With every heroic act Spidey finds his pictures and stories plastered all over the local newspapers reporting his successful endeavors. The local reporting becomes heated with the introduction of Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), an evil monster attempting to take over the world. Green Goblin is Norman Osborn, a scientist who is the father of Harry, Peter’s best friend.
Every new news story that is reported, Mary Jane finds herself developing a crush on Spider-Man, but she keeps running into Peter all the time and developing a friendship with him. Becoming a damsel in distress due to Green Goblin trying to seek out Spider-Man for a fight, Mary Jane comes face to face with her crush and kisses him.
The story-line follows pretty true to the original comic book and leaves an obvious ending for a sequel. With all the uproar about who would play Spider-Man Maguire pulls it off. A natural introspect himself, he can buff up for the role like the big boys and brings a little different but charming character to the big screen. Dunst shows definite chemistry with Maguire and brings a mundane character to life with an energy charged young woman who is very sad at times in life. Dafoe spends most the film with a green mask on his face, but does a decent job of playing a villain.
With so many loyal fans, Spider-Man is not a classic you want to mess up. Lucky for director Sam Raimi he pulls it off. The film is fun to watch, especially the scenes where Peter learns how to use his powers, the scenes portray a typical teenager wanting to impress the girl. Overall the film is enjoyable.
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