Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man, Part1: "With Great Power..."

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In part 1 of our 3-part retrospective discussion on the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies, I'm joined by future best-selling author, Odian Levy (author of Hummingbird, which you can check out here), as we dive deep and dissect what many consider to be the true kick-off point to modern superhero movies, and the reason that we have the vast superhero-centric cinematic universes that we do today (for better and for worse, mind you).
Directed by Sam Raimi, who, at the time, was mostly known for his works in the horror genre (including the Evil Dead films), Spider-Man was released in theaters over TWENTY years ago, in the summer of 2002. Yep...it's been that long.
This was a film that, for me, and for Odian, had such an impact on us, with vivid memories of seeing it for the first time (plus Odian reveals just how many times he actually went to see it in theaters).
We also kicked things off by sharing our love of our favorite friendly neighborhood hero, including the comics, the video games, and of course, the wildly successful animated series from the 90s.
There's a lot to cover in this one, and I think we did a pretty good job. So kick back, relax, and enjoy hearing all about what happens when you have great power, and great responsibility.

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