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| - High school sophomore Peter Parker lives with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, is a school outcast and a bully victim. During a field trip to Horizon Labs, he visits a radiology demonstration utilizing the Atomic Cylotron, with his friend Harry Osborn and unwitting love interest Felicia Hardy, being given by renowned scientist Otto Octavius. During the experiment, however, a small spider climbs down and becomes bombarded with radiation. The spider then lands on Peter's hand and bites him. Peter then subsequently passes out. Roll credits and title (With this playing) Later that evening, Peter reawakens at home to see his uncle, aunt, and a nurse before him. The nurse then tells Peter that he passed out during the experiment. Aunt May then tells the nurse that the experiment had involved radiation. The nurse then decides to call Horizon Labs due to safety concerns regarding it's radiology experiments around children and advises the Parker family to keep their nephew home from school for the rest of the week. That night, at Horizon Labs, Octavius is experimenting on a new device he had been working on, a 4-armed apparatus attached to a harness, by focusing it into the Cylotron. However, Octavius miscalculates the focus of energy and the machine explodes, knocking Octavius unconscious and destroying a portion of Horizon Labs. The following morning, Peter awakens and finds changes to his body; he now has much more musculature and his previously impaired vision has been restored. After breakfast, Peter takes a walk down the street, deciding to ask Felicia out on a date. However, he is stopped by Midtown High football star Flash Thompson and his friends. Flash attempts to instigate Peter into a neighborhood brawl, but Peter refuses. When Flash charges him, though, Peter displays amazing agility and embarrasses Flash, causing his friends to run away. When Flash threatens to call the authorities on Peter, he simply runs back home. At home, Peter tries to figure out what to do with his new powers. Remembering the spider bite at Horizon Labs, Peter begins to design a costume. Eventually landing on a design he enjoys, Peter discovers an ability to shoot webs from his wrists. Over the course of the week, Peter discovers an ability to cling to walls, superhuman strength, and a sixth sense, all of which he uses to defeat Flash Thompson when he tries to stop Peter from going to Felicia's house again. Deciding to repay Uncle Ben and Aunt May for all the kindness they had ever shown him, Peter begins to design a costume. Meanwhile, at the hospital, Octavius, about to undergo surgery after his mechanical arms were fused to his spine, is personally informed by his greedy and corrupt employer, Adrian Toomes, that he would be fired after his recent carelessness with the Cylotron, and that all of Otto's inventions would become Adrian. Enraged, Otto vows revenge on Toomes, promising to tear everything that Toomes held dear to pieces. On Peter's first day back to school, Uncle Ben, who had offered to drive him, confronts Peter about his new strange and secretive behavior and stresses to him that he's and Aunt May are afraid that they're losing losing Peter through his maturity (which in reality, is Peter trying to secretly deal with his new abilities), and that with great power comes great responsibility. However, Peter snaps at him and demands for Uncle Ben to stop worrying and pretending to be his father. A heartbroken Ben drives to work. At lunch, Flash tries to bully Peter into telling everyone what had happened the the other day. Peter then tells his side of the story, causing everyone to turn on Flash and Felicia to break up with him. Enraged, Flash tries to punch Peter, resulting in the teenager moving out of the way and Flash to hit the ground, making everyone laugh at him. Later that afternoon, Peter takes the bus to the city, and heads off the where he secretly intended on going, a sports arena that promises a $4,000 prize to any man who can last three minutes in the ring with the wrestler Seth, the Duke of Death (played by Hulk Hogan). Those earnings would allow him to buy a car and impress Felicia. With little difficulty, Peter defeats the wrestler and is cheered as the "amazing Spider-Man." However, Peter is cheated by the fight promoter with a measly $1,200 as opposed to the offered $4,000 and, in retaliation, does not stop a criminal who has stolen the gate money. Walking home after Uncle Ben had not kept his promise to pick him up, with some satisfaction about the money debacle, he finds that his home was raided and his uncle murdered in cold blood. Ben dies in front of Peter. Enraged, Peter dons his spider costume to pursue the murderer using his webs for transportation for the first time. He confronts the killer in an abandoned warehouse only to learn to his horror that the killer is the same criminal he could have stopped earlier. Out of a need for revenge, Peter beats the killer into unconsciousness and leaves him tied up for the authorities. Meanwhile, at a hospital, doctors prepare to surgically remove Octavius's harness. However, as a result of the accident the arms have developed sentience and attack the crew. Upon regaining consciousness and seeing the carnage, Octavius escapes and takes refuge at a harbor. Months later, after graduation from 10th grade, Peter decides to live up to his uncle's words about power and responsibility by becoming the masked vigilante known as Spider-Man and fighting crime all over the city. He eventually learns a way to make it pay by supplying photographs of his alter-ego to the curmudgeonly the Daily Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson, who has a continual need for Spider-Man photos though he vilifies the vigilante in his paper. Meanwhile, at the harbor, Octavius becomes increasingly influenced by his arms' AI, and thus, attempts to rob a bank. The police arrive and try to stop Octavius, but the mad scientist crushes their forces. However, just as Octavius is about to leave, Spider-Man arrives on the scene and tries to stop him. The two fight, and Octavius gains the upper hand. Eventually, though, Spider-Man manages to drive off Octavius, who then vows revenge on Spider-Man. The Daily Bugle subsequently dubs Octavius "Doctor Octopus." Eventually, Peter learns that Felicia and Harry have become a couple, which breaks his heart. Octavius then attacks the Daily Bugle and abducts Spider-Man. He then asks Spider-Man to join him in a coming master race of superhumans. Spider-Man refuses and battles Octavius. Ock escapes and returns to his hideout. Afterwards, Peter learns that Aunt May has fallen ill and was rushed to the hospital by her friend. This causes Peter to become distraught, but is comforted by Felicia. At the warehouse, Octavius realizes that Spider-Man's greatest weakness is his overbearing responsibility to protect people. He then abducts Felicia and holds her hostage at the United Nations building and goads Spider-Man to come face him. Spider-Man arrives and is issued an ultimatum by Octavius; save Felicia or fight him. Spider-Man manages to save Felicia by creating a web net between the entrance flags and the building itself. Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus then do battle which takes them from the United Nations building all the way to Times Square. There, Spider-Man finally defeats Octavius via a hard punch to the jaw. At a cemetery, Peter overlooks his Uncle Ben's grave and muses how he learned the hard way that with great power comes great responsibility. Just then, however, Felicia approaches him and confesses her love for Peter and kisses him. However, Peter says that they could only be friends as she could become a target of Spider-Man's enemies if they knew his secret. Peter then walks away, claiming to himself that he would forever protect the city for as long as he lived and accepts his new life as Spider-Man by taking a victory swing across the city skyline. In a post-credits scene, Octavius is seen sitting in prison where he is approached by an unseen individual about a contingency program known as "Project: Six."
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