Peter Parker is trying to deal with his personal life, and all of a sudden starts to question his role as Spider-Man. Soon his personal life begins to fall apart. The situation only starts to get worse when his powers begins to give out, and a mad scientist Dr. Octopus(Alfred Molina) terrorizes the whole city. The first movie brought so much to the table now having established the characters and the tone. Spider-Man 2 to me is the best in the trilogy. It builds on Peters character as a whole with a personal journey while still having most of the charm. The characters are just more fleshed out and developed. Having their own obstacles to over come. One of the reasons why Spider-Man is so loved by so many is because in many ways peters the most relatable superheroes ever. He's not a CEO or a big shot lawyer or neurosurgeon or a literal king. He just ordinary guy trying to make a way. This film shows many of those aspects of his life. Failing to hold down a job, his relationship troubles with M. J, Aunt Mays financial crisis and just maintaining his personal life. All at the same time still trying to do what he does a Spider-Man. Tobey does a great job and showing Peter is struggle and is he even capable of still being Spider-Man? Does he want to be Spider-Man what does he want is the overall question. You feel sympathy for Peter as constantly throughout this film he's just kicked down. Every chance he tries to get back up from his situation with Mary Jane who decides she's going to marry someone else. To his friendship with Harry practically jeopardized because of Harry's hatred towards Spider-Man thinking him responsible for his father's death. So he just grows this bitterness towards Peter. Peter doesn't get a break in this. Doctor octopus arguably the best villain from Rami trilogy and probably all the Spider-Man films. He written like a scientist he's calm and calculating. He's a villian you feel more sympathy for given want happen, as well Peter spends time with him before the accident. He's not played more over the top to the point its comedic like Dafoes goblin. The hospital scene is like something out of a horror movie. Imagine it with blood all over the place. He's far more serious in many ways a bigger threat to Peter. The fight scenes between the two are some of the best. No point does peter really have the upper hand mostly he's just thrown around like a ragdoll. Even though this movie has less action and drama. The fights still manages to stick out and leave your remembering them like the train. The visuals are way more stunning in the first film some of the CG was far more dated it stood out looking back at it. The second film actually managed to perfect that given it had a larger budget to work with Spider-Man swinging around and climbing on walls it doesn't look as fake. It's more fluent in organic as he moves from building and swing. The only Cg used that does stand out was on Dr. Octopus for the tentacles sometimes having an CG body but it's not as bad. The uses of practical is always appreciated many parts of the film whenever it's not having to be fully Up eyes. The tentacles behind Doc ock are actually real when he's not all over. While the films is more serious then the last it still manages to be funny Some of the best favorite moments involved JK Simmons as Jonah Jamison hands-down the best character portrayed in any movies. It amazing how accurate this character is to the comic. Everything he say is quotable.