Spider-Man 2
The best Spider-Man film. No competition.
This film just has everything you can want. It has the emotional arc of Peter losing his powers in conjunction with losing control of his personal life. As his life spirals further out of his control while trying to be both Spider-Man and Peter Parker, he discovers that to be who he is meant to be he has to be willing to give up his dreams of being normal.
The parallel of this with Doctor Octavius is why so many people love him and his character. Deep down he’s a good man. He wants to save humanity. It’s because of his own doing that he is corrupted by the arms. In the end Peter repeats the mantra said to him by Aunt May that sometimes we have to give up our dreams. And in true hero fashion he recognizes his failures and sacrifices himself to save the city.
That scene when Harry takes of Spider-Man’s mask to reveal his best friend Peter is probably my favorite moment because it is the culmination of Harry’s emotional state; hating Spider-Man yet valuing Peter as his best friend.
Also the train scene is probably one of the coolest super hero action sequence ever!
#Spider-Man 2#5 stars