The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Related: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
This movie should be avoided because it involves and/or promotes profanity (at least 5 instances), blasphemy (God's name is taken in vain at least 9 times, along with 3 minced oaths), immodesty, sexual immorality, 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 with a favorable reference to Astrology.
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 2 times
- Peter's love interest Gwen takes God's name in vain at least 2 times
- Peter's aunt May takes God's name in vain at least 3 times
- One of the film's antagonists, Max, refers to himself as a god
- A security guard takes God's name in vain at least 1 time
- Profane references: hell (3), damn (1), among others
- Peter continues to make and break empty promises, including his promise to Gwen's dying father about staying away from Gwen. This film shows Peter wrestling with and violating a guilty conscience, who ultimately chooses to completely ignore it in pursuit of Gwen. Such betrayal and foolishness is presented as heroic, romantic, and true love for Gwen.
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
- Peter repeatedly lies to his caretaker, his aunt
- Gwen defiantly demands that nobody makes decisions for her (which includes her father and Peter's promise)
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. In once instance he asks her, "How'd you like it?"
- Peter deliberately pulls down a criminal's pants, exposing his boxers
- Peter is repeatedly shown shirtless
- Harry is shown shirtless
- Felicia shows breast cleavage
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 continues to shamelessly lie repeatedly throughout this second film, inspiring fans to follow his example.
- Peter lies to his aunt in a drawn out scene that is meant to provoke laughter
- Peter lies to his love interest Gwen and to his friend Harry
- Peter lies about being a Harvard professor to help Gwen get accepted to a university
Sinful Content in The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Warning! The following table contains direct quotations from the film, which include instances of blasphemy, profanity, and other vices.
| Timestamp | Classification | Character | Quote/Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:11:08 | Profanity | Aleksei | "Get the hell out of the way!" |
| 00:11:45 | Deceit | Peter | When Gwen asks, "Are those sirens?" Peter responds: "No. No sirens." |
| 00:12:00 | Guilty Conscience | Peter | Breaking his promise to Gwen's father, Peter is in a relationship with Gwen, and sees her father's face on another police officer |
| 00:12:08 | Peter | "I'll be right there. Promise." | |
| 00:13:17 | Luck | Gwen | "What makes life valuable is that it doesn't last forever. What makes it precious is that it ends. And I know that now more than ever. And I say it, today of all days, to remind us that time is luck." |
| 00:13:55 | Immodesty | Peter | Pulls Aleksei's pants down with his webs, exposing his boxers |
| 00:14:36 | Sexual Immorality | Peter, Gwen | Kissing |
| 00:14:51 | Blasphemy | Aunt May | "Peter, for Lord's sakes, I almost stole a cap and gown" |
| 00:16:24 | Sexual Immorality | Peter, Gwen | Kissing |
| 00:16:33 | Minced Oath | Peter | "Oh, my gosh." |
| 00:16:45 | Guilty Conscience | Peter | He sees Gwen's father behind the rest of her family, gazing at him |
| 00:16:55 | Guilty Conscience | Peter | He recalls his broken promise to Gwen's father to stay away from Gwen |
| 00:17:40 | Guilty Conscience | Peter | Peter: "I don't know what I'm doing." Gwen: "It's my father, isn't it?" Peter: "Yeah. I see him everywhere I go. I don't know what to do. I can't get him out of my head." |
| 00:18:00 | Guilty Conscience | Peter | "I promised him that I would keep away from you. And now I'm gonna come and eat dinner with your family. How can I do this? What does this make me? It makes me not able to live with myself." |
| 00:18:20 | Gwen | "I thought that it meant you loved me." Peter: "I do love you. I love you." | |
| 00:20:27 | Vigilantism | Reporter | "The steady increase in sightings of Spider-Man has sparked a debate over the role of vigilantism in American crime fighting." |
| 00:20:36 | Idolatry | Man | "I think without Spider-Man, there'd be no hope for this city." |
| 00:21:05 | Vigilantism | Man | "Get out of the way and let the police do their job." (referring to Spider-Man) |
| 00:21:08 | Immodesty | Peter | While taking off his costume, exposes his stomach |
| 00:21:15 | Immodesty | Peter | Shirtless |
| 00:21:16 | Lust | Woman | "I'd love to know who's behind that mask." |
| 00:21:24 | Immodesty | Peter | Shirtless |
| 00:21:28 | Hypocrisy | Max | "Spider-Man, to me, is being misunderstood. He's a very, very good person. He's protecting us." |
| 00:21:48 | Vigilantism | Man | "This Spider-Man, he's not the police, he's not a fireman. What gives him the right to get involved in other people's business?" |
| 00:22:48 | Deceit | Peter | Lies to his aunt, saying he's "so naked" to keep her out of his room |
| 00:23:02 | Deceit | Peter | "I'm very naked right now!" Continues to lie to his aunt, hiding his costume under bedsheet (the scene is meant to be funny) |
| 00:23:09 | Deceit | Peter | "I was cleaning the chimney." after his aunt asks what happened to his filthy face. "We have no chimney" she replies. |
| 00:23:19 | Deceit | Peter | "Can you leave? Because I'm naked here." |
| 00:26:30 | Deceit | Peter | After his aunt says the last time he did laundry he turned everything blue and red, he lies: "Because I was washing the American flag." |
| 00:26:30 | Deceit | Peter | "It's just underwear!" (trying to hide his costume) |
| 00:27:32 | Minced Oath | Max | "Doggone trains are so slow." (Doggone stands for "God damn it") |
| 00:27:52 | Astrology | Max | "You're no Spider-Man! He's a Leo, you're a Sagittarius!" |
| 00:39:10 | Harry | "Peter Parker. It's like seeing a ghost." | |
| 00:43:11 | Deceit | Peter | "Just one Spider-Man. Or woman. We don't know for sure." |
| 00:43:15 | Immodesty | Harry | "He wears spandex to rescue kittens from trees." (referring to Spider-Man) |
| 00:43:20 | Peter | "I kind of like to think he gives people hope. Maybe eventually everything's gonna be alright." | |
| 00:49:00 | Deceit | Peter | After Gwen asks, "How do you know I love it there?" he responds: "Because, um, because you told me." (it's actually because he's been spying on her) |
| 00:50:07 | Sexual Immorality | Peter | Tries to kiss Gwen |
| 00:52:39 | Profanity | Police Officer | "Get your ass down on the ground!" |
| 00:52:52 | Minced Oath | Max | "Oh my gosh." |
| 01:00:00 | Immodesty | Peter | Shirtless |
| 01:07:34 | Deceit | Peter | "I don't know him." (referring to Spider-Man) |
| 01:10:10 | Blasphemy | Peter | "My God." |
| 01:10:49 | Sexual Immorality | Peter, Gwen | Kissing. Gwen says, "You just kissed me." Peter responds, "Yeah, I know, I couldn't help it. How'd you like it?" |
| 01:11:26 | Blasphemy | Security | "God! Damn it!" (Peter deliberately spills hot coffee on him, scene is meant to be funny) |
| 01:11:50 | Blasphemy | Gwen | "Oh, my God!" |
| 01:15:16 | Profanity | Max | "You better make damn sure you kill me this time." |
| 01:16:46 | Deceit | Peter | "I know you're not telling me something. You lie to me. I know you love me. ... I need the truth." (speaking to his aunt) |
| 01:23:34 | Blasphemy | Gwen | "Oh, God." |
| 01:24:15 | Deceit | Peter | "I'm John Hopkins. I'm one of the youngest professors at Harvard, and I've been trying to get her to be a part of my team for a while now. And she's just the best person I know and a scientific genius." |
| 01:24:28 | Blasphemy | Peter | "Anyway, God save the Queen." (this line is meant to be funny) |
| 01:25:12 | Luck | Peter | "Good luck." |
| 01:27:02 | Immodesty | Felicia | Showing cleavage |
| 01:28:30 | Profanity | Harry | "What the hell." |
| 01:30:12 | Luck | Man | "I tried. Good luck." |
| 01:40:46 | Blasphemy | Harry | "Oh, God, I'm sorry." |
| 01:43:22 | Immodesty | Harry | Ripping off shirt |
| 01:45:30 | Hypocrisy | Peter | "I love you." (to Gwen) |
| 01:45:45 | Peter | "I know there's a million reasons why we shouldn't be together. I know that. But I'm tired of them. I'm tired of every single one of them. We've all gotta make a choice. Right? Well, I choose you." | |
| 01:46:31 | Sexual Immorality | Peter, Gwen | Making out |
| 01:46:52 | Profanity | Peter | "What the hell is that?" |
| 01:50:59 | Blasphemy | Max | "I will be like a god to them." |
| 01:51:03 | Blasphemy | Peter | "A god named Sparkles?" |
| 01:53:15 | Disdain for Authority | Gwen | "Nobody makes my decisions for me. All right? Nobody. This is my choice, okay?" |
| 01:53:50 | Guilty Conscience | Peter | He sees Gwen's father |
| 01:56:26 | Blasphemy | Aunt May | "Oh, thank God!" |
| 01:57:50 | Harry | "Peter, when you said Spider-Man said no, you meant you said no." | |
| 02:07:21 | Blasphemy | Aunt May | "No. God, no." |
| 02:08:44 | Sexual Immorality | Gwen, Peter | Flashback of them kissing |