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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 1448805" data-attributes="member: 3649">One major reason is that it was seen equally by men and women (something very few action/superhero/geekfest movies ever do; in fact, I can't think of a single one other than this). That alone accounts for the tremendous push it had. The reason Spider-Man is so appealing? Spider-Man is one of the great iconic superhero concepts, hands down. We only have a very few of them, really. A few great, great concepts that endure over time.  Superman, the pinacle of perfection. The ideal all men strive for. The idea of a man so powerful he can move mountains, but so noble, so unselfish he uses that power for good.  Batman, a man who forsakes any attempt at a normal life so that others can have that chance.  Spider-Man, the everyman that anyone can relate to. The sea-change in comics that Spider-Man ushered in is still being felt today. The normal man, with a normal mans concerns and needs and desires, who gets these tremendous powers. He uses them for himself at first, which is what most normal people would do. Then he aids his own uncle's death, and sees that 'with great power comes great responsibility'. That one phrase is such a powerful one, such a defining thing, that it's driven 40 years worth of stories. Peter is just cursed, cursed with a power he didn't want but cannot deny, because denying the use of it means he spits on his uncle's memory and his own part in the man's death.</blockquote>

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