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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Psychotic Dreamer" data-source="post: 1628230" data-attributes="member: 977">To me the fact that all the characters have problems and are trying to deal with them is part of what makes it interesting.  The focus on the romance between Peter and Mary Jane is the heart of the story and has been the heart of many Spider-Man stories over the years.I would definetly have to argue about X2 being just as good as Spider-Man.  X2 was good, but the characters didn't feel as fleshed out in it.  In both X-Men movies it seemed Wolverine was the main character and everyone else just road second fiddle to him.  Where as to me in Spider-Man (and by the looks of it) everyone in Spider-Man has a story and it's all tied together into a unified story.  I also think many people can relate to Spider-Man.  The tragdy of his loosing Uncle Ben and the fact he blames himself for it, makes him so much more human to me.  I personally I can also relate to his long time love for Mary Jane that was unrequited for the longest time.  To me he was so much more human than so many other superheroes due to the emotional conflicts that went along with his being Spider-Man, being in love with MJ and trying to deal with the death of his Uncle.</blockquote>