The Sam Raimi trilogy is the epitome of what the Spider-Man character represents. The curse and the gift that comes with the having those super powers, its a love letter to the classic storylines, while adopting something fresh and modern with it.

"Spider-Man 2" does not only raise the stakes, it evolves every bit of character and storylines within this film, and the development and responsibility that comes with it.

While the first film set the foundations so well, while being the most accurate cinematic story arc of the character we have till this day, this one sets a larger scale of consequences, while still staying a personal story to Peter and his inner circle.

Every bit of good thing from the first translates even higher here, from the beautiful score of Elfman's, to the grandiose memorable action scenes, and the emotional ones that are narrated by both parental figures of Peter, Aunt May and Uncle Ben, his distant love and protection to MJ, and the guilt that follows with his best friend and him feeling responsible for what happened. There is much emotions, while him struggling to balance between his life and it all plays out in a perfect mix of drama, action, comedy and emotional roller coaster.

After 3 cinematic interpretations, it is safe to say that Raimi understood the character the most and it shows and much of the success helped to establish the genre as we know it today.

Here's to hoping for more of his touch, and love for the character to continue within the MCU, with both Tobey's Spider-Man and Doctor Strange and we can enjoy more of these great memorable stories like this timeless classic.