A good part of the film (1h15m ca.) talks about how the life of a superhero is not as easy as it appears on TV screens, but, in a situation like that of Spider-Man, where he wants to remain anonymous, we are shown how difficult it is to balance 2 different lives between them, the normal life and the life of a superhero. We see how some friendships dissolve, the relationship with Mary Jane even comes to a breakup, debts to pay off, lack of money for rent and an aunt who misses her husband who died in the previous film. However, as interesting as the idea is, the length of this portion of the film could have been reduced, instead adding more action, which we only find in the last 30-40 minutes. Speaking of which, the action scenes are very well directed and the train scene is hands down the best of the film (if not of the entire Spider-Man saga). As for the antagonist, Octopus, I thought it was an interesting enemy, the aesthetic aspect is the best of all the antagonists of Spider-Man and his death made sense: the contemplation of the mistake he made (although it took very little to convince him to change his mind, two little words and poof) led him to sacrifice himself in order to save half of New York. All in all, the film turns out to be enjoyable, especially for fans of superhero movies, but not at the same level as the 1st.
[+] Best antagonist of the Spider-Man saga ; Showing Toby's difficulties in facing life outside of the superhero one ; Train scene [-] Length of the film that could have been reduced to 1h45m; Classic superhero movie clichés; simplicity in making Octopus change his mind; characters that have no development from the prequel.
Review by Daniel NasettiBlockedParent2021-12-10T14:25:26Z— updated 2021-12-20T11:27:07Z
Spiderman 2 (2004)
2h7m
A good part of the film (1h15m ca.) talks about how the life of a superhero is not as easy as it appears on TV screens, but, in a situation like that of Spider-Man, where he wants to remain anonymous, we are shown how difficult it is to balance 2 different lives between them, the normal life and the life of a superhero. We see how some friendships dissolve, the relationship with Mary Jane even comes to a breakup, debts to pay off, lack of money for rent and an aunt who misses her husband who died in the previous film. However, as interesting as the idea is, the length of this portion of the film could have been reduced, instead adding more action, which we only find in the last 30-40 minutes. Speaking of which, the action scenes are very well directed and the train scene is hands down the best of the film (if not of the entire Spider-Man saga). As for the antagonist, Octopus, I thought it was an interesting enemy, the aesthetic aspect is the best of all the antagonists of Spider-Man and his death made sense: the contemplation of the mistake he made (although it took very little to convince him to change his mind, two little words and poof) led him to sacrifice himself in order to save half of New York. All in all, the film turns out to be enjoyable, especially for fans of superhero movies, but not at the same level as the 1st.
[+] Best antagonist of the Spider-Man saga ; Showing Toby's difficulties in facing life outside of the superhero one ; Train scene
[-] Length of the film that could have been reduced to 1h45m; Classic superhero movie clichés; simplicity in making Octopus change his mind; characters that have no development from the prequel.
5.5/10