\u201cEcastatic\u201d may be overstating my mood somewhat after seeing Spider-Man 2<\/strong>, but I liked it ever so much \u2013 and it\u2019s the closest adjective on the list the Journal provides to express my response. Better than Spider-Man<\/strong> (2002)? You bet!<\/font><\/p>\n Spider-Man 2<\/strong>, for its comic book, action-super hero premise, is actually a morality tale about character and virtue. The bottom line: \u201cDon\u2019t listen to them; we have to be steady, give up what we want the most, even our dreams, to do the right thing.\u201d <\/font><\/p>\n Lots to talk about from a character education perspective: honesty, fairness, justice, courage, self-sacrifice and love\u00a0\u2013 and choosing the right\u00a0path in life, and the right action.\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n The \u201cvirtue\u201d in the film is offset by Harry\u2019s desire for revenge and Otto\u2019s split personality that turns him into an A.I. driven scientist with a god-complex.<\/font><\/p>\n I thought the acting was just right \u2013 and it is a high-concept over-the-top action film, so hold onto your seats! It\u2019s also a movie that\u00a0makes you \u2013 smile.<\/font><\/p>\n I overheard a couple leaving the theater say, \u201cIt was good even though they spent the last twenty minutes setting up the sequel.\u201d Well, there is that. <\/font><\/p>\n So far this year\u2026 this is one of my top five for an entertaining, wholesome film with real ideas.<\/font><\/p>\n <\/font>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cEcastatic\u201d may be overstating my mood somewhat after seeing Spider-Man 2, but I liked it ever so much \u2013 and it\u2019s the closest adjective on the list the Journal provides to express my response. Better than Spider-Man (2002)? You bet! Spider-Man 2, for its comic book, action-super hero premise, is actually a morality tale about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n