Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/henryboseley
There is one reason Spiderman 2 is better than every other superhero movie. In this video essay I explain what that is…
Please Like and Subscribe for more video essays 🙂
A massive thank you to my patrons for making this video possible:
Sam reilly
Chantien Chiu
Jacob Westman
BelladonnaQ
Øyvind Bø Kaasa
John Ryan Andersen
Daniel Sturman
Robby May-Sylianteng
Evan Block
Gabriel Hug
Steve Barrow
PJ Crabb
Ádám Bergmann
Hannah Southerland
Hugo Rocha Loures Kosop
Balázs Szalóczi
source
no its not the best, the are other superhero films like Dark knight which is one of the best superhero films in the world, but if its just your opinion i understand
WTF Have you even heard of Th Dark Knight Series or Unbreakable
The dark knight? Harvey dent or racheal??
Spider-man 2 won a Oscar
I mean… Spiderman 2 is awesome, but the dark knight is probably the best superhero movie of all time.
I’m sorry but weren’t they never together in this movie until the very end
I was 14 years old when I saw this movie. It changed my life.
❤❤❤ + Dr. Octopus's character arc and performance too
the dark knight comes super close though!
The sacrifice of Spider-Man 1 is him turning down MJ, despite already winning her over. Maybe you missed it because it happened at the end of the movie and not directly after the bridge scene.
Spider-man 2 has been my favourite superhero movie in the world since i was like 3 years old so im so glad somebody else agrees its the best
Spider-Man:responsibilty
Spider-Man 2:sacrifices
Spider-Man 3:forgiveness
When I was young I thought spiderman 2 suck now i rewatch it it was amazing
MJ is not his girlfriend in this movie, man, what are you talking about lmao
This video is merely a revelation of what my subconscious already knew about this movie. Brought tears to my eyes
(The subtle loop of the music from the movie probably helps with the reminiscence)
to me batman dark knight is the best superhero/comic book movie of all time
I like how the dark knight and spiderman 2 are better than the original which is kinda rare
Spiderman 2 is my favourite superhero film second is the dark knight sorry dc fans
The dual scenes of Aunt May learning the truth of Ben's death serve another purpose that movies in general forget these days: emotional contrast.
People are creatures of contrast. We recognize things most strongly by their opposites. It's right down to our biology – contrasting colors make things stand out to us, a light spot in the darkness draws our eyes and commands our attention. Spider-Man 2 hits us with the hardest gut punch ever – it makes us think Peter's lost the one source of unconditional love and support by revealing the truth. It makes us think that doing the right thing cost him everything and has left him totally alone.
It lets us think this for three whole scenes, giving us enough time to really feel that despair. Then it gives us the relief of Aunt May calling him back to thank him for telling her the truth so that she could stop blaming herself, because it was what she desperately needed, even if it left her so emotionally distraught she couldnt' continue the conversation right there.
A director with a less deft touch at scripting would have had her feel glad to learn it and thank him in the same scene, which would have denied us the feeling of pain and loss. It would have killed the effect because by feeling that negative emotion, it makes the emotional high of her thanking him feel that much stronger.
Because as cliche as it sounds to say it, you really don't know how good life is until you also experience how bad it is. You need the lows to feel the highs. That's why most movies you see today just feel like lukewarm soup. They're afraid to give us the lows and in so doing deny us the highs, resulting in a story that is just an emotional flat-line.
Thank you, I've been looking for this video for a while. Also what happened to the Thor video?!
Spiderman 2 is one of the few films that genuinely made me cry, Especially aunt May's speech.
I feel like I a lot of people give MJ slack, but that’s only because you’re watching the movie from Peter’s prospective. So you’re almost not shown how Peter is truly affecting her. We are shown more how Peter feels because of his actions.
I can give you a hundred reasons why it's not, but I'm too lazy to write them all out
Tobey SM: The suit is nothing without me
Iron Boy Jr: Gib me back my suit Mr. Stank. I am nothing without it
Mary Jane wasn’t his girlfriend as he rejected her in the first movie but at the end of Spider-Man 2 is when Peter accepts her despite being Spider-Man
The Dark Knight keeps untouchable for me but I can agree that Spider-Man 2 is very good
Oh man the MCU fanbots gonna hate you for this
For me the only good part of the movie was the ending 30 minutes
03:05 she wasn't his girlfriend yet
I think dark knight is the best but Spider-Man 2 is good I like both
This is hilarious! I JUST watched this movie. Literally! Like, an hour ago!
This is hilarious! I JUST watched this movie. Literally! Like, an hour ago!