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This became an ultimate phenomenon when it was released because Spider-Man is probably the most common and probably the best MARVEL comic book hero ever. Spider-Man didn't disappoint once and I am proud to say that. Spider-Man is the best blockbuster of the summer 2002 and that was a great year for blockbusters. Spider-Man is the start of a great trilogy filled with drama, imaginitive science fiction and intense action thrill rides too. I didn't see this or the second one at the cinema but on DVD and I wish I had done now because they would have been a really brilliant experience. I did see Spider-Man 3 at cinema so I did have a bit of taste at it.
Tobey Maguire's start as Peter Parker/Spider-Man was a fantastic one because he plays the character so well almost perfectly. I underestimated him at first because I didn't know he was the one playing Spider-Man. I thought it was Willem Dafoe (who is really Norman Osborn/Green Goblin) but Maguire was fantastic and the best choice for Peter and that is a simple fact. Kirsten Dunst didn't earn very much credit for her role as Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man franchise but I don't think she is that bad as her because she showed her friendship and her love for Peter. James Franco was good as Harry Osborn who is Peter's best friend. Harry is like a back-up to Peter because Peter is a victim of constant bullying and Harry sort of protects him with his problems. Willem Dafoe blew me away as Norman because he was a very villainous and sinister character to watch. He was a very believable character and one that you shouldn't ever cross and have any ad thoughts about him.
Sam Raimi has directed the first Spider-Man film absolutely brilliantly with a sense of drama, slight comedy and also very hard-hitting thrilling action too. Raimi is a great director of science fiction films. I really hope he doesn't direct another franchise especially a fantasy one. Spider-Man is his franchise.
Spider-Man is one of the biggest blockbusters of the decade and nothing or nobody can take that away from it. Spider-Man is a dramatic, intense and often romantic film that is very enjoyable and is like an epic science fiction film. This is better than Spider-Man 3 but not as good as Spider-Man 2 but the first Spider-Man film does deserve to be one of the best comic book adaptations of all time. September 6,
8/10
