This article analyzes the ending of the 2002 Spider-Man film and argues that its character development for Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson should not be replicated in future MCU iterations of the character.
A significant moment in Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson ’s respective characterizations occurs at the end of 2002’s Spider-Man , and it arguably should not be repeated by Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in his next MCU film. There have been three modern live-action iterations of Spider-Man with a combined eight solo films thus far, but the first two Spider-Man movies by Sam Raimi arguably embody the source material the most.
2002’s Spider-Man distills the Spider-Man characters and mythos to their most essential elements, providing viewers with the most accurate adaptation of Spider-Man’s most important story: his origin. 2002’s Spider-Man faithfully adapts Peter Parker’s Amazing Fantasy debut, and by respecting what serves as the thesis of Spider-Man’s character, the film and its sequels and spinoff materials provide the best possible bedrock for Tobey Maguire’s iteration of Spider-Man. The movie also includes arguably the best adaptation of Spider-Man’s greatest villain – the Green Goblin – and wisely chose to characterize and position Kirsten Dunst’s Mary Jane Watson as the franchise’s co-lead alongside Peter Parker himself. Unfortunately, some viewers might take issue with the way Spider-Man 2 continues Peter and Mary Jane’s respective characterizations, given how the first film ended. Spider-Man 2002's Ending Explained Close Peter Parker’s Spider-Man origin is effectively complete roughly halfway through the 2002 film, with Peter having learned the tragic lesson that “with great power comes great responsibility” upon indirectly and inadvertently causing his Uncle’s death by not using his newfound powers responsibly. With Peter Parker having created and embraced the Spider-Man persona, the film then continues to develop his growing romance with Mary Jane and his deadly clashes with the Green Goblin, culminating in a final confrontation on the Queensboro Bridge that ends with Green Goblin’s deat
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