If you want to become a fight choreographer you have to DEMAND a copy of the script to study the characters. Why? I'll show you.
With the new Spiderman No Way Home movie being released soon, I thought it would be an "amazing" time to r…
If you want to become a fight choreographer you have to DEMAND a copy of the script to study the characters. Why? I'll show you.
With the new Spiderman No Way Home movie being released soon, I thought it would be an "amazing" time to revisit one of the earliest Spider-Man fight scenes:
Tobey Maguire Spider-Man vs Bone Saw McGraw (the Macho Man Randy Savage)
Consider this a Spiderman homecoming of sorts.
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THE VIDEOS I REFERENCE AT THE END CAN BE FOUND HERE:
Tony Jaa:
https://youtu.be/3IGH0qLnRZ4
Shang-Chi:
https://youtu.be/aobJIeQDw3U
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The Macho Man got the short end of the logic stick in this one, but I can't help but love 50% of this fight scene from the Sam Raimi films. Yeah, he was forced into a high school fight with Flash Thompson, but this Bonesaw encounter is the first time Peter Parker has SOUGHT OUT a fight. He's no black belt or MMA champ though - he's a clueless genius diving head first into shark infested waters. Even the walk to the ring is a nasty homecoming Spiderman has to trudge though. It would be a hilarious reveal if Spiderman No Way Home only contained the Tobey Maguire Spiderman 2002 at THIS naive stage, being plunged into the spider verse before battling any major villains. He'd be nothing but a comedic hindrance to Homecoming Spiderman Tom Holland and the amazing Andrew Garfield.
How do you choreograph a fight scene for a naive character like early Peter Parker? Well, Sam Raimi's Spiderman 2002 nailed it when it comes to the web slinger's side of things. Tobey Maguire's version has action choreography that perfectly mirrors an earlier rooftop scene where Peter discovers and tests out his powers.
But what about Randy Savage's Bone Saw McGraw and his side of the wrestling match?
This is where, if you're a filmmaker, you NEED to pay attention or your fight will go the way of Obi-wan Kenobi vs Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace.
Despite the Macho Man's character having very little screen time, the Sam Raimi version fleshes out the character really well. We learn enough about Bone Saw before and during the fight scene to see why the ending stinks worse than Spiderman 3. Let's hope that the homecoming trilogy doesn't take that same path with Spiderman No Way Home.
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