THE DIFFERENCES IN THE SPIDER - VERSE
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Differences between the different iterations of the Spider-Man Movies!
Growing up in the early 2000s, many loved watching Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man
movies. Some may have gained an interest in someday turning into Spider-Man
themselves, but of course that did not happen; however, since Maguire’s time, two more
actors have lived the dream of becoming Marvel’s Spider-Man; Andrew Garfield and Tom
Holland.
When Garfield's "The Amazing Spider-Man" came out, I was so excited to see a
different version of our mighty hero, even though he couldn’t replace Maguire for me in
my mind. Fast forward to that, we got Spider-Man: Homecoming played by Tom Holland.
When I saw the announcement of this reboot, I was a little skeptical about it since it felt
weird for me to see someone so young. And how would you feel to watch your favorite
hero to be rebooted three times?
Still, at the end of the day, I didn’t mind the change and enjoyed all of them.
Suddenly, they announce the impossible: Spider-Man: No Way Home. The movie that
had the most rumors about doing a crossover between the different versions of the
Spider-Man movies. When the movie came out, I didn’t believe. The rumors were true!
After watching the movie, I started to notice that most of us were talking about
which iteration of Spider-Man was better than the other. And for that, I want to give my
opinion about who might be the Spider-Man, contrasting the powers and personalities of
each character.
Tobey Maguire Spiderman
One of the first and most beloved on-screen Spider-Man characters, Tobey
Maguire’s Spider-Man is born in the ’80s and lives in Queens, New York. He’s in love with
his next-door neighbor Mary Jane Watson. His best friend is Harry Osborn, son of Oscorp
founder Norman Osborn (Green Goblin). All of these teens attend a New York City high
school where the skinny, geeky Peter Parker is bullied mercilessly.
Eventually Peter is bitten by a radioactive spider during a school field trip to
Columbia University. He endures an evening of intense pain and fever, awakening the
next morning completely transformed. His DNA bonds with spider DNA, enhancing his
musculature and precognition — AKA “spider sense.” This Peter Parker is super strong
and agile. He can also shoot webs from his own wrists and wall crawl with his bare hands.
After his Uncle Ben’s death, Peter lives a double life as both a Daily Bugle photographer
and the superhero Spider-Man.
Tobey’s Peter is more grounded and peaceful than the other two iterations of
Spider-Man. He’s young, but often seems to be the most emotionally mature Peter Parker
for his age due to him being serious about responsibility, making him an idolized character
for me. The only downside being his lack of power level.
Andrew Garfield Spider-Man
Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker is a ’90s kid. This Peter is way suaver than the
other two iterations, (which is the thing I like the most of this version) and while unpopular
in school, seems confident even before his spider bite. He’s intelligent and he’s very
aware of that. Skilled in the sciences, he attends a high school field trip to a laboratory
where he’s bitten by a radioactive spider. Afterwards, his strength, speed, durability - and
ego - are all boosted.
The main difference with this Spider-Man is how he creates webs. While Andrew’s
Spider-Man can crawl on walls and use his spider sense, he can’t make webs inside his
body. Instead, he manufacturers his own web shooters, which he wears on his wrists.
These webs are strong enough to stick to buildings and to hold Spider-Man as he swings
around the city.
This Spider-Man is the least recognized due to the lack of a happier Peter Parker,
since in the plot of his movies, there are some sadistic parts in his movies. However, if I
were you, I would give his movies a little bit of praise for trying something different. And
as far as I’m concerned, his suit had the closest portrayal of a classic Spider-Man that we
ever because of how amazingly it looks. No pun intended.
Tom Holland Spider-Man
In current MCU canon, Peter Parker is an NYC high school student who lives with
his Aunt May. Peter is a bit of an outcast, though with the modern 21st-century setting
there isn’t as much of an ’80s trope-filled bullying aspect. Instead, we see more of Peter’s
social anxiety and awkwardness. Even after Peter is bitten by a radioactive spider —
refreshingly this isn’t shown onscreen but is established as a fact — he keeps his head
down and fights petty crime. You know, because of his age.
Tom looks and acts more like a high school student than his two doppelgangers.
It helps that Tom Holland is the youngest actor yet to portray Spider-Man.
And from my point of view, this would be the strongest Spider-Man iteration, since
at one point of his movies (SPOILER ALERT), he almost stopped a ship from sinking with
his own web and arms.
The only thing that keeps me from truly liking this version of Spider-Man is that he
is helped by other heroes in some situations that other Spider-Mans didn’t have the
chance to be helped by.
All and all, I think all the iterations of Spider-Man have something that makes them special
in such a unique way that you can’t help but say that all of them are cool, amazing and
spectacular. No matter with which version of Spider-Man you grew up, in the end, they
are all the same hero.
