Spider-Man 2 Movie review

Overview.

Spider-Man 2 is a sequel to the Spider-Man movie from 2002 made by Sony Studios. It stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker also known as Spider-Man as he battles Doc Ock. this movie also focuses on how peter balances being Spider-man and Peter Parker.

Story.

The movie begins with Peter arriving to his day job. He gets fired and heads home after failing to deliver some pizzas. when he arrives home MJ, Harry and Aunt May are there to celebrate his birthday. In the movie Peter is seen trying to balance being Spider-Man and Peter Parker.

He also meets Otto Octavius through his schoolwork. MJ is an actor and wants Peter to come to her play but, he can't make it because he has to go and stop car thieves as Spider-Man. after that Peter attends a party because J. Jonah Jameson's social photographer can't make it. there he sees MJ agree to marry John Jameson. On Doc Ock's side he tries to create a fusion power machine, but the experiment fails, and Otto's wife is killed. his arms are merged into his body because of the experiment. his arms attack and kill all of the surgeons who try to remove the arms. Ock tries to rob a bank where Peter and Aunt May are trying to get a loan 

for her house debt. Ock and Spidey battle and Aunt May is stuck in the crossfire. 

meanwhile Peter is struggling to use his Spider powers because of stress. Peter than seems to give up on being Spider-man because of the effect it has on his life as Peter Parker. After throwing his spider costume out it arrives in the bugle.

Ock with Aunt May.

Peter after giving up being Spider Man.

Peter when his web stops working.

Aunt may is unpacking the house when Peter arrives. There he tells a kid that Spider-Man quit.

Peter is finally going on with his life after quitting being Spider-Man. He sees a man getting mugged but does not help him. Peter attends MJ's play and after sees a fire and rushes in to save a kid. he escapes with the kid but hears that someone could not make it out. soon he tries using his spider powers again, but they don't quite work. Harry is confronted by Doc Ock

Peter in the burning building.

 asking for some rare mineral Harry says yes in exchange for Spider-Man. Ock attacks Peter to get a meeting with Spider-Man. This is also when the famous train scene is. this was a great scene and one of the best parts of the movie. Spider-Man stops the train after Ock made it speed up and destroyed the brakes. but he's tired and Ock captures him. Harry tries to kill Spider-Man but unmasks him first. he sees its Peter and hesitates. Peter escapes and goes to save MJ who was captured so Peter would get Spider-Man.

Ock fighting Spidey on the train.

Peter arrives and Ock is recreating the experiment that killed his wife. Spider-man fights with Ock and wins. He tells Ock that his experiment could destroy the city. He tells Peter how to stop it but does it himself. he drowns the fusion core but drowns himself. MJ sees that Peter is Spider-Man and realizes why he said they couldn't be together. At her wedding she runs off to Peter's apartment and asks him to give it another chance. 

Ock and Spider-Man in the final battle.

Music.

The movie has a pretty good soundtrack with a handful of rock tracks and having a great score. there are a lot of good songs in the score all written by Danny Elfman. One of the albums actually reached 10 on the U.S. album charts.

Soundtrack album cover.

Characters.  

Spider-Man.

Spidey on the side of the train.

 Spider-Man AKA Peter Parker is played by Tobey Maguire in the movie. He was not the first choice for Spider-Man in the movie series, but he should have been. In the movie Peter is seen trying to manage being a superhero and his normal life. He has a lot of stress in his life and begins to lose his spider powers at one point. but he comes back as Spider-Man to save MJ from Ock. He also has to deal with Harry and his hatred of Spider-Man. Peter realizes that his powers are a gift, and he must use them for good. Spider-Man saves an entire train but is captured by Doc Ock.

Peter Stops the train.

Peter escapes Harry and goes to stop Ock and save MJ. He defeats Ock and tries to stop the experiment, but Ock stops him and does it himself. Spider-Man is an iconic character in the comics on tv and on the big screen, Spider-Man is one of the greatest superheroes ever.

Doctor Octopus.

Ock bust into a train to capture Spidey.

Ock is one of Spider-Man's archenemies and is played by Alfred Molina in the film. Ock is a brilliant scientist who is hired by Harry Osborn.

He is about to have a breakthrough in fusion when the experiment goes wrong. glass shatters and kills Ock's wife. as a result of the experiment Ock's metal arms are fused to his body. they seem to have a mind of their own and also seem to be communicating with Ock.

They tell him to steal money for his experiments. he steals everything he needs. but at the end of the movie, he makes the ultimate sacrifice to destroy the experiment and save NY.

Conclusion.

Overall Spider-Man 2 is an amazing superhero movie. It has great heroes and villains and an incredible story. the actors and soundtrack rock and the quality of the movie is great as well. it all adds together and makes one of my favorite movies. this is an incredible superhero movie and is perfect for Spidey. The movie deserves this rating. Final score: ⭐10/10