What’s Aged the Best?
Practical effects; superhero-movie blueprint; Spider-Man as a character; lead performance; cast
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- Practical effects: unlike Lucas using CGI like a kid with a highlighter, the director kept fights and deaths tactile, a prime reason it has aged better than later films such as The Amazing Spider-Man and remains rewatchable.
- The film is called the definition of the modern superhero movie structure, while Blade is credited with opening Marvel up in 1998.
- Spider-Man as a character has aged sublimely, with three film series, MCU appearances, Into the Spider-Verse, video games and birthday-party ubiquity since 2002.
- The lead performance is called the best portrayal of Spider-Man, and this is called the best-acted cast of any Spider-Man film.