Spider-Man is a well-known superhero who you could argue, is the face of Marvel. A lot of students debate who portrayed the Spider-Man role the best. The list of actors includes Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, Miles Morales, and Tom Holland. 

Opinions

We think that Tobey Maguire is the best actor. We think he is better because he portrayed the role perfectly; he put the most passion and effort into the act. His fighting and swinging and the emotion he put into the rolewere remarkable. He was also the first Spider-Man, meaning if he had never acted as Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland’s Spider-Man would not exist. As Adrian R., an 8th grader at WMS and Marvel fan, stated, “The best Spider-Man actor is Tobey Maguire because he’s the OG, and he made the whole Spider-Man audience.” 

Interviews

To determine who was the best, we interviewed a couple of students at WMS for their opinions. The first student interviewed was Eian G. After we asked him questions about the Spider-Man actors, he said that the best actor was Andrew Garfield. He gave us answers like, “Andrew Garfield, I mean he’s just a classic. I feel like he had the best emotion in the movie.” He also said, “It was when I was 5 years old, and, Woo! it was magical. It was like eating a Popeyes biscuit for the first time.” 

We then interviewed Michael D. When we asked him who the best Spider-Man actor was, he confidently stated that Andrew Garfield was his favorite actor. He felt that Garfield played the role perfectly and brought a unique charm to the character.  Jaden G. said that “Andrew Garfield because he made one of the best movies, and he is just a chill guy.” 

Many people said that Andrew Garfield was the best actor, and we figured that would most likely be the result. Evan O. thought that Tom Holland wasn’t that good and that Tobey Maguire was second. “He’s the only real competitor.” 

Eian G.’s favorite trait about Andrew Garfield was that he “Never backs down and never gives up, just like NickEh30 said.”

After a few more interviews, we concluded that Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man was the best based on all the responses we received.  Some people did say Toby Maguire, but very minimally. As Jaden G stated, “Andrew Garfield is the best; he made one of the best movies, and he is just a chill guy.” We were both surprised no one said Miles Morales or Tom Holland because both are excellent Spider-Men. Although Andrew Garfield is the fan-favorite Spider-Man actor at WMS, we still think Tobey Maguire is the best.