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Spider-Man 2 is a tower of ambition, even if it’s not bold. It's packed with exhilarating moments that make you feel like both Spider-Men but, like Peter, it’s incredibly flawed, and over time my feelings on it have grown more and more complex.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - Lost in Cult
00:02:00 - Introduction
00:05:07 - The Spectacular Spider-Men
00:15:58 - Web of Shadows
00:28:47 - Bang. Pow. Splat.
00:46:13 - Save the Bees
01:02:01 - Kraven’s Last Chase
01:13:36 - The Magician, The Trumpet, The Vision and The Flame
01:26:49 - The Apple Tree
01:46:58 - Whatever Happened to Mary Jane Watson?
01:56:39 - The Black Suit
02:13:27 - Mod Madness
02:22:10 - Second Chances
02:34:50 - Lethal Protector
02:48:49 - Fashion Addict
03:04:15 - Does the Tower Hold

*SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES CRITIQUE - GREAT EXPECTATIONS*
youtube.com/watch?v=ycj62MA69P4

*SPIDER-MAN CRITIQUE - UNDER THE MASK*
youtu.be/fjQfFvwEqes

*BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT CRITIQUE - LEGACY OF THE BAT*
youtube.com/watch?v=rruHbLSDTRo&t=3640s&ab_channel=MontyZander

REFERENCES

1 - IGN: How Yuri Lowenthal became Insomniac's Peter Parker
2 - Eurogamer: Spider-Man 2 developer discusses balancing sequel's darker tone
3 - IGN: Unmasking Marvel's Spider-Man 2 with Bryan Intihar
4 - Insomniac Games: The Art of Spider-Man 2
5 - IGN: How to find the Rhino Easter Egg in Spider-Man 2
6 - Amazing Spider-Man #17 - Letters Pages
7 - J.M Dematteis: Kraven's Last Hunt (Introduction)
8 - GLHF: Insomniac tells is how Spider-Man 2's New York got bigger and better
9 - Gizmodo: Spider-Man 2's writers break down the game's big spoilers
10 - Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 with Insomniac Games' Bryan Intihar
11 - IGN: Tony Todd on Embodying the Essence of Venom
12 - Games Radar: Yuri Lowenthal researched behaviours of addiction for Marvel's Spider-Man 2
13 - Cinema.com: Spider-Man - Interview with Tobey Maguire
14 - Esquire: Shameik Moore is coming for the best Spider-Man title
15 - Starlog 213: Christopher Daniel Barnes has a new secret identity
16 - DCAnimated: An interview with Josh Keaton
17 - Backstage: Andrew Garfield looks back on his Peter Parker process
18 - USA Today: Spider-Man can be anybody - and now he's Donald Glover
19 - The Wall Street Journal: An interview with Reeve Carney - Spider-Man on Broadway
20 - Screen Rant: Tom Holland Talks Spider-Man
21 - Screen Rant: Yuri Lowenthal on bringing out Peter Parker's Dark Side
22 - Multiverse of Color: Drake Bell Talks Ultimate Spider-Man
23 - Evantainment: What's it like to be Spider-Man? With Paul Soles
24 - Teen Vogue: How Nadji Jeter became Miles Morales
25 - Gaming Bible: Spider-Man Across the Spiderverse's Jake Johnson finally brings a married Spidey to the big screen


*MUSIC*
INTRO
1 - Assaf Ayalon - Words BG

PART 1
1 - Bubble Bath - Electric Guitars
2 - Ramol - Cloudy
3 - Greg McKay - New Beginnings

PART 2
1 - When Mountains Move - Alone Atlast
2 - Be Still the Earth - A Song for You
3 - Roie Shpigler - Microdose

PART 3
1 - Family Kush - 18 Kilograms
2 - Dear Gravity - Devotion
3 - Yarin Primak - Highway
4 - sero - Movie

PART 4
1 - Greg McKay - Lunenburg
2 - Beneath the Mountain - Holding Hands
3 - We Dream of Eden - Speak Without Words
4 - Ian Post - Unseen Oceans

PART 5
1 - Lalinea - Harpstrings and Chill Gymnopedie No 1
2 - Liron Yuval - Up and Over
3 - Benny Bronco - o k t o b u

PART 6
1 - Simon Wester - Breaking Dawn
2 - Beyond the Waves - Mystic Transmission
3 - warmkeys - better off
4 - Yarin Primak - Highway
5 - DJ Taz Rashid - North Star
6 - Ian Post - Unseen Oceans

PART 7
1 - MEOD - Soft Sand
2 - Liquid Memoirs - Distant Dream
3 - LUMINAR - Circle
4 - Martin Puehringer - A Dangerous Plan
5 - The Mind Sweepers - Rancid Life

PART 8
1 - The Magnetic Buzz - A Real Cosmic Night
2 - Swirling Ship - Behind the Clouds

PART 9
1 - Sparrow Tree - Shimmering Light
2 - We Dream of Eden - To Chase a Dream
3 - ANBR - The Other Side
4 - SHARIB - Mimis Dream

PART 10
1 - sero - Unexpected
2 - Beneath the Mountain - Altitude

PART 11
1 - When Mountains Move - Relax Repeat
2 - Dear Gravity - The Land Untouched
3 - Forgotten Dreams - Bass
4 - Rex Banner - The Boulevards

PART 12
1 - Taru - Time
2 - Amparo - Lidkoeb
3 - Jan Baars - Feeling Lost

PART 13
1 - Amulets - The Sound of Safety
2 - Kathali - Mushrooms

PART 14
1 - Yuvi Gerstein - Found a Place
2 - Amparo - Copper Queen
3 - Greg McKay - Mercy
4 - Janes Party - Changes


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