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Spider-man 2 is set two years after
the original, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) finds managing both his
personal life and duties as the superhero Spider-Man increasingly
difficult, and decides to give up. He must return to his duties
though, when Dr. Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) turns insane following
a failed experiment and the death of his wife. Using his mechanical
tentacles, Octavius is dubbed "Doctor Octopus" and threatens to
endanger the lives of the people of New York City and Peter's loved
ones.
The film was released on June 30, 2004 in the United States, and
received mostly positive reviews from critics. It went on to earn over
$373.5 million in the US, and $783 million worldwide. The film's
success led to another sequel, Spider-Man 3.
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The story begins two years from where the previous film ends, and
Peter Parker is finding his double life increasingly difficult.
Precariously struggling to balance his crime-fighting duties with the
demands of his normal life, Peter often finds his personal life taking
a backseat. He loses a job, faces financial difficulties, and
struggles to maintain his physics studies. Moreover, he has become
estranged from both love interest Mary Jane and best friend Harry
Osborn, and Aunt May is threatened with foreclosure.
Harry, now head of Oscorp's research division, has invested in the
research of brilliant scientist Otto Octavius, Peter's idol. To
perform a sustained fusion experiment, he has developed a set of
artificially intelligent mechanical arms, which are impervious to heat
and magnetism, though not unbreakable. When the experiment overloads
and becomes unstable, Dr. Octavius' wife is killed, his neural chip,
which enabled him to control the arms, is destroyed, and Octavius'
mechanical arms become fused to his spine. The tentacles begin to
influence Octavius' mind, playing on his vanity and ego, and he
decides he must complete his experiment at any cost. J. Jonah Jameson
names him Doctor Octopus or "Doc Ock." Doc Ock attempts to rob a bank
where Peter Parker and his Aunt May happen to be present. After a
short glitch in his powers, Spider-Man manages to take back most of
the stolen money, but Doc Ock takes Aunt May as a hostage. When
Spider-Man rescues her, she revises her former opinion of him and
realizes that he is a hero.
Peter Parker gives up being Spider-ManDuring a party, Peter learns
that M.J. is planning to marry John Jameson and Harry lashes out at
him in a drunken rage due to his loyalty to Spider-Man; shortly
afterwards he loses his powers while web-slinging across town.
Meanwhile, Doc Ock rebuilds his experimental reactor. Peter questions
if he could ever have what he "needs," a life as Peter Parker, which
involves a vision of Uncle Ben, and resolves to give up being
Spider-Man. Back home, after visiting Uncle Ben's grave, Aunt May is
distressed by Peter's confession that he was somewhat responsible for
his Uncle Ben's death. Aunt May and Peter reconcile, and she tells
Peter of the hope that Spider-Man brings to others, in spite of what
dreams he may have to sacrifice. Peter attempts to re-connect with
Mary Jane, but she informs him it is too late. In the meantime, Doc
Ock has completed rebuilding his reactor, and needs one final item,
the tritium which fuels the reactor. He goes to Harry Osborn for it,
dangling him over the edge of the Osborn mansion balcony when he
refuses. Harry agrees to give Ock what he needs if he captures
Spider-Man, and he agrees. Mary Jane meets Peter in a coffee shop to
ask if he still loves her, but Peter tells her that he does not.
Amidst this exchange, the two are ambushed by Doctor Octopus, who
abducts Mary Jane in a ploy to lure Spider-Man into a trap. This
brings back Peter's powers. He dons his costume and engages in a fight
with Doc Ock, culminating with the insane scientist forcing Spider-Man
to rescue a runaway subway train.
Spider-Man battles Doctor Octopus atop a subway train Spider-Man
manages to stop the train before it can plunge over the end of the
track. Weak, he is captured by Doctor Octopus, and delivered to Harry
Osborn. Harry unmasks Spider-Man and is stunned to discover that his
sworn enemy is also his best friend. Peter awakens and convinces Harry
to reveal Octavius' whereabouts so he can rescue Mary Jane. Spider-Man
finds Doctor ottovius in an abandoned warehouse on a waterfront pier,
where he's restarted his fusion experiment. After battling with Doc
Ock, Spider-Man manages to electrocute Ock when Ock tries to stab him.
Peter reveals his true identity to Octavius, who is dazed and whose
tentacles are temporarily incapacitated, and pleads with him to stop
the machine. Determined to end his doomsday experiment before it
causes more harm, Doc Ock uses his mechanical arms to collapse the
floor of the building, plunging the fusion device into the water below
and him along with it. Mary Jane sees Peter without his mask and
realizes that he is Spider-Man, but Peter tells her they can never be
together, as he will always have enemies.
Across town, Harry has visions of his father, the late Norman Osborn
in a hanging mirror. The hallucination of Norman demands that his son
kill Peter Parker to avenge his death. Harry refuses and hurls a
dagger at the mirror, shattering it and revealing a hidden passageway
which leads to a secret room in the attic. Upon entering, Harry sees a
Goblin Glider in the center of the room and realizes that his father
was the Green Goblin. At the end of the film, Mary Jane leaves her
wedding and finds Peter in his apartment, telling him that she has
decided to be with him — despite the risks. She persuades Peter to
finally let her in while accepting the need of his vows by letting him
respond to a sudden call for help.
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