Spiderman 2 – The Review
I just watched Spiderman 2. I enjoyed it thoroughly. It is better than the original. The story has more depth. Lots of funny moments too. Expect high powered action with excellent special effects. Frankly speaking, when I walked into the cinema, I thought we were going to watch Finding Nemo 2. The cinema was filled with kids. Not surprising though since the original Spiderman movie was a huge hit with the kids.
The story starts with Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), having a tough time with his dual life. Two jobs by day, with high expectation in school to boot. Crime fighter by night. No time for his personal life or to follow his dreams. Always exhausted. Always late. He reminds me of Born Loser.
Peter faces problems which many of us do. Problems on the job. No money for the rent. The woman he loves Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst) is with someone else. Basically, anything that goes wrong, does. Even as Spiderman, things go wrong as his power vanish.
The villain, Doc Ock is a multi-dimensional person, somewhat like Norman Osborne in the original Spiderman movie. In that he is torn between good and evil, originally a good hearted scientist, the unfortunate accident allowed the artificial intelligence in his tentacles to take over and turn him to a formidable villain. Alfred Molina is excellent as Doc Ock. Both as the good scientist, and as the villain whose mind was ruled by the tentacles.
As the story progresses, Peter finds himself that he has to be his own. With this self confidence, he has to hurry with the time to save Mary Jane because Doc Ock kidnapped the girl.
Unrequited love. The longing glances exchanged. Some of these could have become uncomfortably mushy, but with Tobey’s understated performance and the powerful on screen chemistry between him and Kirsten, these scenes turned out very well.
Tobey Maguire, with his talent in drama, brings out this aspect of the movie beautifully. The process Peter has to go through as he struggles with what he really wants to do with his life. This reminds me somewhat of the TV series Smallville, where young Clark Kent (Superman) struggles with his secret powers.
Rosemary Harris (as Peter’s Aunt May) touches our hearts. She still misses Uncle Ben terribly. A brave old lady who faces life alone, with not enough money to pay the bills. Even then, she spunky enough to whack Doc Ock. Incidentally, in the comic books, Aunt May almost married Doc Ock.
Spiderman, with his mask on looks emotionless. In a number of key moments of the movie, you see Spidey without mask. The comic book Spidey would never take off his mask voluntarily, but in the movie, seeing the maskless Spidey’s expressions has a greater impact. You’ll see the actor’s full performance when you see his facial expressions.
Overall, Spiderman 2 is an excellent movie. The plot is excellent. The characters are well developed. The humor is there. Lots of inside jokes. It loads of actions too. Overall, it is fun for the entire family. Unlike other special effects intensive movie, I intend to see this movie again.
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1. Who are the main stars in the film?
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2. Who is the enemy of Spiderman in the film?
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3. What are the problems of Peter Parker at first?
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4. Do you think Tobey Maguire can act as Spiderman well? How do you know?
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5. What is the difference between Spiderman in comic from movie?
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6. Mention the things that make the film excellent!
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7. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
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8. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
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