Spider-Man (2002) review
Throughout the long history of Marvel Comics, few if any of their characters have achieved the level of fame and popularity that Spider-Man has. He has had a strong connection with comic book readers ever since his debut in 1962, largely due to him being a more relatable character than other superheroes as his problems were far more common and everyday than most others. With the growing popularity in superhero films over the following decades, several studios and filmmakers made numerous attempts to bring Spidey to the silver screen but none ever came to fruition; that is until 2002, when the web slinger finally made his cinematic debut thanks to Sam Raimi. The film proved to be a massive success and helped ignite the superhero craze that would later come to dominate Hollywood in the following decade. Looking at the film now, how does it shape up after twenty years? Spider-Man is neither a perfect movie or a great one; it has a lot of problems with both its story and characters. But th...