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Spider-Man (2002)

Film

DirectorSam Raimi

Meta takes5

Figures

Locations

The web-swinging sequences through New York City. → The Cinematic Sublime

Form & technique

Final scene with Spider-Man on a flagpole with an American flag.
The Thanksgiving dinner scene. → The Oedipal Complex

Tropes

Peter Parker's physical and social transformation after the spider bite. → The Fragile Alpha
The wrestling promoter cheating Peter and Peter letting the robber escape. → The Enterprise of the Self
Spider-Man's battered body and sacrificial posture during the final battle.
Peter Parker's biological transformation, specifically the growth of organic web-shooters and finger barbs. → The Abject

Films most connected to Spider-Man

No Country for Old Men (2007) — via The Fragile Alpha, The Cinematic Sublime, The Enterprise of the Self
Home Alone (1990) — via The Oedipal Complex, The Enterprise of the Self
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — via The Fragile Alpha, The Cinematic Sublime
Brokeback Mountain (2005) — via The Fragile Alpha, The Cinematic Sublime
Hook (1991) — via The Fragile Alpha, The Oedipal Complex
The Conjuring (2013) — via The Abject, The Enterprise of the Self
Gone Girl (2014) — via The Fragile Alpha, The Enterprise of the Self
Armageddon (1998) — via The Cinematic Sublime