Spider-Man: Brand New Day is proof audiences just want to see heroes doing hero stuff

Sony Pictures Spider-Man is famous for many things. Being friendly. Doing what he can. Being responsible with his great power. Now he’s notable for his latest film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which had the biggest opening weekend of any motion picture ever, making close to US $1 billion. So, the question is: how? Is it, to misquote Mark Twain, that reports of superhero fatigue have been greatly exaggerated? Is it a quirk of timing, hitting the zeitgeist at the right moment? Or is something…