Spider-Man

Cinema immediately post-9/11 is so fascinating. Because its clear most of this was not filmed during a time of unrest that the attack caused, but rather that a scene was added to represent the sentiment at the time. The famous bridge scene ("you mess with one of us, you mess with all 9f us") is that moment, and it stands out all these years later. What I find fascinating though is not the event that inspired it, but the way it perfectly encapsulates who Spider-Man is. The ethos of Marvel's greatest superhero is simple. "With great power comes great responsibility." Not necessarily super powers, just making a difference where you can to make the world a better place is a great responsibility of every human. Spider-Man isn't the greatest because of his abilities. He's great because he's just an ordinary person, with ordinary problems, doing his best to better society. Spider-Man is a New Yorker. He's a citizen. He's just a guy, who makes mistakes, but stands with his fellow man. He is relatable. He is your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, and we need to stand with our neighbors. No one knew what was coming when Sam Raimi started directing this movie. We had no idea the attack that was coming, but when it hit, we saw every day people doing what they could to help their fellow man. It wasnt on purpose, but Spider-Man was being made at the perfect time. He was the superhero we needed in that moment. Because he was New York. New York resilience, New York unity. The perfect movie at the perfect time.