Mary Jane Watson (Spider-Man 1 & 2)

Mary Jane "MJ" Watson is a fictional character in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film series. Based on the character of the same name, she is portrayed by Kirsten Dunst. In the films, Mary Jane is Peter Parker's next-door neighbor, childhood crush, and primary love interest. She was tolerable in the first film.

Why She Rocked
'''Note: This will only focus on her actions in the first two films, and just these 2 versions of Mary Jane, and there are other versions of Mary Jane that are also likable. So, please, do not add anything from the 3rd film.'''
 * 1) She was a very kind and sweet girl, who was good friends with Peter in the first two films.
 * 2) She is very sympathetic because of the fact that she has an abusive father, just like in the comics.
 * 3) She is very gorgeous and attractive.
 * 4) Kirsten Dunst did a good job portraying Mary Jane.
 * 5) She is much more understandable with her ex-boyfriends in the first film, as she broke up with Flash because of his rudeness, and when Harry breaks up with her, is not because she cheated on him (outside the kiss she had with Peter while he was in his Spider-Man persona), is because her friendship with Peter was growing but not to the point where she would cheat on Harry, but it was Harry’s jealousy that led to the break-up.
 * 6) She was a much better friend to Peter in the first film, as she sympathizes and shows concern for Peter when he’s in a tough spot, which shows how much she cares for him.
 * 7) For the most part, she is faithful to her comic book counterpart.
 * 8) There was the iconic moment where she and Peter, while he was Spider-Man, kiss in the rain after saving her from a group of perverts while he is upside-down in the rain, which was very romantic and heartwarming.
 * 9) During the 3rd time she was kidnapped, she followed Peter’s, while he was Spider-Man, advice and climb down to safety, putting aside her fear of falling and being brave.
 * 10) Her chemistry with Peter is decent in the film, and the kisses they shared were very heartwarming.
 * 11) While she was heartbroken and despondent after Peter gently rejects her to protect her, as he leaves, she realizes that her kiss with Peter reminded her of the one she shared with Spider-Man and suspects that he's the superhero. This makes her understand why Peter decided to gently reject her, and respect him for that, showing that she loves him enough to respect his decision and let him go.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) As likable as she was in the first two film, she was incredibly useless as all she does while watching Spider-Man fight is just stand on the sidelines, or just being a damsel who can't even get out of trouble.
 * 2) Speaking of which, she plays as the damsel in distress too much in the first two films, as she ended up being in danger three times throughout the film, and she doesn't do a good job at defending herself like her comic book counterpart did.
 * 3) Whenever she’s a damsel in distress, her screaming is very obnoxious.
 * 4) Mary Jane has a clingy outfit during the rain scene where you can see her nipples, which could be too inappropriate for a PG-13 film.
 * 5) She was horribly flanderized in the 3rd film and lost everything that made her, and her other good counterparts, a good character, becoming a very mean woman, unfaithful girlfriend and an abusive friend. Not to mention she became a flat-out boring and small-time character if Spider-Man was taken out of the picture (and she’s now only there to make Spider-Man look good).

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