Spider man

Think of a great movie trilogy. Chances are you've come up with Star Wars Or the Wish master flicks. Now think of a great comic-book movie trilogy. Chances are you've thought of Superman, Batman, all them. The first two films of Superman and Batman films were amazing, full of excitement and then the third is such a letdown! Is Spiderman 3 going the same way as the Superman and Batman films? The ideal trilogy should boost existing themes and visual motifs, while introducing new characters that drive the story to unexplored heights. The Spiderman trilogy had all the potential in the world to become that great trilogy: with Sam Raimi at the helm the first two films triumphed at the box office and, more importantly, were crackers. It's a shame that, Spider-Man 3 is somewhat seen as damped squib in comparison to the other films.

Also in Spiderman 2 Raimi manages to weave this illusion theme into his idea of what it means to be a hero. Parker several times tries to give up the Spider-life to fulfil his emotional need for Mary Jane. But everyone aspires to be spiderman sometimes, what a letdown. Sam Raimi really thumps his heroism fists into our brains with the classic hero speech, complete with the tremendous close up reaction shots and stirring of the non diegetic romantic violin composition throughout the speech, Cheesy or what! So it was time for Spidey to become the neighbourhood hero everyone wanted back in the crime filled town. Raimi used the obvious cinematographic effects to emphasize Spidey coming back in Spiderman 2 by the symbolism of the fallen glasses of the old Peter Parker and the extreme close up of the clenched fist symbolizing strength, emotion and revenge. Peter Parker is a very selfish individual in Spiderman 3 this is obvious because in Spidey 1 and 2 his costume, hair and makeup is very nerdy and pasty as good peter parker, yet in Spidey 3 his bad Peter Parker costume, hair and makeup gives out a venomous approach with his darker eyes and slicked hair. We thought your friendly eponymous whatsit was a hero not an evil, venomous villain! Do we really want an evil hero? Nuh uh! This is why Spiderman 3 was so unpopular. There are some good elements of the film though while Raimi takes his time getting there, the exploration of Peter's unleashed ID sends the character into unexpectedly mature territory, as his relationship with Mary Jane comes under immense strain. There's a genuine emotional intensity here, with one scene on a bridge proving particularly painful. Maguire, in particular, carries the film more convincing now at the heroic stuff, he also clearly relishes Peter's descent into hell, skilfully turning Spider-Man into a sleaze ball while still making him sympathetic.

Spiderman 3 was still a very good film based on the magnificent Spectacles and the classic jeopardizes. So Spiderman is very dissimilar from other action adventure films because of its human qualities. Sam Raimi had a big responsibility picking Tobey Maguire for the role he had other things on his mind than just to pick a handsome, fit and a gorgeous hunk to drool at.