peter swings across the city. Back home Peter is up in his room still upset about Uncle Ben he tells Aunt May he misses him Aunt May reminds him that Uncle Ben will always be with Peter no matter where he goes Peter hugs Aunt May thanking for that advice. In School Harry has a talk with Gwen asking her if Peter is okay Gwen says he's fine Norman shows up and ignores Gwen and has a talk with Harry in the bathroom and he tells Harry to not speak to Peter or Gwen again Harry says they're are his friends, Norman ruthlessly slaps Harry in the face and says he has worked for too long for many years at Oscorp make money he will stop he is powerful than anymore he leaves as Harry is stunned. Later that evening Peter meets Gwen on the rooftop as they swing across the city and come to the bridge where they jump into the ocean and kiss underwater he tells Gwen how he truly feels. Peter suits up and sees an explosion near the bridge

Green Goblin attacks civilians and then he grabs a man attempting to kill him, but then Spider-Man stops him in pursuit and gets the man out of her. Spider-Man and Green Goblin clash to finish each other off but just as Spider-Man defeats him, a kid named Jack is stuck in a car Spider-Man comes in and saves him he reveals to the dad that he is Spider-Man, Gwen and Harry see Peter with pride and love. After his defeat in the hands of Spider-Man, Norman goes to Oscorp to plan his revenge, he contacts his personal assistant to help him get what he needs. At school Peter and Gwen have a little chat about last night and the Green Goblin, Peter knows that he must go after him at all costs and the two kiss like love. Peter visits Norman at Oscorp telling about the Green Goblin that the gilder he had belonged to Oscorp Norman looks afraid and leaves, Peter goes to the restricted area where he realizes that Norman is the Green Goblin and sees something saying Richard Parker's secret. Peter calls Gwen and tells her everything and asks where Harry is, Gwen tells him she hasn't seen him for a few days Peter says that they have to tell Harry the truth about his dad. Spider-Man sees a message on a burning building, a pumpkin symbol he confronts the Green Goblin saying that he knows who he is Norman offers Spider-Man a chance to join him and start a reign over the people of New York City. Spider-Man refuses and his camera distracts the Green Goblin and they battle each other and Goblin pulls off Spider-Man's and finds out that Peter is Spider-Man. Norman says he knew Peter would come for him after what happened to his father he tells Peter he still doesn't know the truth about this father. Spider-Man and his enemy clash and Peter escapes. Peter arrives and Gwen's apartment, Gwen tells Peter that Harry knows Norman is the Green Goblin Harry is heartbroken and apologizes to Peter for doubting him before.

Peter tells them Norman knows something about his parents, a video of Richard Parker comes up revealing that Norman made a deal with a fon military organization to continue his research they were going to use for weapons but Richard refused Norman had falsified evidence against him to take control of his work he also reveals that the human DNA that he planted in the spiders was his own he realised that he and his wife and had to leave for Peter's safety. Peter is upset finding that everything Norman told him was a lie he understands why his father kept this as a secret Peter knows this is his responsibility to do this Gwen says somewhere inside she knows Peter is a good man. Norman is struggling his ways to keep him control of get rid of Spider-Man promising this time Spider-Man will gone for good. At Midtown Science High School, the Green Goblin emerges from the roof and attacks the school Peter goes after him tackling him to the ground. Green Goblin says Peter should accept his offer to join him saying there's no need for Peter to stop him. Peter suits as Spider-Man and has had enough of Norman's crap they clash until there's not a last breathe inside them. Norman gains the upper hand until Gwen punches Norman in the face with bass knuckles Harry confronts his father begging him to stop hurting Peter because he is Harry's family and best friend. Norman heartlessly punches his son and then stabs him in the leg with a sword. Peter is outrage and attacks Norman, the Green Goblin manages to escape. Peter and Gwen bring Harry to an ambulance while he's seriously injured by his own father. Peter comes back home and tells Aunt May he knows the truth about his parents Aunt May is so sorry for lying to Peter for all year. Peter tells Aunt May that it's okay that he understands he says that Aunt May is Peter's everything that he loves her so much. Later at the hospital, Harry is still in pain from being betrayed by his father Gwen is beside him telling Harry it's going to be okay. Peter comes up to them asking Gwen is Harry going to be okay, Gwen replies he will sore for a few days but he'll be fine.

Harry cries after what happened telling Peter to please stop that monster who attacked. Peter promises Harry will be save as long as he is here from. Peter says that Harry is more than his best friend he's the brother that he never had, Harry thanks Peter. The Green Goblin comes back only this he's attacked by S.W.A.T force pretending to be dead he attacks and slaughters them all. A news report shows everyone that the Green Goblin is causing more chaos then ever Gwen tells Peter to go get him, Peter prepares himself as he suits up as Spider-Man for the fight of his life to get Norman Osborn out of New York all cranes come out to let Spider-Man swing to Oscorp and defeat the Green Goblin. Spider-Man whispers to himself "Come on Parker". Spider-Man swings through every single crane in a very powerful way he reaches and prepares to meet his fight. Harry tells Gwen that Peter needs her to be his side. Gwen agrees to go help Peter. Spider-Man and Green Goblin make their last stand as they fight at Oscorp, Spider-Man kicks him into a wall but the Green Goblin once again beats Spider-Man up once but Gwen arrives telling Green Goblin that Peter is not alone Spider-Man attacks Green Goblin with liquid nitrogen Gwen shoots Goblin and Spider-Man beats that hell of Green Goblin and grabs him by the throat. Norman says Peter can kill him now but Peter refuses saying he's not like Norman that he will always have love he webs Norman up. A tower falls, Peter and Gwen jump hold hands and land safely on the edge of the building. After defeating the Green Goblin Peter and Gwen look across the view and kiss, Norman gets arrested for his crimes against New York City and Spider-Man. Back at the hospital Harry is feeling better and Peter tells Harry that he wants Harry to be his roommate Harry says yes and thanks Peter for this gift. Peter and Harry arrive at Aunt May's house, Aunt May welcomes Harry to the Parker home Harry really appreciates this. Peter listens to Uncle Ben's voicemail saying that he knows that things are difficult for Peter and that he's sorry about that realizing that Peter is destined for greatness to use it for good and that everyone will always be here for Peter and Peter is Uncle Ben's hero and that he loves him so much. Peter and Gwen meet up in school and talk about the latest news of what's going Peter just loves saying Gwen everyday Peter and Gwen kiss as Harry joins them walking around the hall. Peter is in his Spider-Man suit and swinging like around the city like a true hero serving as his place as The Amazing Spider-Man.

After the credits, A man named Captain George Stacy the Captain of the NYCPD looks upon the television watching Spider-Man swing across the city saying he's a good ally.