It's been 15 years since Sam Raimi's Spider-Man ii hit theaters and wowed critics and moviegoers. Fifty-fifty later on all these years – with 23 installments in the MCU, seven installments in the DCEU, and an Oscar-nominated Wolverine movie – Spider-Man 2 is however considered by many fans to be not just the all-time Spider-Man movie, simply too the greatest superhero moving picture ever made.

Yet, this yr'sSpider-Human: Far From Home, starring Tom Holland as your friendly neighborhood webslinger, was pretty great, as well. So, here are v Reasons WhySpider-Homo two Is Notwithstanding Webhead'southward Best Movie Outing (And 5 Why Information technology'sFar From Dwelling house).

10 Spider-Man 2: Information technology was drawn from the best era of Spider-Man comics

A lot of elements of Spider-Man: Far From Home are fatigued from the comics – especially the Elementals, who were inspired by a scattering of C-list Spidey villains – but these were more than like homages than straight adaptations. The plot of Spider-Human being 2, on the other paw, was heavily influenced by the best era of Spider-Human being comics (and partly past Superman Ii). The main inspiration came from The Astonishing Spider-Human being No. 50, "Spider-Man No More!," whose cover art by the nifty John Romita, Sr. was directly translated to the shot of Peter Parker leaving his Spider-Man costume in a trash can subsequently losing his powers.

nine Far From Home: Tom Holland is the greatest on-screen Peter Parker

Spider-Man fans are pretty much unanimous in the opinion that Tom The netherlands is the best on-screen incarnation of Peter Parker so far. Tobey Maguire was a keen Peter Parker, merely not a great Spider-Man. Andrew Garfield was a great Spider-Human, simply not a dandy Peter Parker. Tom Holland is the first to play both sides of the character brilliantly. Spider-Man: Far From Home was Kingdom of the netherlands'southward fifth time playing Webhead on the big screen. He's played the role for as many movies as Maguire and Garfield combined, so at this point, he'due south fully settled into his definitive take on the character. He's more than comfy than e'er playing Peter, and information technology shows.

8 Spider-Man 2: Spidey'southward character arc is perfect

Spider-Human being's grapheme arc in Sam Raimi'southward 2004 sequel is perfect for the graphic symbol. He has to make up one's mind what his priorities are, and figure out if he can always surrender beingness Spidey. His powers kickoff to skid away, which he uses as an excuse to retire from superheroism. This gives him the free fourth dimension to strengthen his relationships with his loved ones and catch up on his classes, just ultimately, he tin can't ignore people's cries for aid.

When he sees a guy getting mugged in an alley, it's tough to just plough a blind eye and get on with his day. In Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker learns that no affair how hard it is sometimes, he'll e'er be Spider-Man.

7 Far From Abode: The romantic subplot is really compelling

The romantic subplots are usually the near boring office of a Spider-Man flick. Emma Stone'southward Gwen Stacy was delightful, but The Amazing Spider-Human movies' scripts really underserved her. Kirsten Dunst did a terrific job of playing Mary Jane, only she was given the same tired damsel-in-distress situations and "nagging girlfriend" dialogue in all of Sam Raimi'due south movies. Tom The netherlands and Zendaya share fantastic chemical science – so fantastic, in fact, that some fans are convinced they're dating in existent life – so Peter's attempts to woo M.J. in Far From Home are actually interesting. The pic's dearest story is funny, sweet, and endearingly bad-mannered.

6 Spider-Man 2: The character is truly Spider-Man

Tom The netherlands's Spider-Homo is definitely Spider-Man in spirit, just due to his necessity to fit into a wider universe, some changes accept been made to the character. Namely, he's Tony Stark'southward ward, and as a result, he has billion-dollar tech in his adjust and he's financially prepare for life. Spider-Man is really Spider-Man when he struggles to scrape a living and balance his minimum-wage jobs with his education and his personal life, and notwithstanding goes out in his Spider-Man costume to end criminals. In Spider-Man ii, Peter is delivering pizzas, he'southward behind on the hire in his dreadful studio apartment, he's missing classes at college – he really feels like Spider-Homo, embodying the idea that information technology could be any of us regular people under that mask.

5 Far From Home: Peter'south spider-sense (or "Peter tingle") is a major plot point

In the comics, Peter Parker's spider-sense is as important a superpower equally his web-slinging or his wall-crawling, but since it'southward not very aesthetic, information technology'due south oft sidelined when it comes to the movie adaptations. It'southward the same reason why Batman's detective skills are rarely shown on the large screen. The Marc Webb films ignored Peter's spider-sense entirely, and while Sam Raimi did describe it, he used it more as an alibi for boring-motion spectacle than a character trait. Raimi did a great job of showing Peter using his spider-sense, like sensing a taxi flying up backside him, only Far From Home showed Peter learning how to command his spider-sense.

four Spider-Human 2: Alfred Molina's Dr. Oct is the quintessential comic volume movie villain

When information technology comes to a discussion of the greatest comic book movie villains, The Dark Knight's Joker and Black Panther's Killmonger are likely to come up up. But Spider-Man 2's Dr. Octopus should be included in that list, too. Dr. Otto Octavius' ego becomes his downfall, and his mechanical tentacles plow him into a sort of Mr. Hyde figure. Alfred Molina brought a real humanity to Octavius, just he also had a lot of fun with it, playing Doc Ock equally a snarling, mustache-twirling villain. He has a personal connection to Peter, besides, every bit his mentor and the night inversion of his genius.

3 Far From Home: Peter is finer responsible for creating the villain

The MCU is oftentimes criticized for having a "villain problem," but its Spider-Man movies accept, thus far, been exempt from this. Homecoming's Adrian Toomes acted like a nighttime mirror version of Peter's other mentor, Tony Stark. He shared Peter's economic disadvantages and Tony's cloth greed, but he was essentially evil, which made him a terrific villain.

Far From Home's Quentin Beck manipulates Peter into seeing him as a mentor effigy. In fact, the whole fourth dimension, he'south just deceptively winning Peter'southward trust so he'll give him the E.D.I.T.H. technology. Finer, Peter created the villain – he willingly gave the villain his powers. He made his bed, and and then, he had to prevarication in it.

2 Spider-Man ii: The train scene

The railroad train scene in Spider-Homo ii captures Spidey'south essence every bit a graphic symbol. He simply wants to help people. When Doc Ock knocks out the commuter and the train flies out of control, heading at total speed toward the unfinished part of the tracks, Spidey climbs out in forepart of the train and shoots webs at the passing buildings, hoping to slow down the train. The strain near kills him, and he passes out without his mask on. As he's carried through the railroad train and laid down on the flooring, the passengers are shocked to see that he's only a kid.

one Far From Dwelling house: It's more than teen one-act than superhero movie

Ane of the best things nigh Spider-Human being stories is that Peter Parker doesn't jet off into space to fight alien armies or dive downwards into the bounding main to wage war against Atlantis. He's an average workaday superhero. He handles street-level crimes and looks out for the piddling guy. Despite arriving on the heels of Spidey'south involvement in Avengers: Endgame, in which the universe was at stake, Spider-Man: Far From Home nailed its depiction of Peter equally the ground-level everyday teenager. The movie plays more like a teen comedy – and a surprisingly skilful 1 at that – than a high-stakes superhero ballsy.

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