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The critically acclaimed and commercially successful film, Spiderman 2, was hailed as a landmark

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The critically acclaimed and commercially successful film, Spiderman 2, was hailed as a landmark film that illustrated the unfamiliar concept of a hero with an underlying humanity. Throughout the film, Peter Parker demonstrates a remarkable, organic character that makes him and his alter ego, Spiderman, accessible to a wide audience, allowing various age groups to easily identify and connect with him. This action-packed clip is no exception to the fundamental theme of the sequel to the 2002 film, Spiderman. Despite a tight story space, the clip has been one of the enduring hallmarks of the film. Through enrapturing cinematographic techniques, dynamic secondary characters, and a reflective artistic context, “Spiderman Stops the Train” has …show more content…

Distinctively, an intriguing aspect of the clip lies in the fact that the protagonist does not undergo much personal transformation, thus indicating the static and rather flat nature of the character. Throughout the clip, Spiderman is simply portrayed as a hero attempting to perform his duty; he will either save the train or fail to do so. In contrast, throughout the entire length of the clip, the secondary characters—the passengers—undergo a rather radical transformation from being fearful, skeptical, and mocking to a fiercely loyal and trusting group. These facets may be inferred from the only person Spiderman directly communicates with during the entire ordeal: the train operator. Quite possibly, his initial fear in the statement, “Oh my God, this is it!” reflects all of the passengers’ perspectives of their present situation. When Spiderman initially fails to reduce the train’s speed, this fear turns into mocking skepticism as stated by the old man and is indicative of the group’s thoughts: “Any more bright ideas?” However, one can observe that the unbelieving operator is one of the first people to prevent Peter Parker from falling into the city street below, an indication of a character change. The gratefulness and trust that the passengers expressed can by observed by their symbolic gesture of bearing the comatose hero on their arms in solemn jubilation and respectful silence. Perhaps their trust and loyalty may be most evident when,

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