The Aunt May scene where she forgives Peter and hints that she knows he’s Spiderman makes me cry every time.

What I love most about this movie is how simple it is. Only one villain, and a pretty basic plot, but that leaves room for a lot of character development and quieter moments that would usually be cut out for time. It’s something we don’t really get often anymore and makes this film feel special.

The “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head” sequence still remains as one of my favorite scenes in movies. Such a gem this movie is!

When Peter gives up being Spider-man, his life significantly improves. He's genuinely happy and Burt Bucharach's song shows this perfectly. When he ignores that one person being mugged, you can see it in his face. Turning away almost breaks him. Later on when he hears that a girl is stuck in the burning building, he doesn't hesitate. He will not ignore another person. Peter is a hero through and through. The powers are just a bonus.

“I think there’s a hero in all of us.” gets me every time. Peter goes through so much in this movie that you just can’t help but root for him.

That fact Harry held resentment towards Peter and slapping him for “Protecting Spider-Man because he’s your bread and butter.” His best friend thinking he didn’t care. Really made me tear up because he was only honoring his father by not telling Harry. Norman didn’t want his son to go down the same path he did.

The action The story telling The cinematography The acting The music All 10/10

The most cathartic part of the movie for me is when MJ finally realized he was spiderman all along and you can just see on her face that it all makes sense now and Kirsten Dunst really did a great job of conveying the emotion in that moment. It was great

"I believe theres a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble." That speech by Aunt May made me cry. There I realized that she already knew Peter Parker's secret.

A wizard is never late to review Spider-Man 2, nor is he early, he reviews Spider-Man 2 precisely when he means to.

I really appreciate how this movie truly is about the underdog. The other versions of Spider-Man never get that part right, and that is why I personally feel more attached to Toby’s character than theirs. No matter how hard they try to not be the cool kids, they ARE the cool kids. Toby isn’t, and they demonstrated that perfectly. He isn’t cool, or popular, or rich. He is self made and has only a whole lotta heart to give, and that’s why seeing him get put down only to stand back up again is so impactful for me. This is my favorite movie of all time, hands down.

I’ve always been impressed by the scene where Peter confessed to Aunt May that he bears some of the responsibility for Uncle Ben’s death. In a lesser movie, or rather, in the hands of a lesser filmmaker, that scene would have ended with May hugging Peter and telling him it was ok and she was so glad he got that off his chest and she loves him so much and tender music swelling. But she pulls her hand away when he goes to grab it, looks at him like she doesn’t even know who he is anymore, and walks away without a word. This is brilliant for a couple reasons: One, Peter doesn’t get off easy. This is needed for his arc and for this moment where he tells Aunt May the truth to carry actual weight and have actual consequences for him. Two, that was the love of Aunt May’s life and to learn that Peter was responsible for it would be devastating to her, and she would need the time to process that. Raimi handling this the way he did showed an incredible understanding of BOTH characters. That’s really what this movie nailed: the characters. It’s a very simple, non-bloated story, and the focus is on the characters and emotional beats like this one, and they hit that much harder for it. The movie has time to let this scene play out because it MADE the time to do it. That’s special and you don’t see it done like that today

“Go get em tiger” moment still gets me hyped to this day. By far the best ending to any Spider-Man movie.

This review was WELL WORTH the wait! Totally agree - this one is also my favorite Spidy film. THANK YOU MR JAHNS! I also totally forgot that the trailers spoiled that whole moment with James Franco having Spidy tied up saying "let's see who's underneath the mask" 🤦‍♂️

“He knows a hero when he sees one. Too few characters out there, flying around like that saving old girls like me. And Lord knows, kids like Henry need a hero. Courageous, self-sacrificing people, setting examples for all of us. Everybody loves a hero. People line up for them. Cheer them. Scream their names. And years later, they'll tell how they stood in the rain for hours just to get a glimpse of the one who taught them to hold on a second longer. I believe there's a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest gives us strength, makes us noble and finally allows us to die with pride. Even though sometimes we have to be steady and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams.” Gets me every time.

"We are who we chose to be" is the theme of the whole trilogy.

I really love how when we first meet Otto, he initially dismisses Peter and tells him he’s to busy and won’t have time for him, and before you know it they spend two hours together talking about science, life and love. You really get the sense that Peter wants to become what Otto has achieved. As a kid I never understood that scene but oh as an adult, it’s so powerful.

What sticks with me most about this movie and Raimi trilogy as a whole, is how unabashedly melodramatic they are. When today's modern marvel films are afraid to do so. It swings for emotion, never undercutting said emotion with comedy. When I watch the new spiderman trailer and see Peter and his friends laughing at Otto Octavius name I utterly cringe. Sam Raimi knew his characters and his movie, and trusted us as audience to feel the emotion. Some may call it cheesy, and to some degree I'd agree. But much like classic star wars melodramatic cheese is fantastic.

The scene where it was Pete's birthday and aunt May gave Peter some money even though she was behind the mortgage. That got into my feels. You refuse, but you can't and they won't accept a no because they care so much about you.

2 parts that have always struck me are: When that building's on fire Peter rips his shirt open, omaging the first the film at the festival; almost out of sheer instinct. But then he realizes he doesn't have the suit, nor his powers. Though that doesn't stop him from running in. Obligation or not. But after he saves the little girl, he overhears the fire fighters give devastating news.... several other people died on a previous floor. Were Spider-Man there, they could've been saved. No matter what Peter does he just can't catch a break.... And Aunt May's message about sometimes having to give up what we love most, even our dreams, is very wise as it is hurtful. By the end Peter relays Aunt May to Otto as he himself was never a monster, just a victim of his dreams. By being purely sympathetic he was able to get through to him and stopped the reactor. Not just 2, but the entire Trilogy is so well layered, that so many meaningful messages and themes can be taken from it, apart from their wonderful spectacle.

I love how after the inhibiter chip is broken the reason why doc oc's robot arms make him hate other people is because the first thing they woke up to was some surgeons about to amputate and possibly destroy these arms that are technically alive.

Everything I love about Peter Parker/ Spider-Man is because of this movie. No matter who you are, I think most people will be able to relate to his story in some way and that’s the beauty of it.

"I believe theres a hero in all of us" scene was so impactful to me as a kid. Spiderman may have been the peoples hero but Aunt May was Peters hero, keeping him honest, guiding him and in turn us too. That plus all the scenes of average citizens standing up for Spiderman made us feel like even regular people can be heroes, can be better and make the world less dark. It inspired us to be better people, to push through hardship it never suger coated that life is hard but you have to keep at it and make it a little easier on each other. Thats why the Rami Spiderman films are masterpieces.

You forgot the best ending ever when MJ looks outside the window and isn’t sure if she made the right choice… delivered perfectly!

One of the best movies to come out this year, never thought I'd see Spiderman take on Doc Ock in the big screen, cant believe it took almost 20 whole years for this sequel to come out but here it is

Peter's struggles and stress throughout this whole movie has only gotten more and more relatable to me as I've grown older.

Spider-Man 2 is still the gold standard when it comes to comic book films

This isn't my theory but since the arms can alter his mind they might as well affect Doc's nervous and reflex systems as well which is why he most likely feels a lot less pain physically than he should. The arms trying to nullify the pain makes absolute sense to me

Spidey pulls his punches when he fights regular strength people, they say it in the comics. I know that’s still like getting hit with a bat instead of a bus but the theory I’ve always heard was that the arms were behind the wheel and keeping Otto up and conscious. They actually address the fact that Otto has been taking a decades worth of super punches in one of the recent storylines- “Superior Spider-Man”. Great vid, love your reviews.

What I liked about this trilogy was how nearly all the side characters were either memorable or served some purpose even if they were just extras. Whether it’s the Daily Bugle staff each having a different interaction and relationship with Peter or the everyday citizens of New York having their own personality that stood out. A good example is Ursala in this movie offering Peter some cake. It shows not only how kind she is but also served to give him a much needed break. Though they could’ve easily cut scenes like this out, the movie would’ve lost something. This is how the small moments and extra details can add a lot.

I love how Otto Octavius’ line near the start of the movie; “If you keep something as complex as love bottled inside, it’ll eat away at you”, rings true throughout the whole movie. For me, all the shit things happening to peter was the foundation for him giving up being Spiderman in this film, the cherry on top was his bottled-in love for Mary-Jane, which was eating away at him and giving him that performance anxiety, leading to Spiderman no more. And when he does return to being Spiderman because it’s his core, his first immediate battle is to save Mary-Jane by fighting Doc Ock on the train. For me, that’s how I see his arc in this film. I absolutely love it for all those reasons and more.

The train scene is probably the greatest action scene in any comic book movie....Thanks Sam👌

I've always been surprised how little the scene where Ursula gives him the chocolate cake is talked about. So many unfortunate things happening to you, all it takes is that one small gesture of kindness to keep you moving. Might be my favorite scene in the movie.

The only Spidey and Doc Ock story that could possible top this would be from the PS4 game. Truly top notch story telling that does both characters justice.

I see Peters decision to not be Spider-Man anymore as sort of a “Be careful what you wish for” type of scenario, because before that happens all of this stuff in his life is really screwing him over, MJ not wanting anything to do with him, Harry being pissed at him for presumably protecting the guy who he thinks killed his father, him losing his job because being Spider-Man always makes him late, but he soon finds out that even when he gave up being Spider-Man it didn’t instantly fix all those things that were going wrong in his life, and I think it really shows that when he’s in his room after the burning building scene and he says “Am I not supposed to have what I want? What I need? What am I supposed to do?” He’s like “Why didn’t giving up being Spider-Man fix all of my issues?” And at the same time he still had the desire to save the kid from the burning building and he felt guilty when the one firefighter said that someone on the 4th floor never made it out, and I think it ultimately showed Peter that when it comes to life you can never have only happiness, there’s always gonna be moments of both happiness and sadness in your life, just like how when he was Spider-Man he still had the people he saved give him happiness to work in tangent with the misery that comes with his life as Spider-Man, and I think that’s what ultimately pushed him to become Spider-Man again

One of the things I appreciate most about Raimi's Spiderman is that he feels genuinely down to earth. A lot of the MCU characters just don't feel that "real".

The scene that impacted me as a kid was after he saves the train, and the people embrace him and let him know that they wouldn't reveal who he was. The whole theater broke out and clapped. Just a genius scene

I really love how this film kind of hinted that Aunt May knows Peter us Spider-Man. That one little scene is so so great

To Jeremy’s point, the best scene of the film (and perhaps the entire trilogy) is the scene when aunt may delivers that speech to Peter about holding on a little longer when things aren’t going right for you. It hits on a human and superhero level and that’s why it’s so emotionally powerful. That speech feeds into Peter being Spider-Man because that’s who he is, not just out of obligation, like Jeremy was talking about. That scene makes me shed a tear almost every time I watch it.

The Aunt May “I believe there’s a hero in all of us.” Speech was honestly one of the best scenes in the movie.

This movie has heart. It really feels like someone's sincere artistic expression unlike the MCU nowadays.

The “raindrops keep falling on my head scene” is one of my all time favourite movie scenes. When I was a kid it always stuck out as a strange scene in the movie but I absolutely love it, even the goofy freeze frame at the end. I adore some of the weird camerawork in this film

The thing I loved about casting Alfred Molina as Doctor Octopus, is that he actually makes the comic make sense. In the comics, Doc Ock is always drawn looking a little diminutive in his arms. Like, big arms, tiny body. Whereas Alfred Molina is like, "yeah..I have big arms..which are sized perfectly for my tall and strong looking body..." Comics Dock Ock has always been a kind of joke to me..Then Alfred shows up as Doc Ock and I'm like, "Oh shit! Peter's in trouble!"

I'm just impressed how they adapted Doc Ock so well from the comics. In the comics, his design was goofy and his colors made him look like an evil nerd, not an evil doctor. He barely even look as cool as other villains, but then you look at this movie, it's like a completely new character. Everything about him is well done in the movie.

The “pizza time” meme is genuinely one of my favourite things on the internet and I will always be grateful to this movie for giving it to me. 🍕

Spider-Man(2002) and Spider-Man-2(2004) are emotionally moving for me and they both really mean everything to me as they’re responsible for kicking off my interest in movies I still tear up when revisiting both of them

I usually hate moments in editing that call attention to themselves or take me out of the suspension of belief that I’m watching moving, breathing characters, but that still frame after the “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head” track always made me smile. It was just satisfying to see Peter not deal with the weight of being Spiderman and indulge in living a life for himself like anyone else.

Rewatched it last week. Still holds up great. Tobey is still my favorite Spiderman. So much great action, story and emotion in this one. Really captured the difficulty of being Spiderman and Peter. Finally Dr. Octopus is my favorite Spiderman villain thus far. Still. "I will not die a monster". Amazing. I hope the new movie does him justice. And yes the train scene is iconic.

This movie is iconic among Super Hero Movies, because it focuses on the human side of being a super hero. From the Train scene, to every single actor's performances, to the subtle little details they added to make each character come to life in there own way. The world building is top notch and the sense of power from Tobey's performance as Spider-Man, makes this the best Spider-Man movie made to date. Nuff Said.

Spider-Man 2 is my favorite Spider-Man movie ever, and one of the best CBM’s of all time! I absolutely love this movie from start to finish, and I’m super excited to see No Way Home next week!

Man... Thank you for all the free content throughout the years... And somehow each time I come back your newest content has only gotten better and better. I'm very grateful that you were my inspiration for making movie, show, and game reviews on my channel Valentine Reviews back when I was still only like 13 or so. I'm almost 25 and I'm proud to call myself a genuine fan of your's. Seriously brother, thank you..! 💜

What I loved abt tobeys Spiderman was his constant struggle. When he fights he looks desperate/urgent/attentive/focused all at once. I loved the scene where he’s trying to save aunt may while fighting doc, he’s falling down the building catches himself and yells “hang on”. U can feel the desperation in his voice. That alone was one of the best deliveries I’ve heard Tobey give and it embodies his version of Spiderman.

Raimi Spider-Man movies always felt like a indie film, especially the second film. And the screenplay for Spider-Man 2 was really great imo, dialogue with Otto and aunt may is very touching as well. Thanks for doing this review, Jeremy.

Doesn’t Spider-Man purposely pull his punches, or at least isn’t that mentioned in the comics? I always liked to assume rather than full on decking Ock, he was hitting him to ‘snap him out of his madness’.

Aunt May's monolgue when she's moving still gets me every time. Rosemary Harris is an absolute treasure in these movies.

This is the best review ever in this channel. Thank you Jeremy happy holidays⛄️

Just watched Spider-Man 2.1 for the first time ever, and in some ways, it was even better than the theatrical version of the movie, which is already awesome! For the first time ever with this movie, after years of having watched it as a kid, I actually got choked up a couple times. Particularly when Peter goes back to help May move out of her house, I was tearing up. The last time they spoke, Peter admitted that Ben's death was all his fault because he lied about where he'd be and wasn't at the rendezvous on time. His last moments before Ben's death, he was a jerk, then he holds onto the guilt while letting his Aunt beat herself up for two years thinking she was to blame for allowing Ben to take Peter to the library, only then later for May to completely forgive Peter and congratulate him on his bravery in admitting the truth, gah, it really hit me this time. We take our parents/guardians for granted, and yet they still have such unconditional love for us even when we treat them like crap. Rosemary Harris killed it.

I love the scene at the doctor when Peter basically tells him he's Spiderman, and the scene were Peter loses his mask and the people on the train tell him its alright. The scene when May tells him "I believe there's a hero in all of us" is also top notch

Hey Jeremy, in regards to the one punch thing. Spider-Man was revealed to drastically reduce his strength when fighting people so he doesn’t instantly kill them. When Dock Ock swapped bodies with Peter in the Superior Spider-Man run, he hit Scorpion full force breaking his jaw and killing him in one hit, realising what Spider-Man’s been doing.

I literally just got done rewatching Spider-Man 2 when I saw you uploaded this. What timing!

The most iconic scene I remember even today is back at the train sequence. Spider-Man just stopped the train from falling before he loses consciousness. Even though he doesn't have his mask on the people bring him in the train for safety and bring him his mask telling him that they support him and will keep his secret. To me this is an important scene because throughout the movie Peter has been feeling isolated, but in this scene he feels the support from the people he saves. They support him even to the point that they put themselves in between him and Dr. Ock, when he gets in the train for him. What a moment.

I was only 5 when it came out, but I'll never forget seeing this theaters. This and the first movie are what sealed the deal for me as Spider-Man being my favorite super hero

I think this is one of your best reviews Jeremy. By the time we get to the end of the review and you say “and thats why WE love Spider-Man 2” I feel like everything that came before supported it perfectly.

That train scene can really cement the idea that there is humanity out there in the world, and that deep down, its our empathy and understanding of one another that creates the good nature that we are more than capable of having. Much love, fam

Spiderman 2 and The Dark Knight share the same spot as the best superhero movies ever. Fact!

Perfect Timing! Not even kidding I LITERALLY just finished watching this movie... the credits are still going Haha. Glad to see me and Jeremy are watching are the Spiderman movies at the exact same time! 🙌🥂

The effect of the shattered glass and doc ocks wife's reflection was brilliant and one of my favorite shots from the film

I just loooove this seamless transition of spiderman swinging his way towards doc oc and the camera pulls away to show that its a reflection on doc ocs glasses. just so beatiful

I love how these movies had action, drama, comedy, horror, and romance, and how it's about a person who just happens to have super powers. I freakin' adore this movie!

"Sometimes, to do what's right, we have to be steady and give up the things we want the most. Even our dreams." -Peter Parker to Doctor Otto Octavis It’s the entire core of the film. Peter had to give up the normal life he wanted in order to live up to the responsibility his powers imbue him with. Meanwhile, Otto faces the same moral quandary and realizes that he has to ‘give up’ his fusion reactor in order to avoid becoming a monster. This line is the true climax and emotional payoff of the film. Peter’s arc comes to its end with him vocalizing the choice he has made and Otto realizes what he must do. Brilliant screenwriting and filmmaking!

That little news skit at 3:10 .... omg I didn't see it coming 🤣😂🤣

It's so bad ass Hearing you talk about older movies especially one this deep hope to get to shake yore hand one day big fan man keep up the grate work merry Christmas

This movie looks cool, hopefully they make a third one

The scene where Peter tells Aunt May about how Uncle Ben died, and she just looks at him in shock and walks away, is one of the most gut-wrenching things I’ve ever seen in a superhero film. I genuinely believe the modern MCU films wouldn’t have the balls to do something like that

Absolutely the best, from the beginning to the end. Reading the comments about so many aspects and scenes from this movie, actually is getting me emotional. I need to once again revisit this great movie. Thanks for reviewing it Jeremy!

Just finished watching Spider Man 2, it is amazing how well this movie aged; I really loved the deeper layer on the identity crisis, on top of the actions and the villain is very relatable too.

“Sometimes to do what’s right, we have to be steady, and give up the things we want the most. Even our dreams.” A tough and difficult lesson, but a beautiful one as well. This movie understood Peter Parker!

They fit so much into this movie without it ever feeling crammed or rushed, or too long. His relationship with MJ and Harry. So much development and depth. The ultimate triangle.

The part that sticks out the most for me is when Dock Ock takes MJ and shoves peter into the rubble. Leaving Peter to burst out in anger and then his powers come back and the transition between him dropping the glasses and then Jumping out of the newspaper was godly! The soundtrack alone makes my hair stand and its just pure awesomeness!🙌🏻🔥🔥

Been waiting for this, thanks for the upload.

I re-watched this again recently for No Way Home, and Aunt May’s speech to Peter about the neighbor kid needing a hero made me tear up. That along with watching Spiderman 2002 made me tear up and reflect. I used to watch Packer games (Football) for years every Sunday with my grandparents and some scenes from these movies made me cry and realize how precious life can be. I went out of my way to go watch a Packer game with my grandparents soon after this and loved it!

*Still the best live action Spider-Man Movie* there honestly hasn’t been a Spider-Man movie since that’s felt like a Spider-Man movie.

I swear I never watched peoples reviews but your reviews are some of the best

This is more of a thing he does in 3, but I love how Franco does the weird lazy eyelid thing Dafoe did in 1 when he was in goblin mode. The casting for these movies are perfect, I don’t care. Been a spidey fan since I was 2. They were perfect. And Tobey quips man, nobody gives him credit for it. “Here’s your change!”

Holy shit he never did this review? One of the OG classics .

I saw this twice in theaters and one of those times was in IMAX, which at the time was considerably bigger than today's IMAX screens. When I got the dvd, I would rewatch it almost every week for a while. This movie has always amazed me and for a long time, I didn't really know why. As I came to understand it better watching reviews like this one, I've been able to appreciate the film even more knowing why it amazed me so much as a kid. At the time, it was my favorite comic book film and I know many others felt the same way, some still do. My personal favorite comic book film now is The Dark Knight.

The soundtrack. The whole sequence when they are playing hold on by jet is so good. And raindrops lol too good!

I rarely see Jeremy this passionate about a review. Genuine appreciation, I love it

One can argue the mechanical arms were connected to Doc Ock's brain and were capable of defending him and fighting spider-man even if he was semi conscious. Spider-man knocking him out wouldn't disable the arms. There's a deleted scene where the arms protect Otto while Spider-man is wailing on him.

My favorite part is AFTER he stops the train. When the people are helping him and seeing his face for the first time. “He’s just a kid.” Gets to me every time.

You're right, there was a lot to unpack after watching this for the first time in theaters. I remember sitting there watching the credits roll listening to the song that plays at first "Dashboard Confessional - Vindicated" and getting emotional.

When you mentioned him saving the kid in the fire when he had no powers, he felt good about it. Then he is immediately informed that there was one more in the fire that he didn’t save, that he could have saved. It’s just so good.

Spider Man 2 is the perfect example of a sequel done right. It developed on all the things Spider Man 1 started briefly and they really made me feel sorry for Peter Parker as a character, he was pummeled mentally and physically so much. Amazing movie.

10 whole years of watching Jeremy videos, a full quarter life's worth of Spidey fandom and loving the Rain Trilogy. Needlessly to say, I've waited a long time for this video.

I'm just glad you finally got around to this review. Thank you 🙏

I do miss the “SPONSORSHIP!!!!” Call. But Jeremy always makes the ads work with his fast delivery an authentic style.

My favorites in this movie...Peter's bravery to admit what happened with Ben and her forgiveness. The people on the subway realizing "He's just a kid, no older than my son". Not some horrible criminal. An unassuming guy, no over the top looks. Dr. Octavius, committed to his experiment, yet influenced by the mechanical arms. This movie is indeed Awesometacular!!!

This has to be the greatest out-of-the-blue review Jeremy's posted, and I loved all 10:35 of it! Best Spider-Man movie all these years later.

I just marathoned the Raimi Trilogy today and WHEW what a nostalgic ride that was! SM2 is definitely the king of the three, but I enjoyed revisiting all of them today. It was like seeing old friends for the first time in years.

Jeremy this had to be one of the best movies reviews you have ever done .