History Heartwarming / SpiderMan1

** When he saves the woman's baby, she thanks him with a "God bless you, Spider-Man..." This is right after the Green Goblin told him that he'll be vilified for his actions and he sees a headline in the Bugle denouncing him yet again. The woman's expression of gratitude is probably one that he very much needed to hear after all of that.

* On the bridge, during the Goblin fight. The Goblin is gloating at the SadisticChoice, when he's suddenly pelted with debris. Then, a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for a crowd of ''extras'', proving the Goblin's prediction that the city has turned on Spidey wrong, at least when the going gets tough.
-->'''The Crowd:''' Ya gonna pick on a guy tryin' ta save a bunch of kids?!\\
You mess with Spidey, you mess with New York!\\

** Please note that Peter is staring right through the window on JJ's office door at that very moment, yet ''Jameson doesn't even catch his eye''. {{Jerkass}} he may be, but the man's got a set of balls on him that a [[Franchise/MassEffect krogan]] would envy. It's probably why Parker never gives Jameson's defamation of Spider-Man another thought (apart from that webbing that windbag's mouth shut when he instantly accuses Spidey of colluding with Green Goblin the moment the superhero gets him free).

** What makes this scene heartwarming is that it comes after Goblin's speech telling him that HumansAreBastards and Jameson's first SmearCampaign against Spider-Man which shakes Peter's faith in what he does. The fact that in the middle of all that, MJ tells Spider-Man that he's a hero no matter what the world says is quite special and likewise inverts the tired (and sexist) LovesMyAlterEgo trope, since MJ loves Spider-Man precisely when he is distrusted and not when he's popular and adored.

* When Spider-Man shows up to a burning building and moves to go back in and save one last hostage, a police officer charges over to arrest him, telling him "I'll be here when you get back." Spidey says he isn't coming back, but instead of getting angry at the remark and trying harder to stop him, the cop ''implores'' him to hurry and save the woman inside.

* "I had a father... his name was Ben Parker." This is very significant since before Uncle Ben died, Peter yelled at him to stop pretending to be his father.
* When Spider-Man shows up to a burning building and moves to go back in and save one last hostage, a police officer charges over to arrest him, telling him "I'll be here when you get back." Spidey says he isn't coming back, but instead of getting angry at the remark and trying harder to stop him, the cop ''implores'' him to hurry and save the woman inside.

* Peter and Mary Jane's friendship throughout the film is heartwarming, especially when you look at it from MJ's point of view. Mary Jane grew up in a broken home, raised by a toxic, abusive father who destroyed all her self-worth growing up. Over the years, she had it drilled it into her head that she's worthless and she'll never amount to anything, so she's very self-conscious about her talents (or lack of), who she dates and where she works. MJ seems to drift towards guys are 'important' in some way or another, guys who are going places, like the popular Flash or the rich Harry, but their relationships are always loveless and unfulfilling. As she becomes friends with nerdy, seemingly normal Peter, they confide in each other about things they've never told anyone else, and they try to physically and emotionally support each other whenever they can. She steadily falls in love with Peter because throughout the movie, he's always kind to her, respectful, supportive and attentive. He's one of the only people who's really interested in knowing the real her beyond her looks. Peter helps her to understand what actual love is, and she lets him know that when she confesses her feelings in the final scene. Peter rebuffs her for the time being, in a perfect example of a BittersweetEnding, but even then, it's shown in the next film that Peter still had a lasting influence on her life.

* On the bridge, during the Goblin fight. The Goblin is gloating at the SadisticChoice, when he's suddenly pelted with debris. Then, a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for a crowd of ''extras''.
-->'''The Crowd:''' Hey! Pickin' on a guy tryin' ta save some kids!\\
You mess with Spider-Man, you mess with New York!\\

** And of course, from Peter's point of view, this is not only a kiss from the love of his life, given his nerdy reputation and so on, this is probably his first kiss with any girl in this universe. And it's a kiss of such a kind as to make up for last time.

** What makes this scene heartwarming is that it comes after Goblin's speech telling him that HumansAreBastards and Jameson's first SmearCampaign against Spider-Man which shakes Peter's faith in what he does. The fact that in the middle of all that, MJ tells Spider-Man that he's a hero no matter what the world says is quite special and likewise inverts the tired (and sexist) LovesMyAlterEgo trope.

* After Spider-Man saves Mary Jane from a gang of rapists, the two end up sharing [[RomanticRain a now-famous kiss in the rain]], complete with Danny Elfman's [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome tender, romantic score]].

* On the bridge, during the Goblin fight. The Goblin is gloating at the SadisticChoice, when he's suddenly pelted with debris. Then, a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for a crowd of ''extras''.

** This line is even more CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming when you realize it was put in as a tribute to the togetherness and toughness of New York after 9/11.

* Mary Jane Telling the Bus Driver to stop and pickup Peter for the Bus stop. It's bad enough many kids want to make fun him like the comics. But as usual MJ always satnd's up for Pete.

This is New York!\\

* After Spider-Man saves Mary Jane from a gang of rapists, the two end up sharing [[RomanticRain a now-famous kiss in the rain]], complete with Danny Elfman's [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome tender romantic score]].

* After Spider-Man saves Mary Jane from a gang of rapists, the two end up sharing [[RomanticRain a now-famous kiss in the rain]].

* Minor one, but when J.J. first meets Peter, not even knowing his financial status. He offers him a box of Christmas meat along with the freelance pay. He may be a Cheapskate, but he's at least generous enough to offer him pay and food.

* On the bridge, during the Goblin fight. The Goblin is gloating at the SadisticChoice, when he's suddenly pelted with debris. Then, a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for a crowd of ''extras''.
-->'''The Crowd:''' Hey! Pickin' on a guy tryin' ta save some kids!\\
This is New York!\\
You mess with ''one'' of us, you mess with ''all'' of us!
** This line is even more CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming when you realize it was put in as a tribute to the togetherness and toughness of New York after 9/11.
** If you're from New York in general, this scene is heartwarming. New Yorkers are ''very'' tribal.
* Even after all the Green Goblin did, [[spoiler: Spider Man still strips off the armor and brings his body to Harry. He's also one of the few people who attends his funeral.]]

* Before the final fight, Norman and Harry share a scene in which the former apologizes and promises to make right for his distance and cruelty in the past. The Goblin voice promises Norman power and control over his life, and it's clear that he doesn;t want to use it for entirely selfish purposes.

* After Spider-Man saves Mary Jane from a gang of rapists, the two end up sharing a now-famous kiss in the rain.

* "I had a father... his name was Ben Parker."

-->'''Green Goblin:''' (''grabbing Jameson by the throat'') Jameson you slime! Who's the photographer who takes pictures of Spider-Man?\\

* Please note that Peter is staring right through the window on JJ's office door at that very moment, yet ''Jameson doesn't even catch his eye''. {{Jerkass}} he may be, but the man's got a set of balls on him that a [[Franchise/MassEffect krogan]] would envy. It's probably why Parker never gives Jameson's defamation of Spider-Man another thought (apart from that webbing that windbag's mouth shut when he instantly accuses Spidey of colluding with Green Goblin the moment the superhero gets him free).

* This line is even more CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming when you realize it was put in as a tribute to the togetherness and toughness of New York after 9/11.