‘Spider-Man’ Screen Tests, Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Wille Dafoe, JK Simmons & CGI Spidey | 2002

During the early production phases, the CGI was so experimental that Sam Raimi shot several scenes using a stuntman on wires. However, when he compared the practical footage to the CGI tests, the CGI actually looked more realistic because it allowed for the extreme, crouched-over-bone-breaking poses that define Spider-Man’s anatomy; poses a human stuntman simply couldn't achieve without looking awkward.