I like that Garfield's Spider-Man actually shows growth as a man between movies. Whenever Toby's Spider-Man experiences hardship, he basically whines and cries about how hard things are. Granted, he does grow some (Learning how to love Mary Jane AND be Spider-Man), just not a lot. With Garfield, there's more of a sense of learning and development. With each hardship he endures, he translates it into forward motion. There's the feeling that Garfield is constantly becoming more of a man, constantly learning. I really enjoy that.