The Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies changed the superhero genre for good. In the ’90s, Marvel was virtually a worthless intellectual property as far as films were concerned. DC Comics made some great Batman movies with Tim Burton and Michael Keaton, but other than that, it was stinker after stinker with movies like Batman and Robin, which was cheesy and stuck in the 1960s as far as realism goes. Superheros were too campy to be taken seriously, and no Marvel hero had anywhere near the prestige that The Batman did. 

That was until a guy named Sam Raimi came along and changed the entire game. Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 set the stage for what the MCU would become. Those movies were funny, had great characters, felt modern, and gave Spider-Man a whole new life as a character. They’re the reason he has any kind of cinematic life outside of the made-for-TV stinker Spider-Man (1977). Not to mention, Spider-Man (2002 this time) gave us so many memes; it must break some kind of a record for the number of memes that came from one movie. If you love Spider-Man and the MCU, these Marvel memes should be a welcome addition to your day.