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One rainy night in New York, Mary Jane is being harassed by a group of thugs when Spider-Man suddenly jumps in and saves her. Spider-Man then lowers himself down the building behind Mary...
Mary Jane Watson, often shortened to MJ, is a former Broadway actress and the girlfriend of Peter Parker, as well as the ex-fiancée of John Jameson and an ex-girlfriend of Flash Thompson and Harry Osborn . She was played by Kirsten Dunst in Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3 .
Dunst just wasn't up to the task of portraying how strong a character Mary Jane really is, and the movies barely even tried to develop her character. In the comics, Mary Jane is a person who had a rough childhood, which she tried to hide by putting on a party girl persona.
One of my main gripes with Spider-Man media outside of the comics (through '94ish) is they always intentionally mess with who Mary Jane really is. It's quite obvious that Hollywood-types hate her, but I will never understand why.
With Spider-Man as popular as ever, perhaps someday, in some form, Kirsten Dunst will get one more shot at playing Mary Jane Watson. "Spider-Man" fans finally have some clearer answers...
A common complaint about Kirsten Dunst’s Mary Jane is that she was kidnapped or otherwise found herself in need of being rescued far too often. While she is rescued by Spider-Man many times throughout the trilogy, this doesn’t impact her characterization.
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.
