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Of the three versions, perhaps because the first one had made the strongest impression on him, Hao Shuai liked Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man best. With his baby face and distinctive, melancholy loser vibe, this version of Spider-Man had a natural approachability. He was the most iconic Spider-Man.
This Spider-Man had grown from a loser kid into a superhero, making sacrifices and difficult choices along a rough road. He was truly admirable.
Especially memorable was the classic line, "With great power comes great responsibility." Its influence had been profound, and it had become the very embodiment of Spider-Man's powers.
Of course, as a loser, you couldn't call yourself one unless you'd been a Goddess's backup plan and hopelessly pined after her.
And the female lead of this version, Mary Jane, had done a fine job of helping Tobey Maguire fulfill that role.
Across the three Spider-Man movies, our Mary Jane had feelings for Peter Parker. Then there was Spider-Man, whom she also liked. Next, she had a thing for Peter Parker's friend, the little Green Goblin, Harry. She was also into the newspaper publisher's astronaut son. And finally, she liked her ex-boyfriend, the one before him, the one before that, and so on and so forth.
As you could see, besides being responsible for looking beautiful and screaming whenever danger struck, the green-tea Mary Jane also made sure Spider-Man's love life was generously supplied with a succession of cuckold's hats.
As for the second-generation Garfield version, The Amazing Spider-Man... Well, how should he put it?
This version of Spider-Man was youthful, sunny, and full of energy. He showed off and chased girls, then beat up villains on the side. It was less a superhero movie than a coming-of-age story.
Audiences could accept all of that. The problem was, he was just