Spider-Man 2002 Available to watch on supported devices.
Spider-Man 2002 Available to watch on supported devices.
For starters "Spider-Man" is probably the most
faithful translation of a comic book superhero to the big screen.
Throughout the movie I kept thinking, yes, this is in "Amazing Fantasy"
#15, that is from the cover of "Spider-Man" #39, and that is what
"really" happened to the Green Goblin. Go back and look at "Batman,"
"Superman" or any other comic book film and you will find that beyond
the basic plot of their origin, you will not find anything reminding you
of specific issues or great moments from the actual comic books. On
this score I believe the credit goes to director Sam Raimi, but there is
always the possibility David Koepp's screenplay might have had
something to do with it (note: Stan Lee and Steve Ditko get credit for
creating Spider-Man but John Romita, Sr. deserves some credit too given
that much of his artwork is invoked by the film as well).
Of course
there are differences, because film is a different medium from comic
books (feel free to quote me on that one). Some of the changes result
from a desire to provide an appropriate rationale for Spidey's powers.
This means we get a scientist providing expositionary details during the
visit to the lab where the spider (now genetically enhanced rather than
radioactive) puts the bite on Peter Parker.
While this works for the
ability to cling to walls and the good old spider-sense, I am less sure
about the natural web spinning ability. I mean, on the one hand, the
invention of his special web fluid was how we knew Peter was a brilliant
young scientist, while on the other, how does the web go through the
costume? No, this is not "No Prize" worthy, but it does bug me.
Spider-Man 2002 Available to watch on supported devices.
