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This is a 30 minute video on how Alex talks about Sam Raimi’s Spiderman is not only the perfect trilogy, but it’s the perfect superhero origin in every aspect to the director, screenplay, complex character and the film making. Sam Raimi was given the task to show the audience the first live action Spiderman film, to introduce him to the big screen where no one really knew who this character was and he did it all just by making this story and plot so simple. Even if you never read the comics you know everything about this character, his friends, the villain, his crush, his loved ones, and how he got his powers only in a few minutes and none of it felt rushed. The character arc of Peter was beautifully written and it shows. The movie introduces him as a lonely dork who grows up from a good kid to a good man. A man who grows up to make the difficult choices, to let go of his dreams and ego. He was always faced with tragedy and death, but finds the power within him to keep moving forward. It’s not only Peter, but it’s the rest of the characters that are fully fleshed out. Alex analyzes every little detail that is shown in every scene to the color of the clothing to a simple thanksgiving dinner, because all of these scenes have meaning.

 I agree with Alex because the director stayed true with the comics and became such a great film. The director who grew up with these books, poured out his love and knowledge into this trilogy, he tried to make his characters as real as possible so the audience would believe in this hero. It appealed to the audience who valued nostalgia because typically starting a movie you follow the comic. I admire how Alex knows how relatable this character could be to audiences and how it was written and shown. Throughout the film you see this character go through many problems, he doesn’t have much money, he doesn’t have many friends and his attitude is very human both in the comics and the film. He gets angry sometimes and confused while he struggles to make the right choice and it’s something we recognized in our everyday lives.

“This movie is a Stan Lee and Steve Ditko comic book. it is filled with drama, cheesy and dramatic dialogue, relatable character and dynamic colors. Everything you read in those issues you get here in this classic film.” The whole cast and crew grew up with these books and decided to respect the creator by honoring his art, because that’s what literature is, a type of art form. The film was inspired by his writing, although they did change a few things none of them where major differences to the book. So the question still stands if comic based movies stick to their origins, well this an example of why it should but it doesn’t mean the director can’t put his own creativity in the film.