Why Spider-Man Movies Have Never Shown How Powerful He Really Is
Spider-Man’s superpowers render him extremely physically strong, but why have the Spider-Man movies never shown how powerful he really is? After being bitten by a radioactive spider (or genetically altered, depending on the film continuity), Peter Parker accidentally gained incredible superpowers that he put to use as an amateur superhero. Among these powers was the proportionate strength of a spider. The Spider-Man comics state that he can lift roughly ten tons, making him dangerously strong, yet he never kills or severely injures the criminals he fights. The films generally shy away from showing Spider-Man’s full potential strength.
In the fairly recent Superior Spider-Man story arc in the comics, Doctor Octopus switches bodies with Peter Parker, trapping him in his dying form while inhabiting Peter’s super-powered one. During a fight with the Scorpion, Otto, not realizing how powerful Peter is, punches the supervillain’s jaw off, disfiguring and nearly killing him. Otto realizes in this moment that his former nemesis must constantly hold back his strength to avoid killing his enemies.
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In the films, the various iterations of Spider-Man fight ordinary criminals and super-powered villains alike, landing punches and kicks that usually stun or briefly knock them out. This is shown particularly often in Sam Raimi's trilogy, where montages show the friendly neighborhood web-slinger thwarting criminals and trading blows with iconic adversaries such as Doctor Octopus—who, despite the monstrous tentacles and genius intellect, is still a normal human being. Spider-Man never kills his enemies, aside from immolating the Venom symbiote with one of
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