The Morning Watch: ‘Game Of Thrones’ Animated Prequel, ‘Spider-Man 2’ Comparison & More
(The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.)
In this edition of The Morning Watch, we’ve got a fanmade animatedGame of Thronesprequel, a comparison betweenSpider-Man 2andThe Amazing Spider-Man 2and a video essay about howEdgar Wrightplays with film genres in his own movies.
This animatedGame of Thronesprequel calledDoom of Valyriawas created byPatrick McCarthy(best known for creating theStewie Potter YouTube series, and it basically acts as a concept pilot for a series that would focus on the Valyrian Freehold, the Targaryens, and what led to the downfall of one of Westeros' most powerful civilizations.
The storyline is certainly one that is ripe for one of the four spin-offs that have been said to be in development, but we have no idea which route those potential shows will take (thoughwe do know they are all prequels). Still, Patrick McCarthy spent two years putting it together, and the quality isn’t bad at all, so give it a watch and see what you think.
A new video essay fromThe AtZ Showfocuses on how director Edgar Wright plays with genres to create original films that still have an heir of familiarity about them, becoming masterpieces in their own right, even if they’re not the kind of films that get the attention of the Academy Awards. This all stems from the fact that Edgar Wright has built a career upon original films, where even his adaptation of Scott Pilgrim vs the World has more style and originality than most blockbuster films.
Our friends atScreenCrushcompare two similar scenes from Sam Raimi’s 2004 sequelSpider-Man 2and the franchise reboot sequel from 2014The Amazing Spider-Man 2. The comparison serves as a catalyst for showing whySpider-Man 2is one of the most respected and acclaimed comic book movies of all time and whyThe Amazing Spider-Man 2got lambasted by critics and served as the straw that broke Sony’s back, convincing them to team up with Marvel Studios for a new Spider-Man that was part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
That’s all for this edition of The Morning Watch. You can check out previous editions right here.
