It seems axiomatic that the superhero costume is more important than the actor filling it, and that’s true to an extent, although perhaps only for comic-book die-hards and movie executives. And, indeed, two more sequels have been announced. Directed by Marc Webb, whose one other feature was “(500) Days of Summer,” a romance with a sting, “The Amazing Spider-Man” did well enough to effectively guarantee that Sony Pictures Entertainment, which has the property, will continue to pump this well until it’s dry. Raimi’s final installment, the reborn franchise did the job, “won” the opening weekend, placated the fans.

He’s a stronger, more restrained actor, as well as a better crier, than Tobey Maguire, who had the role in the three films directed by Sam Raimi (the first one hit in 2002), before the “amazing” sobriquet was tagged on.

Garfield, who’s making a career out of playing delicate flowers, fits the role, suit and moist sniffling fine. When, in an early issue, Peter tries to persuade some kids to visit a science exhibit with him (they laugh and leave), the text spells out his problem and his appeal: “For some, being a teenager has many heartbreaking moments!” And while a radioactive spider bite scrambled his genetic makeup, his juvenile sensitivities remained.

Peter Parker, created at Marvel by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in 1962, has always been an emotional guy, having entered comic-book legend as a bespectacled high school bookworm who was orphaned, shunned and generally misunderstood: He wasn’t an extraterrestrial, just an above-average, alienated adolescent. This may be the wettest superhero since Aquaman splashed through the HBO show “Entourage.” Then again, Spider-Man, a.k.a. As played by Emma Stone, who has the zing of a screwball heroine and the depthless eyes of an anime character, Gwen brightens “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” a sequel that, until a late, lamentably foolish turn, balances blockbuster bombast with human-scale drama, child-friendly comedy and gushers of tears. The lizard landed in the clink, but the doll, Gwen Stacy, is back for the good of Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) and the franchise. The last time Spider-Man swung into sight, it was to fight a lizard man in a lab coat and cozy up to a living doll.

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