Spider-Man story
The film centers on an outcast teen genius named Peter Parker, who develops spider-like superhuman abilities after being bitten by a genetically-altered spider. After his foster father/uncle is murdered by an armed felon, something of which he felt partially responsible, a guilt-ridden Parker is later driven to use his new abilities for a nobler purpose, as the hero/vigilante Spider- Man, to atone for his uncle's murder. The rest of the film focuses on Parker's efforts to balance his personal life as he graduates from high school and becomes a freelance photographer, while also struggling with his studies, his friendship with his childhood best friend Harry Osborn, his growing feelings for his former high school crush Mary Jane Watson, and his dual life as Spider-Man. It is the first installment in the Sam Raimi directed Spider-Man trilogy.
34 total · 15 major · 19 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| aunt and nephew | major | Peter and his beloved Aunt May. |
| crime | major | After graduating from high school, Peter moved to New York City and started fighting street crime. He ultimately ended up coming into conflict with the super villain Green Goblin. |
| facing a genius adversary | major | Peter took on the disgruntled genius Norman Osborn (a.k.a. Green Goblin). |
| father and son | major | Harry Osborn had a tortured relationship his super villain father Norman Osborn. |
| heroism | major | Spider-man fought street crime, saved baby from a burning building, and so on and so on. |
| human vs. self | major | There was a battle going on inside Norman Osborn between his normal self and his evil Green Goblin alter ego. |
| love triangle | major | Harry started dating Mary Jane even though he knew his friend Peter had had a crush on her for years. |
| secret crush | major | Peter had a secret crush on his neighbor Mary Jane Watson since childhood. |
| super reflexes | major | Peter had arachnid-quick reflexes. |
| super strength | major | Peter acquired the strength of a man-sized spider after being bitten by a genetically engineered super spider. This enabled him to scale building walls and be generally super strong. |