The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
Related: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
This movie should be avoided because it involves and/or promotes profanity (at least 7 instances), blasphemy (God's name is taken in vain at least 12 times), immodesty, sexual immorality, theft, deceit, defiance against God, and disdain for authority. Since its heroes practice sin, this movie conditions viewers to substitute evil for good and good for evil (Isa. 5:20) by praising evildoers who ought to be despised (Ps. 15:4; Pro. 28:4).
Violations of God's Law
Defiance against God
This movie violates the First Commandment by promoting evolution.
Blasphemy and Profanity
This movie violates the Third Commandment. God has warned that he will not hold guiltless those who take his name in vain (Ex. 20:7).
- Peter takes God's name in vain at least 6 times
- Peter's uncle Ben takes God's name in vain at least 1 time
- Peter's aunt May takes God's name in vain at least 2 times
- Profane references: hell (4), damn (1), among others
- Peter routinely makes empty promises and breaks them. Most significantly, before he dies, Gwen's father makes Peter promise to leave her alone, for her safety. But later when his school teacher admonishes him not to make promises he can't keep (he promised not to be tardy to class again), he whispers to Gwen, "Yeah, but those are the best kind," who afterwards begins to smile.
Disdain for Authority
This movie promotes violations of the Fifth Commandment. Those who disobey parents are worthy of death according to the judgment of God (Rom. 1:30-32); those who despise government are likened to brute beasts who will be condemned (2Pe. 2:10-12; Jude 1:8-10).
- Vigilantism: as a self-appointed masked vigilante, Spider-Man defies civil authority, whose official policy is to arrest him on sight
- Peter demands recognition from police officers for helping them do "80% of their job"
- Peter treats his caretakers, his aunt and uncle, shamefully and dismissively, lying to them and neglecting them
- While being admonished by his uncle, Peter raises his voice, walks out on him, and slams the door behind him (causing the glass to shatter)
- Peter argues with his aunt, refuses to answer her questions, and demands that she not stay up for him as he's frequently out late
- Peter challenges Gwen's father, gets into a heated argument with him
- Peter takes Gwen out for a night, in defiance to her parents
Immodesty and Sexual Immorality
This movie violates and promotes violations of the Seventh Commandment. The Bible warns that those who do not repent of sexual immorality will not inherit the kingdom of God (1Co. 6:9-10), but will be judged by God (Heb. 13:4). We are commanded to "flee fornication" (1Co. 6:18).
- Peter (Andrew Garfield, unmarried) and Gwen (Emma Stone, unmarried) are shown kissing and making out throughout the movie
- Uncredited actors portraying the "high school kissing couple" are making out, blocking Peter from accessing his locker (the scene is meant to provoke laughter)
- Peter rips off a woman's shirt (accidentally, from his newfound spider stickiness) where she is shown exposed in her bra
- Peter deliberately shoots webbing at a criminal's crotch, then laughs, "It is kind of funny, though."
- When Dr. Connors returns to human form, he is shown naked (bared torso in one instance, whole body briefly in another)
Theft
This movie promotes violations of the Eighth Commandment. The Bible warns that unrepentant thieves will not inherit the kingdom of God (1Co. 6:9-10). Spider-Man unrepentantly steals and sets a bad example for his fans.
- A criminal distracts a cashier and throws Peter his drink that he didn't have enough money to pay for; Peter takes it and leaves the store (the scene presents it as justifiable, since the cashier was rude to Peter)
- In order to gain access to the Oscorp building, Peter steals another person's badge and assumes his identity; the person is later shown crying for help while being escorted out of the building (the scene is meant to provoke laughter)
- Peter repeatedly trespasses into unauthorized areas, stealing the door code from an official, snooping in Dr. Connors' laboratory, etc.
Deceit
This movie promotes violations of the Ninth Commandment. The Bible warns that all liars, whom God hates (Pro. 6:16-19; 12:22), shall have their part in the lake of fire (Rev. 21:8). Spider-Man shamelessly lies repeatedly throughout the film, inspiring fans to follow his example.
- Peter lies to his aunt and uncle, to his love interest Gwen and her father, to officials, and to his colleagues
- Gwen lies to her father's face in order to keep him from coming into her room, where she's hiding Peter (the scene is meant to provoke laughter)
Sinful Content in The Amazing Spider-Man
Warning! The following table contains direct quotations from the film, which include instances of blasphemy, profanity, and other vices.
| Timestamp | Classification | Character | Quote/Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:03:45 | Blasphemy | Mary Parker | "Oh, God." |
| 00:05:11 | Sexual Immorality | Boy, Girl | Kissing (they are blocking Peter's easy access to his locker, it's meant to be funny) |
| 00:07:58 | Blasphemy | Aunt May | "Oh, my God." |
| 00:08:00 | Deceit | Peter | When asked by his aunt, "What happened to your face?" he lies, "I'm alright. Just, I fell, skating." (he actually was in a fight) |
| 00:09:00 | Negligence | Uncle Ben | "How's the other guy look? Come on. I know a right cross when I see one." (allows Peter to lie) |
| 00:12:45 | Deceit | Peter | When his uncle knocks on his door, he quickly hides what he's doing, and pretends he's surfing the Internet |
| 00:12:46 | Blasphemy | Uncle Ben | "Oh, my God." |
| 00:13:00 | Profanity | Uncle Ben | "Hell, I stopped being able to help with your homework when you were 10." |
| 00:15:05 | Deceit | Peter | When asked by the receptionist, "You are here for the internship?" he lies, "Yeah. Yeah." |
| 00:15:20 | Theft | Peter | Steals the badge belonging to Rodrigo to gain access to the Oscorp internship |
| 00:15:55 | Gwen | "Where I go, you go. That's the rule. Remember that, all will be fine." (she is the head intern and tour guide) | |
| 00:16:00 | Injustice | Rodrigo | Cries for help as he's escorted out of the building for not having his badge (meant to be funny) |
| 00:16:56 | Dr. Connors | "I want to create a world without weakness." | |
| 00:18:28 | Negligence | Gwen | "What are you doing, Rodrigo?" (finds Peter, sees that he stole Rodrigo's badge, does nothing) |
| 00:18:30 | Deceit | Peter | "I work here. I don't work here. I was gonna say I work here, but it seems like you in fact work here, so you know that I don't." |
| 00:18:46 | Theft | Peter | When Gwen asks, "Why would you be here?" he responds, "I snuck in because I love science. I'm passionate about it." |
| 00:19:55 | Gwen | "I have to lead this tour group. So I'll ask you more about this later. Do not get me in trouble." | |
| 00:19:57 | Peter | "I promise you I won't." | |
| 00:19:00 | Gwen | "Stay with the group." (her one rule) | |
| 00:19:01 | Deceit | Peter | He nods to her request to stay with the group, then proceeds to sneak off anyway |
| 00:20:04 | Trespassing | Peter | Spies on official entering in door code, then later re-enters the code to break in |
| 00:22:37 | Gwen | After catching Peter, she demands his badge. He says, "Sorry" while chuckling | |
| 00:23:46 | Immodesty | Peter | With his newfound spider powers, he accidentally rips off woman's shirt with sticky hands, leaving her exposed in her bra (the whole scene is meant to be funny) |
| 00:25:25 | Disdain for Authority | Peter | "I'm so sorry I kept you guys up. I'm insensitive, I'm irresponsible, and I'm hungry." (arrives home late) |
| 00:29:15 | Deceit | Peter | When his uncle asks "What are you doing up there?" he lies, "Um, homework." |
| 00:36:19 | Disdain for Authority | Peter | "He's a pathological liar." (referring to his uncle) |
| 00:36:20 | Deceit | Peter | "He thought you were someone else." (Uncle Ben wasn't) |
| 00:40:16 | Disdain for Authority | Peter | Ignores his uncle's call |
| 00:42:00 | Profanity | Uncle Ben | "The hell he doesn't." |
| 00:42:05 | Disdain for Authority | Peter | When confronted about failing to pick up his aunt, forcing her to walk home alone at midnight, he dismissively says, "Look, I'm sorry, I got distracted." |
| 00:42:38 | Uncle Ben | "Your father lived by a philosophy, a principle, really. He believed that if you could do good things for other people, you had a moral obligation to do those things. ... Responsibility." | |
| 00:42:50 | Disdain for Authority | Peter | Rebuffs his uncle's admonition: "That is nice. That's great. That's all well and good. So where is he? Where's my dad? He didn't think it was his responsibility to be here to tell me himself?" |
| 00:43:04 | Disdain for Authority | Peter | When his uncle says, "How dare you," he interrupts and raises his voice, "How dare I? How dare you!" |
| 00:43:10 | Disdain for Authority | Peter | Walks out on his uncle, slams door behind him (shattering the glass) |
| 00:44:43 | Theft | Criminal, Peter | Criminal steals money out of register, then throws Peter his drink he didn't have enough money to pay for; Peter takes it and leaves the store |
| 00:45:45 | Blasphemy | Peter | "Oh, God." |
| 00:45:46 | Blasphemy | Peter | "Oh, God." |
| 00:45:53 | Blasphemy | Peter | "Oh, God." |
| 00:45:54 | Blasphemy | Peter | "Oh, my God." |
| 00:45:59 | Blasphemy | Peter | "Oh, God." |
| 00:46:07 | Blasphemy | Peter | "Oh, Jesus." |
| 00:53:05 | Vigilantism | Peter | Has police scanner, looks for man who murdered his uncle |
| 00:53:50 | Vigilantism | Officer | "They're calling him a vigilante." |
| 00:53:51 | Vigilantism | Capt. Stacy | "He's not a vigilante, he's an anarchist." |
| 00:54:47 | Immodesty | Peter | Dons his skin-tight costume |
| 00:55:54 | Peter | "You seriously think I'm a cop? Cop in a skin-tight red-and-blue suit?" | |
| 00:56:17 | Immodesty | Peter | Yells "Crotch!" then wraps legs around criminal's head |
| 00:56:30 | Profanity | Criminal | "What the hell is this?" |
| 00:56:40 | Immodesty | Peter | Acts like he sneezes, shoots webbing at criminal's crotch (meant to be funny) |
| 00:56:45 | Peter | Laughing at criminal, "It is kind of funny, though." | |
| 00:57:10 | Immodesty | Officer | "Freeze! You in the tights, don't move!" |
| 00:57:20 | Disdain for Authority | Peter | "I just did 80% of your job, and that's how you repay me?" (speaking to officer) |
| 00:57:30 | Vigilantism | Peter | Runs from the police |
| 00:55:28 | Immodesty | Capt. Stacy | "38 of New York's finest versus one guy in a unitard." |
| 00:58:45 | Disdain for Authority | Peter | Argues with his aunt, demanding that she not stay up and wait for him, refuses to answer her questions |
| 00:59:10 | Profanity | Aunt May | "Take off the damn hood and look at me." |
| 00:59:14 | Disdain for Authority | Peter | Defiantly yanks off hood |
| 01:02:40 | Deceit | Peter | Gwen asks what happened to his eye, he lies, "Maybe I got a rash." |
| 01:07:50 | Deceit | Peter | Vouches for Spider-Man, challenging Gwen's father |
| 01:08:50 | Disdain for Authority | Peter | Gets in heated argument with Gwen's father |
| 01:08:55 | Hypocrisy | Peter | "He's trying to help. He's trying to do something the police can't. ... He stands for what you stand for, protecting innocent people from bad guys." (referring to Spider-Man) |
| 01:09:03 | Profanity | Capt. Stacy | "What do you think we do? Sit around eating doughnuts with our thumbs planted firmly up our asses?" |
| 01:09:05 | Profanity | Gwen's Brother | "Up your what, Dad?" |
| 01:09:11 | Vigilantism | Capt. Stacy | "I stand for law and order. ... I wear a badge. This guy wears a mask, like an outlaw. He's hunting down criminals that all look the same, like he's got some sort of personal vendetta." |
| 01:11:48 | Sexual Immorality | Peter, Gwen | Peter embraces Gwen, they start making out |
| 01:11:43 | Negligence | Gwen's Mother | Walks in on them kissing, does nothing about it |
| 01:12:30 | Disdain for Authority | Gwen | "Oh, I'm in trouble." (now that she knows that Peter is Spider-Man, whom her father is seeking to arrest) |
| 01:13:10 | Blasphemy | Man | "Oh, my God." |
| 01:16:34 | Blasphemy | Man | "Jack! Oh, God." |
| 01:16:36 | Blasphemy | Man | "Thank God." |
| 01:17:29 | Immodesty | Dr. Connors | Returns to human form, is naked (shown shirtless) |
| 01:18:20 | Vigilantism | Capt. Stacy | "I'm issuing an arrest warrant for the masked vigilante known as Spider-Man." |
| 01:19:30 | Vigilantism | Peter | He says he can't lay low, but must protect people from the Lizard, thinks it is his job to go after it |
| 01:19:51 | Sexual Immorality | Peter | "I really liked kissing you. You're an amazing kisser." |
| 01:19:52 | Sexual Immorality | Gwen | "It was good for me, too." |
| 01:20:10 | Sexual Immorality | Peter, Gwen | Kissing (they are blocking Peter's easy access to his locker, it's meant to be funny) |
| 01:20:50 | Trespassing | Peter | Snooping in Dr. Connors' lab, who catches him, saying "It's not nice to snoop." |
| 01:21:25 | Deceit | Peter | Lies to Dr. Connors, "I got school stuff. Biology profiles to do." |
| 01:30:00 | Deceit | Gwen | Lying to her father, describes period symptoms in order to hide Peter, who is in her bedroom: "I have cramps. I feel kind of pukey and just sort of, like, emotional. I keep crying. It's brutal. You don't want to know. It's, like, bad." |
| 01:30:20 | Immodesty | Peter | Shirtless, Gwen is rubbing his body, cleaning wounds |
| 01:30:43 | Sexual Immorality | Peter, Gwen | Kissing |
| 01:32:45 | Disdain for Authority | Peter | "Let's get out of here. Just for a minute. Can we?" Gwen responds: "If my parents see me leaving, I'm dead." |
| 01:32:52 | Disdain for Authority | Peter | "Your parents aren't gonna see you leaving." |
| 01:32:57 | Disdain for Authority | Peter, Gwen | Peter takes Gwen out web-slinging |
| 01:33:24 | Evolution | Dr. Connors | "Species-wide distribution could enhance humanity on an evolutionary scale." |
| 01:33:27 | Dr. Connors | "All these souls, lost and alone. I can save them. I can cure them." | |
| 01:39:40 | Dr. Connors | "I spent my life as a scientist trying to create a world without weakness, without outcasts. I sought to create a stronger human being, but there's no such thing." | |
| 01:39:53 | Dr. Connors | "Human beings are weak, pathetic, feeble-minded creatures. Why be human at all when we can be so much more?" | |
| 01:48:30 | Profanity | Construction Worker | "Who the hell cares?" |
| 01:56:40 | Immodesty | Dr. Connors | Returns to human form, is naked |
| 01:57:39 | Capt. Stacy | "I was wrong about you, Peter. This city needs you." | |
| 01:58:05 | Capt. Stacy | "I want you to promise me something, okay?" (Peter nods) "Leave Gwen out of it. Promise me that. Huh? You promise me." (then dies of his wounds) | |
| 02:03:00 | Peter | "I can't see you anymore. I can't." (speaking to Gwen) | |
| 02:03:23 | Gwen | "He made you promise, didn't he? To stay away from me, so I'd be safe." (responding to Peter, referring to her father) | |
| 02:04:13 | Peter | "Can't. I'm just no good for her." (response to his aunt asking if he asked Gwen out) | |
| 02:04:24 | Hypocrisy | Aunt May | "Peter Parker, if there's one thing you are, it's good." |
| 02:05:18 | Hypocrisy | Uncle Ben | "If anyone's destined for greatness, it's you, son. You ow the world your gifts. ... You're my hero." (Peter plays a recorded voicemail) |
| 02:06:04 | Flash | "Dude's crazy. But chicks dig him." (speaking to Peter, about Spider-Man) | |
| 02:06:40 | Peter | "Sorry, Ms. Ritter, won't happen again, I promise." (tardy to class) | |
| 02:06:42 | Ms. Ritter | "Don't make promises you can't keep, Mr. Parker." | |
| 02:06:48 | Peter | "Yeah, but those are the best kind." (whispers to Gwen, who begins to smile) |