What is Peter Parker (The Amazing Spider-Man movie series)?
[[File:Spider-Man.jpg|thumb|Spider-Man at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con.]] '''Peter Benjamin Parker''', also known as '''Spider-Man''', is the main hero of the 2012-2014 [[Marc Webb]] ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 movie)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' movie series and based on the [[Marvel Comics]] character [[Spider-Man|of the same name]]. He was played by [[Andrew Garfield]] in both movies. This is a different version of the character than the [[Peter Parker (Sam Raimi movie series)|one from Sam Raimi's movies]] and the [[Peter Parker (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|one in the Marvel Cinematic Universe]]. ==Fictional character biography== Peter Parker was raised by his [[Aunt May]] and [[Uncle Ben]]. His parents worked as scientists before they were killed. In the movies, Peter finds out what his father, Richard, was working on, just as he is bitten by a spider that gives him his superhero abilities. The more he finds on his father's work, the more he realizes the consequences if it is used by the wrong people. He at first becomes Spider-Man to hunt down the man who kills his uncle, but later decides it’s most important to protect the people of New York City and prevent the wrong people from using his father's work. In this movie series, Peter is a very smart but mischievous person, but learns to be more responsible once he becomes Spider-Man. He is very handy with computers and technology, even making his own suit, and likes to ride his skateboard prior to becoming Spider-Man. His love interest is [[Gwen Stacy]]. He is brought to the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU) where he helps [[Peter Parker (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Peter One]] and [[Peter Parker (Sam Raimi movie series)|Peter Two]] fight [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]] and the [[Lizard (character)|Lizard]], as well as other villains from their respective universes. ==Reception== Andrew Garfield's portrayal has been liked, particularly how accurate his performance is to the comics in regards to portraying Spider-Man as the superhero. However, his