As an avid collector of Stan Lee's original books, I have to say this movie does not disappoint and makes a case for being the best comic book movie made. I found the story line to be the classical tale of 'the hero', as you would find in Homer, the trials of the Buddha, or the mythologies of man struggling to transcend to a higher realm frequently documented by Joseph Cambell. Clearly this is what made Stan Lee and his Mavel comics so great, depicting super-humans, yet with flawed characters in which we can all relate and who inspire us and give us hope. This may also be the best fantasy film I have seen since The Empire Strikes Back. Spiderman, similar to Star Wars: A New Hope, was the original and deserves credit for being so, however the second installment had a more meaningful story to tell.