Good points, I'll just respond by saying that it's not his hobby, it's a compulsion.
Tl dr - Spider-Man is really about taking a second or third job to get bye. (Like a garbage man.) So when people give Peter a hard time for doing what he does, often New Yorkers will back him up and gang up against the guy making his life harder. However, just because the job isn't respectable doesn't mean it's not needed. Dressing up as Spider-Man is the equivalent of taking a job that's not respected in order to help you and your loved ones get by. Now we all know that super-powered vigilantes don't exist, right? So what is Spider-Man 2 really about? It's about a talented young man living in a world that doesn't allow him to follow his dream and make a living at the same time. His life is first, the (solid) plot is a secondary focus.īut it also has fantastic performances from the surrounding cast, Aunt May, J Jonah Jameson, Harry Osborne, at times Mary Jane (her constant screaming is what drives the movie down for me), and of course Peter Parker and his nemesis. Octopus, but it's main focus is on the life and troubles of Peter Parker.
The week is framed from the creation and fall of Dr. Spider-Man 2 is just a week in the life of Peter Parker. On top of everything you mentioned, it is a great slice of life movie.
