The last thirty years have been a fantastic time for superhero movies. While films like Superman and Batman were important early examples in the 1970s and 80s, the real boom began in 1999. Spider-Man, in particular, has been hugely influential. With three different actors starring in eight movies, the Spider-Man films have had varying levels of success, but some interesting patterns emerge across them – and not all of those patterns are positive.
All the Spider-Man movies share more than just a hero. Despite being made at different times with different directors and actors, they repeatedly fall into the same traps. It’s easy to criticize in retrospect, but you’d think the filmmakers would eventually notice these recurring issues.
7) Taking the Villains Off the Board
Early Spider-Man films, like Sam Raimi’s original trilogy, followed the standard practice of defeating villains for good at the end of each movie. However, permanently removing these characters was a major missed opportunity. Even more recent Spider-Man films, like The Amazing Spider-Man and those in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, often just imprison villains instead of truly finishing their stories. Comic book readers expect villains to return, and it’s a key part of the source material that the movies haven’t fully embraced.
6) Infinite Web Shooters
Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man movies tried to avoid this problem by having Peter Parker create his web-shooters as part of his natural abilities, but the issue of running out of web still came up. Later films, like those in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and The Amazing Spider-Man series, showed Peter making his own webbing again. While a common struggle in the Marvel comics—Peter often finds himself unprepared or low on web fluid—this hasn’t usually been a concern in the movies.
Even Spider-Man: No Way Home briefly addresses the web-shooter question with a scene where the three Spider-Men discuss their webs and prepare for a fight. While the scene is enjoyable and does more than just explain how the web-shooters work, its main purpose is to build camaraderie between the actors and emphasize their connection.
5) Shallow Supporting Character Pool
One of the most recognizable parts of Spider-Man stories is the group of friends and family who support him. While the exact members have changed over time, it’s usually a consistent set of familiar characters. The Spider-Man movies directed by Sam Raimi mostly simplified this, focusing on Peter’s relationships with Mary Jane, Harry, and Aunt May. The Amazing Spider-Man films did the same, but with Gwen instead of Mary Jane, along with Aunt May. The Spider-Man movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) bring back more of those supporting characters, giving Ned, Flash, and Betty Brant prominent roles alongside MJ and, again, Aunt May.
Spider-Man has a large cast of supporting characters, and not all of them appear in every story. While filmmakers try to include them, these characters often have to share the spotlight with Spider-Man’s main adventures, and especially his relationship with MJ. They tend to interact with each other more than with Peter Parker, likely because movies don’t have as much space as comic books to develop every character fully.
4) Physics? What Physics?
We willingly overlook unrealistic physics in superhero movies, especially when it comes to things like motion. Spider-Man films, however, really push the boundaries, like when he catches speeding objects or even stops a subway train with his webs. Luckily, audiences accept the premise of superpowers from a radioactive spider bite, so these impossible feats are easy to dismiss. But if you’re a stickler for scientific accuracy, you’ll notice these inconsistencies throughout the films.
3) The Timeline of Events
Spider-Man movies happen very quickly, and it’s best not to overthink how realistic the timing is. The events of the films unfold at a fast pace, so don’t expect everything to add up perfectly.
For example, Spider-Man: No Way Home picks up right where Spider-Man: Far From Home left off. While it makes sense given the previous film’s cliffhanger – Peter Parker’s identity being revealed – the timing doesn’t quite work. Far From Home largely takes place during the summer, but No Way Home starts a new school year almost instantly, including the college application process. Plus, everything happens incredibly fast: Peter’s identity is quickly covered up with the help of Matt Murdock, and he’s already meeting Doctor Strange within minutes. The movie doesn’t give the story – or even Spider-Man himself – much breathing room.
2) Setting Up Stories That Never Pay Off
Many Spider-Man films have introduced characters with potential for future storylines, but haven’t followed through with them. Sam Raimi’s films did this with characters like John Jameson, Gwen Stacy, and Curt Connors. The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Spider-Man movies have also teased future possibilities – like introducing Miles Morales and hinting at Aaron Davis (played by Donald Glover) – without fully exploring those ideas, and some villains have been left unresolved, although at least one is planned to return.
The most notable example of this is 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2. The movie hinted at several villains who never appeared in sequels, and introduced a character known as “The Gentleman” who seemed to be building a team called the Sinister Six. It also teased the future inclusion of MJ and Black Cat. However, these setups ultimately went nowhere, promising more than the films ever delivered.
1) Being Too Worried About the Other Movies
As a big movie fan, I’ve noticed something about all the Spider-Man reboots Sony’s done. It feels like they start making choices about the choices, you know? They seem to pick story ideas based on what’s popular right now, or just to do something different from the previous films. For example, The Amazing Spider-Man movies were clearly a move to feel more contemporary compared to Sam Raimi’s films, and honestly, it felt like they were trying to capitalize on the Twilight craze and build out a whole universe of movies. But then when Marvel got their hands on Spider-Man, it was all about stripping things back, moving away from the scale of the ‘Amazing’ films and making sure Spider-Man fit right into the existing Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Even Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films aimed to be unique, but not necessarily compared to other Spider-Man movies. Instead, Raimi wanted his films to differ from other Marvel movies of the time, like the X-Men films directed by Bryan Singer, by drawing inspiration from the classic Spider-Man comics of the 1960s, rather than more contemporary interpretations.
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