Why are there two different “Spider-Man” movies? There’s only one Spider-Man.Well, for a die-hard fan like me, there isn’t. There are actually quite a few differences between the two; and no, it’s not because one is amazing and the other isn’t.

For those who haven’t read the comics, there may be some confusion around who this Gwen Stacy chick is. Like, what the heck, Peter? What happened to Mary Jane?

Well, Gwen was Peter’s first love before MJ, but the 2002 trilogy “Spider-Man” went straight to the latter.

The director didn’t make a mistake because there are different versions of the comics, and the director simply chose a different version than the original.

In the original “The Amazing Spider-Man” comics, Gwen is Peter’s first true love, but then he strays towards Mary Jane, who is Gwen’s rival. Marc Webb, the director of “The Amazing Spider-Man,” focused a lot more on the emotional connection between Peter and Gwen, and this is especially true in the sequel. His counterpart Sam Raimi, the director of the “Spider-Man” trilogy, didn’t focus on the love as much.

But enough about girls. What’s the difference in the webslinger himself? It’s hard to tell, actually. It depends whether it’s the comics or the movies being compared.

For timeliness, let’s stick with the movies.

Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield both emphasize Peter’s different personalities. Maguire focuses on the nerdy, quiet side of his character and doesn’t really become confident until he is bitten. Garfield, on the other hand, already has that air of confidence with him, which is proven when he stands against the bully before he got the bite.

There are even more obvious contrasts between the trilogy and duology.

In “Spider-Man,” for example, Peter can naturally shoot webs out of his wrists, whereas in “The Amazing Spider-Man” he has to build his own web shooter, and this version follows the original comics.

So neither director made a real mistake; the comics branch off in a hundred different ways and the wallcrawler is different almost every time.

And it’s hard to actually decide which set of movies is better than the other because they both focus on different things.

For example, the trilogy focuses a lot more on the relationship between the Osborn family and Peter while its counterpart emphasizes his love for Gwen.

And that’s the awesome part about superheros, which is the real reason why there are so many different versions of one hero; they can change to be everyone’s friendly neighbor and more.