For all of his feats of superhuman strength and arachnid-derived powers, the true reason Spider-Man has resonated with generations of fans is the human being under the iconic, skintight red and blue costume. Beyond the powers, he's simply Peter Parker, high school geek with a major guilt complex.
A socially awkward science wiz, the fateful day that saw his skin pierced by a radioactive spider alleviated his physical weakness, but in many ways, caused an even further crippling of his identity; trying to grapple with those new powers, dealing with the guilt that he suffered after blaming himself for his Uncle Ben's death, and keeping his alter-ego a secret were all new obstacles in his difficult emotional terrain.
The upcoming Marc Webb-directed film reboot of the web slinger's story, plainly and authoritatively titled, "The Amazing Spider-Man," brings the series back to those roots, focusing on Peter Parker's early days with his powers. In Andrew Garfield, the film has a star who is quite sympathetic to that story, and to the earnest change through which the character goes through.
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