5 Things You Need to Remember About the First Amazing Spider-Man

The first movie focuses on Spider-Man's origins, namely his family dynamic since his parents had taken off when Peter was a child, leaving him to be raised by his Aunt Mae and Uncle Ben. We see flashbacks of Richard Parker and his wife leaving, a snippet of a video he creates, and a trashed room in the Parker house before they leave. We also hear his name associated with Oscorp but don't learn why. The movie doesn't get around to telling us why they left or what Richard was doing at Oscorp, but don't worry: the sequel addresses this.

Peter and Gwen fall hard for each other in the first movie, but they don't get to live happily ever after. Peter breaks up with Gwen, though it breaks his heart . . .

You may remember that Uncle Ben dies in the first movie, but don't forget that Gwen's dad, police Captain Stacy, also dies, a victim of the Lizard. With his dying breath, he makes Peter promise to "leave Gwen out of it." Haunted by the request, Peter makes good but is shown at the end of the movie remarking to Gwen that the best promises are the ones you break.

But we do hear about him — he's referenced by Dr. Curt Connors and an Oscorp associate, who talk about how he's dying. This comes into play because Harry Osborn (played by Dane DeHaan) shows up in the sequel — as does Norman.

At the very end of the movie, Connors, aka the Lizard, has been put away, but he gets a visitor. It's a mysterious man whose face we don't see, and he wants to know if Connors told Peter about his father — while Connors insists that he to leave Peter alone.