

Comic fans should appreciate the homages to the works of Lee, Ditko, and Romita, The CGI improves from the first film. This one he seems completely at home with the big budget blockbuster and creates many memorable scenes and images, as he often does in his lower budget work.

Sam Raimi's direction is much improved from the first film. Octopus by the press, that may force Peter out of retirement. But a new threat rises in the form of mad physicist Otto Octavius, dubbed Dr. All of this leads to Peter deciding to give up being a superhero. He's had to give up his chance at love with Mary Jane, he can't hold a job because he's always late, his grades are suffering at college, his Aunt May is struggling with the loss of beloved Uncle Ben, and his best friend Harry blames Spider-Man for the death of his father. Being Spider-Man is wrecking poor Peter Parker's life.
