The beats aren't new, and -- this is crucial -- they shouldn't be.
Watching a superhero origin story is like watching yet another cinematic
troupe play out a Shakespearean saga, an analogy that Stan Lee, with
his faux-Bard posturing, might like. There are liberties taken,
certainly, but the essence of it all -- whether the movie is directed by
the fortunately named Marc Webb or Sam Raimi or by us, with a phalanx
of action figures duking it out in bed -- is the same.
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