Critical post on Spiderman the movie

I watched the movie in 2002 on cinema and a few times on DVD at friends/families' houses. I liked the action sequences but overall I wasn't too crazy about it.

My main problem with the film is it's portrayal and the horrible audience that the makers seem to  target. Spiderman is a superhero and a superhero is supposed to serve as a role model for young people. Instead the character is a reckless high school teenager who craves for cars, women and uses his powers to beat up school bullies.

I recently bought it on DVD very cheap in order to sell it for a profit and was appalled by the use of homophobic language by no other than the "hero" himself during the fighting match scene. I'm not homosexual, nor do I advocate adoption rights to homosexuals, but it doesn't mean I don't respect their rights to be homosexual.

The wrestling stadium scenes and the "hero's" not-so-attractive childhood crush being amused by fancy, expensive cars is the ultimate symbol of greed and violence in North American culture.

Instead of being a mature university student finding his own way, Spiderman had to be a reckless teenager getting superpowers and beating up bullies. I'm not excusing bullying, but Peter Parker's response will certainly send the wrong message to teens wanting to be brave and heroic.

The "Green Goblin" wasn't even a goblin but a man in a suit resembling a goblin. Instead of creating a creature who was the last of it's kind and wanting to take revenge on humanity for it, they put a man in a fake suit.

Dr Osborne could have been transformed into Dr Doom as he was a mad scientist, but instead this is the movie makers version of a "Green Goblin."

The story also doesn't really focus much on the superhero Spiderman, but rather Peter Parker's crush on the unattractive Mary Jane and how heroic it is to die for her. Even the opening narration by Parker discusses his story on the woman who he liked instead of character development.

The movie is everything aimed at a North American audience who have a lust for such themes of violence, greed (ie. love for fancy cars etc.), prejudice towards those who are not like the majority.

Even the action sequences were mostly lame and propagated as such a heroic thing to risk your life for the girl you like. As mentioned I purchased the DVD from Amazon for a low price to sell it for a profit. I can't wait to get rid of it!