Review: Spider-Noir recaptures the magic of a bygone era

Nicolas Cage was born to play 1930s PI Ben Reilly/The Spider: part Bogey, part Bugs Bunny, 100% Cage-y.

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Sorry if this is covered in the spoilered section but who (usually) portrays The Spider? Nicolas Cage? Brendan Wayne?

 

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I’m not an expert by any stretch and maybe my expectations are wrong, but I’ll say I’m a little disappointed that the cinematography seems too modern to me for the Noir vibe. We get quick flipping shot/reverse-shot dialog and fast moving camera takes from drones (or CGI’s magical cameras). I expected to see more face-to-face “two-shot” dialog and fixed cameras. Something closer to Reeves’ 1950’s Superman? This is a modern series, through and through.

Days ago, I caught a glimpse of the hit film Jurassic Park (which I haven't viewed in its entirety yet because I've been busy) and commented that the cinematography was completely different to that of modern films.

I wonder if the Spider-Noir quick cuts are what the director wanted or are to cater to current audiences' attention spans.

Maybe that’s just what modern audiences want in a

Attention spans.