The next morning, Peter finds that his previously impaired vision has improved to 20/20 and that his body has metamorphosed into a more muscular physique. Afterward, he goes into an uncontrollable rage and kills his assistant. Meanwhile, Norman Osborn (Williem Dafoe), Harry's father, attempts to preserve his company's military contract from a rival firm, personally experimenting with his company's new but unstable performance-enhancing chemical vapor to increase his speed, strength, and stamina. While taking photos in the laboratory, Peter is bitten on the hand by a genetically engineered "super spider", and arrives home and passes out with the bite wound considerably swollen. Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), Harry Osborn (James Franco), and Mary Jane Watson (Kristen Dunst) visit a genetics laboratory with their high school class. The film's success led to its sequel, Spider-Man 2.
The film won six awards, including the Saturn Award for Best Music (Danny Elfman), the MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst) and Best Female Performance (Kirsten Dunst). The film proved successful both critically and financially. It was filmed from January to June 2001, and was released on May 3, 2002. He then becomes the "Green Goblin", terrorizing New York with his frightening array of high-tech weapons and armor.
The main antagonist is Norman Osborn, the co-owner of Oscorp Industries, who goes insane after experimenting with unsafe performance enhancers.
The film tells the story of Spider-Man's origins, beginning with Peter Parker's life before he became Spider-Man (his life as a geeky science nerd who desperately seeks attention from Mary Jane Watson, who he has had a crush on since he was six years old), all the way up to his web-slinging days as Spider-Man. the Green Goblin), Kristen Dunst as Peter's love interest, Mary-Jane Watson, and James Franco as his best friend, Harry Osborn. Spider-Man also stars Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn (a.k.a. Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi and written by David Koepp.īased on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, the film stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker, a high-school student who turns to crimefighting after developing spider-like powers. Be watchful for kids who respond by desensitizing themselves to violence or re-enacting it." Whatever life holds in store for me, I will never forget these words: 'With great power comes great responsibility.' This is my gift, my curse. Some kids may see the movie and appear to have no problems with it but later act out in other ways. Keep in mind that just because kids can repeat after you that "it's only pretend" doesn't mean that they fully understand what that means until they're 10 or even older. Parents who are struggling with whether this movie is appropriate for kids under 13 should know that it's at about the same level as the X-Men movies. Dafoe is a brilliant actor, but the part of Osborn/Green just isn't interesting enough to be truly scary. The movie's weakest point is that it fails in the single most important requirement for a comic book-based movie: The villain isn't unforgettably crazy or evil or larger-than-life. Peter's relationship with MJ is sweetly romantic. Spider-Man has a contemporary feel without being showily post-modern or ironic. Maguire is just right as Peter, the supporting cast is great, and the script is excellent, striking just the right note of respect and affection for the source material. His new alter ego is dubbed the Green Goblin for his bizarre armor-like covering.
He, too, develops extraordinary power - and a mad fury.
Meanwhile, Peter's best friend's father, industrialist Norman Osborn ( Willem Dafoe), has decided to try out his company's new product on himself. Great risk comes as well: Everyone Peter cares about is put in danger because of who he is. Peter plays around with his newfound superpowers but quickly learns that power comes with great responsibility. On a school field trip, he's bitten by a genetically engineered spider the next morning he wakes up with some distinctly arachnid-like qualities: He can see without his glasses, climb walls, eject webbing with the swinging power of rope and the strength of steel, and anticipate danger. In SPIDER-MAN, Toby Maguire stars as Peter Parker, a brilliant and sensitive high school student who's so deeply in love with his next-door neighbor Mary Jane ( Kirsten Dunst) that he can barely bring himself to say hello to her.