Grammatically, that's not really a question, but Spiderman is full of action and adventure tropes that many films today still follow, including the most recent Spiderman films of a more questionable quality. Firstly, an underdog, Middle-American, underachieving white boy gaining a mystical MacGuffin to do good and elevate their social status with the ladies is too typical for the action/adventure genre if anything. Spiderman is a really old comic, and if Spiderman didn't take too many tropes from existing superhero films, every other superhero film took tropes from it since.
The hero is noble and respectful of others when pursuing his mission, unlike the most recent Superman movie where he destroys half of New York to kill one guy. Right at the beginning of the extract, his beloved uncle is shot and killed, creating pathos and earning Peter Parker a heroic right to do whatever he sees just. Being an underdog, he's still learning his new powers newly employed as an arachnid, as opposed to Superman who was more or less an impenetrable badass from the off-set, because there's no development there. It’s a character arc with Peter Parker: the character has to change and adapt rather than start out as a big meathead in skimpy clothing and end as the exact same meathead in skimpy clothing; an arc that many writers consistently miss. This character arc is typical of the superhero genre and by extension the AA genre.
Grade B
ReplyDeleteIn the exam you must focus purely on the extract. You are asked for TWO examples.
Start by defining the genre of the exam extract in one sentence. Develop the answer on narrative alone for q.1.
Go into detail about the chase and about why Spiderman's actions show jeopardy