In Raimi's updated version of the character, he was directly tied to the murder of Uncle Ben, thus challenging Peter's simplistic view of the event. In the comics, the Sandman is a petty criminal. Sandman's arc would overlap with Peter's arc, which would center around Peter learning forgiveness. He also wanted to introduce the Sandman, a character he found to be visually and emotionally compelling.
We felt it would be a great thing for him to learn a little less black and white view of life and that he's not above these people."Īs Raimi began developing the story, he wanted to complete the character arcs for Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson and Harry Osborn. He considers himself a hero and a sinless person versus these villains that he nabs. "The most important thing Peter right now has to learn", Raimi said in an interview back in 2007, "is that this whole concept of him as him as the hero – he wears this red and blue outfit, with each criminal he brings to justice he's trying to pay down this debt of guilt he feels about the death of Uncle Ben. As he fleshed out the treatment with his brother Ivan Raimi, Sam wanted to explore the complex nature of being a costumed hero. When Sam Raimi set out to make Spider-Man 3, he had a very clear idea.
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In the specific example of Spider-Man 3, the problem and explanation is a bit more clear: Sam Raimi was forced to make a movie he just didn't want to make. It might be hard to figure out exactly why filmmakers so often stumble in the third act, especially since most third movies usually come next after two very strong installments. It doesn't matter if it is X-Men: The Last Stand or Blade: Trinity or Batman Forever, the third film all too often disappoints. The case is especially strong with superhero movies. When you think of most modern film trilogies, it is undoubtedly common to consider the third one the worst. It's very hard for filmmakers to make a good third movie in a trilogy or film series.
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In the newest edition of our "Looking Back" series, let's take a look at why Spider-Man 3 begins the series of diminishing returns for Spider-Man movies as one of the most disappointing threequels in modern superhero film history. If Spider-Man 2 is the Superman II of the Spider-Man series, then Spider-Man 3 is the Superman III of the franchise - but with considerably weirder dance sequences. In my previous editorial in this ongoing Spider-Man retrospective series, I talked about how Spider-Man 2 swings among some of the best sequels in cinema history. It suffers from the curse of the " threequel", a film with potential that is overwhelmingly disappointing. Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3, released in May of 2007, is one weird movie. “Like, old-girl Mary Jane-why not? I would do. “I wish they’d put me in another one,” Dunst said. “It’s like a running theme for me.” Be that as it may, she does not seem to totally begrudge the utilitarian values of the movie industry and even leaves the door open for appearing in Marvel Studios’ current Spider-Man movies, which is a prospect fans have been speculating on for some time. “It seems like a lot of movies I do get remade,” Dunst told EW. And those Tom Holland-led films themselves constitute the second remake (or “reboot”) cycle at Sony in under a decade, following on the heels of the Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone-fronted The Amazing Spider-Man films. While the character of Mary Jane hasn’t technically been recast, Zendaya’s “MJ” sure has figured prominently in the new Marvel Studios take on the Spider-Man comic book mythos. There was Florence Pugh playing Amy March in the Greta Gerwig remake of Little Women (a role which earned Dunst raves), and there is the impending television redo on AMC of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, which will certainly include a new iteration of Claudia, Dunst’s star-making role in 1994. And Dunst is now commenting on this trend in a new interview. Many of Kirsten Dunst’s most famous roles have been getting remade in the last few years.