Tobey Maguire is an incredibly popular actor, with an impressive career spanning several decades in film and television. But the media can be both positive and negative in its representations, and Tobey Maguire has been represented in a variety of ways during his time in the business.
The first representation that comes to mind is the infamous paparazzi incident, in which Maguire yells at a group of paparazzi photographers as they bombard him with cameras, and how the media reported on the event. The website 'www.koimoi.com' tells the story as it is, not representing Maguire in a negative way for his public outburst. Instead, they represent what he did as being justified, stating "The video went viral and a lot of netizens agreed with the paparazzi’s invasive nature. Many commenters also agreed that Tobey Maguire was their choice, with most users calling him “Our Spider-Man.” This article makes an effort to represent him positively despite his questionable actions, by telling the reader that the majority of people agree with what he did. It also raises an issue however of the media and audiences not being able to separate actors from the roles they play. The fact that this article represents Maguire as if he really were Spider-Man is interesting as it almost takes away from his real personality and reduces him to a role with a set of distinct characteristics.
Another representation of Tobey Maguire comes from Hayvine.com, a website that
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