tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10293499.post114037549727698157..comments2024-02-13T17:30:02.808-08:00Comments on Design Synthesis - structure.function.relation: EquilibriumDeaconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676351336106101412noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10293499.post-1141970658245168402006-03-09T22:04:00.000-08:002006-03-09T22:04:00.000-08:00To me, I think the story makes it clear he was mor...To me, I think the story makes it clear he was more or less in control of his faculties when his wife died. The accident that killed her also destroyed the override that stopped the arms from taking over his brain. Silly? Yes, but by externalizing the source of the crazy, it made his redemption at the end of the movie more plausible. The script would have had to be simply amazing to do without the corrupting arms but still have hit the climatic beats as it did with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10293499.post-1140409725024458592006-02-19T20:28:00.000-08:002006-02-19T20:28:00.000-08:00I can see some merit to arguing over not-previousl...I can see some merit to arguing over not-previously-established details, such as how, exactly, Spider-Man sticks to things, but I saw the changing of Doc Ock's story as much more affecting for the character. <BR/><BR/>In other words, it's not very important exactly how Spidey sticks to things, but it's much more important to know why Ocky goes haywire. Making it a kind of outside force (the tentacles), for me, diminished the impact that his wife's death was supposed to have on his character -- there was plenty of justification for his meltdown without introducing elements that altered the character in such a vital way. Doc Ock's personal angst should be more than enough to sell the character. Supervillains seem to represent, a lot of times, the brutal, negative side of the power-fantasy coin. If it's all in the tentacles, then it's much easier to dismiss his personal responsibility (which seems to be a more popular narrative in America nowadays). <BR/><BR/>It may have to do with the tropes of each medium and the difficulty in translating them over. Either way, it struck me as excuse-overkill. His wife died - he went crazy. <BR/><BR/>'Nuff said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10293499.post-1140395158524522152006-02-19T16:25:00.000-08:002006-02-19T16:25:00.000-08:00Well changing plot and character of comics is one ...Well changing plot and character of comics is one thing but:<BR/><I>I had the same feeling watching Spider-Man 2 when they set up Dr. Octopus' tentacles as some kind of nanite-driven corrupters. Why? Stupid. Unnecessary.</I><BR/><BR/>Comics do that to themselves all the time. For example, How exactly DOES Spiderman stick to walls. There's at least 3 different, conflicting, explanations. Hulk was originally gray.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com