Nicholas Thurkettle

Originally posted July 6, 2004

Spider-Man 2
Director: Sam Raimi
Writers: Screen Story by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and Michael Chabon, Screenplay by Alvin Sargent, based on the comic book created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Producers: Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad
Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons

We knew the filmmakers behind Spider-Man were doing something different when everything to do with web-slinging and Spidey-Sense stopped and we were just watching two kids, neighbors in the back yards of their so-so neighborhood, talking about the dreams they have for when they get out of high school.

And so it was established that while this was a comic book movie, with all the fun and action and attitude we were used to, it was also never going to cheat its characters out of the real emotions they’re going through. These are people who are lonely and behind on their bills, and never get enough sleep. It’s no big surprise that a lot of people can relate.
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