Watched Spider-Man 2 today. I think they went overboard with trying to generate sympathy for Peter Parker in the first half. We are supposed to feel pity for the underdog, but in this instance I felt like adding to his misery by kicking him in the nuts. Things get better in the second half, but not by much. There is some corny dialogue about what a hero should do and all that, but strangely enough, I found it pretty inspiring (memo to self: senility ahead).