THE friendly neighbourhood Spiderman is back and The Amazing Spider Man 2 can be described in just one word — amazing!

The superhero may not be seen crawling the walls of skyscrapers in this instalment but he is swinging all around, saving lives and till last reports came in, making this world a better place.

The sequel of The Amazing Spiderman kicks off with Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) playing a freelance photographer for Daily Bugle. He seems to have a perfect life — he has a girlfriend Gwen Stacy (Emma Watson), a caring Aunt May (Sally Field) and has just graduated from high school.

His world is turned upside down when Oscorp employee Max (Jamie Foxx) gets bitten by genetically modified electric eels and becomes Electro, his nemesis. There are subplots involving Peter’s parents as well as childhood friend Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), who finds out that he is dying and only Spiderman can save his life.

With so much going on, one expected the film to be a bore, but it turned out to be immensely interesting, thanks to solid performances from the actors and the amazing visual effects. There are scenes where Spiderman shows his skills as a superhero by saving a group of people from getting electrocuted, stopping a bus from turning over and fighting Electro, despite the villain having the edge. The 3D makes it all the more interesting, and at times you felt like smacking the villain for being his usual mean self.

Director Marc Webb brings a sequel that has more action, more villains (three at least) and more emotions and by the time the movie ends, you will become a fan of Spiderman (if you weren’t one before). The subplot involving Peter’s parents is a welcome addition and it is details like these that make this Spiderman franchise better than the one featuring Tobey Maguire. The dialogues entice the audience to laugh, the never-say-never attitude of the superhero impresses all.