Enjoyable film even for an adult

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 2002)

I found the film very enjoyable for an adult audience, even though I went to an early show with a lot of kids in the theater. When the French director Trauffaut was criticized for praising Hitchcoks's Rear Window and told the reason he liked the film so much is that he had not lived in New York City and Greenwich Village. He replied that the film is not about the village but about the cinema. If I may rephrase this great quote and say that Spiderman is not about a comic character but about loneliness and not being understood. Having said, for parents who think this is a great action movie for kids, I must find the ending is rather grim. Do not expect too much excitement from your son or daughter. In fact, if they think the film is not much fun, it may mean they are very intelligent. I should add, I am not the only adult that thinks this way.