List of accolades received by the 2002–2007 Spider-Man film series
The first film in the franchise, "Spider-Man", was released to US theaters on May 3, 2002. Its story follows Peter Parker (played by Tobey Maguire), a high-school student who turns to crime-fighting in New York, under the alias of Spider-Man, after developing spider-like powers. The film sees him develop friendships with Harry Osborn (James Franco) and his love interest, Mary Jane Watson (portrayed by Kirsten Dunst). "Spider-Man" was praised for staying faithful to the comic series and for being an enjoyable movie, with Joe Morgenstern of "The Wall Street Journal" finding the film to be "unusually good" for its genre. Raimi's 2002 release topped the box office with ticket revenue totaling to $114.8 million. By the end of its theatrical run, it had grossed over $820 million.
Peter Parker (Spider-Man film series)
Peter Parker (Spider-Man) is a fictional character from the Spider-Man film franchise, adapted from the comic-book character of the same name created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko; portrayed by Tobey Maguire and created by screenwriter David Koepp. This article is about his appearance in the Sam Raimi trilogy "Spider-Man", "Spider-Man 2" and "Spider-Man 3". He is initially depicted as a bright and intellectually-gifted yet outcasted and introverted high school student, who decides to use his spider-like superhuman abilites as a masked vigilante, which he gained after being bitten by a genetically-modified spider in a school field trip. He is driven by the principle that: "with great power comes great responsibility", to help others in his Spider-Man alter-ego, which were his uncle: Benjamin Parker's final words to him, before he was killed by a car-jacker, something for which he was partially responsible and constantly holds himself guilty for. The trilogy's narrative focuses on his eventual transition from high school to college life, his troubled relationship with his best friend: Harry Osborn, his romance with his childhood crush and later girlfriend: Mary Jane Watson, his struggles with his dual life as a student/photographer and a vigilante, along with his battles with various super-human criminals and sociopaths, who threaten the city of New York, such as Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, New Goblin, Sandman and Venom, all of whom are ironically connected to Peter's life, through one way or another.