Is Spider-Man actually good or is it just exactly the film America needed in the wake of 9/11? An essential post-9/11 blockbuster, Sam Raimi's film also marked a turning point for the superhero movie enterprise.
Raimi's film endures in the pop cultural lexicon because of its heart and rewarding spectacle. It's ironic that the film introduces itself as a "story about a girl," when the romantic subplotting finds the script at its most shallow. But Raimi has always understood the…