WHY SPIDER-MAN MOVIES HAVE NEVER SHOWN HOW POWERFUL HE REALLY IS.docx
1. Spider-Man is extremely physically strong, yet the wall-crawler’s movies have never
shown how powerful he really is for a variety of reasons.
Spider-Man’s superpowers make him extremely physically strong, but why have the
films about Spider-Man never shown how strong he really is? After being bitten by a
radioactive spider (or genetically altered, depending on the continuity of the film), Peter
Parker accidentally acquires the incredible superpowers he uses as an amateur
superhero. Among these powers there is the commensurate strength of a spider.
Spider-Man comics say that he can lift about 10 tons, making him dangerously powerful,
but he never kills or seriously injures the criminals he fights. Movies often shy away
from showing the full potential power of Spider-Man.
In the rather recent Superior Spiderman Rug story in the comics, Dr. Octopus swaps
bodies with Peter Parker, locking him in a dying form while living with Peter’s
superpowers. During the fight with the Scorpion, Otto, not realizing how powerful Peter
was, punched the super criminal’s jaw, disfiguring and almost killing him. Otto realizes
in this moment that his old enemy must constantly restrain his power to avoid killing his
enemies.
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In films, various iterations of Spider-Man fight ordinary criminals and superpowered
villains, punches and kicks that often stun or knock them down in a short time. This is
shown especially often in Sam Raimi’s trilogy, where montages show the friendly
neighbor fighting criminals and dealing with iconic enemies such as Doctor Octopus –
who, despite having monstrous tentacles and genius intellect, He’s still a normal human
being. Spider-Man never kills his enemies, other than to burn the Venom symbol with
one of the New Goblin’s pumpkin bombs, so the films follow comic books and rarely
show the full power of the character, avoiding many possible deaths.
2. Spider-Man can fight criminals, but he’s not a brute. Peter Parker refrains from hitting
enemies, often using his network (organic or otherwise) to subdue criminals rather than
potentially injuring them. Andrew Garfield’s repetition of Peter avoided using his full
powers even when battling The Lizard, who was endurance enough to take a punch
from Spider-Man. A notable exception was the Green Goblin in 2002’s Spider-Man,
whom Peter was angry with unleashed a series of punches. Norman only survived
thanks to improved durability and armored clothing.
When not fighting criminals, Spider-Man’s true power is often hinted at and only
occasionally shown. In 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man, Peter accidentally destroys his
bathroom sink and alarm clock while getting used to his new powers. Tom Holland’s
MCU Spider-Man famously lifted the debris of a collapsed building off of himself in
Spider-Man: Homecoming. Perhaps the greatest showcase of Spider-Man’s power,
however, was in Sam Raimi’s heavily praised sequel Spider-Man 2. When stopping a
runaway train, the wall-crawler used his full strength and numerous webs to gradually
bring it grinding to a halt. This famous scene shows that when not holding back, Spider-
Man is extremely physically strong, and he’d only use this level of strength when
necessary. Against criminals and supervillains who could easily die from one punch, the
Spider-Man movies made the right decision by not showing how powerful he really is.
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