NOT the best super hero movie ever

Rating: Null/10 (21 January 2005)

Some of the top film critics have called this the greatest super hero movie ever made. Not true. I like the Spider-Man series but I find Tobey Maguire too soft for the role. His looks and his voice don't strike a super hero chord in me. There's NOTHING wrong with his looks or voice, it just isn't for a super hero role. A super hero role needs to have an actor with stern looks and a commanding voice of presence like Michael Keaton or Christopher Reeve in their respective roles as Superman and Batman although, contrary to popular belief, Batman is NOT a super hero because he is mortal and operates with very human qualities. The definition of a super hero is someone who has special powers aside from the mortal way of life.
'Spider-Man 2' has great special effects and Alfred Molina's role as Doc Ock is a memorable villain but 'Spider-Man 2' just gets lost in its own mix of elements and it clearly ends setting up the film for a sequel strictly for the purpose of making money. A lot of films do this but this film makes it look SO obvious and having too many people know your true identity weakens your strength as a super hero and while this is good film making, director Sam Raimi directs it by the numbers without clever interjections of his own vision, elements which were also present in the first film.