Spider-Man 2 uses its sequel status as a strength
About two-thirds of the way through Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), who recently declared himself “Spider-Man no more,” finds himself in a familiar situation. Without any forethought, let alone Spidey-Sense, Peter dashes into a burning building just as he had in the film’s 2002 predecessor, Spider-Man, to save a…