1 00:00:02,740 --> 00:00:04,020 - [Dunk] I'm finally back- 2 00:00:04,020 --> 00:00:06,860 Spider-Man 3 is the best movie that Spider-Man made. 3 00:00:06,860 --> 00:00:12,020 Since it's release in 2007, critics have spent countless hours analyzing every frame 4 00:00:12,020 --> 00:00:13,060 every scene 5 00:00:13,060 --> 00:00:16,920 every line of dialogue in search of it's many subdued themes and messages. 6 00:00:17,080 --> 00:00:17,980 Like Garfield, 7 00:00:17,980 --> 00:00:20,000 Spider-Man 3 is a film about layers. 8 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,480 On the surface, It's your typical thrill-a-minute Blockbuster with cutting edge special effects. 9 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:28,680 But upon further viewing, you start to understand this is merely a facade. 10 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:32,780 A false attempt to placate a broader audience. 11 00:00:32,780 --> 00:00:33,580 *whistle sound* 12 00:00:34,620 --> 00:00:38,200 In superhero movies, you can only tell two different stories, really. 13 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:39,240 The origin story 14 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,200 or a story about heroes, learning to work together as a team. 15 00:00:42,460 --> 00:00:46,440 Spider-Man 3 shatters expectations by not giving you the rise of Spider-Man 16 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:47,800 but rather the fall. 17 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:52,100 Peter Parker becomes tangled, if you will, in a web of violence and deceit 18 00:00:52,100 --> 00:00:53,000 and ultimately 19 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:54,200 becomes the villain. 20 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,420 The movie starts with Pete. He sees his best friend James Franco 21 00:00:57,420 --> 00:01:00,500 And he clotheslines him down an alley and kills him 22 00:01:09,420 --> 00:01:11,280 Then we're introduced to Sandman 23 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:12,780 who we learned is a great father, 24 00:01:12,780 --> 00:01:16,160 trying to save up enough money to pay for his daughter's surgery. 25 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:19,000 So, Spider-Man gets wind of this and, uh? 26 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,160 kills him in a sewer. 27 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:22,160 - [Spidey] Good riddance 28 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,460 - [Dunk] Then the city throws a parade for Spider-man, 29 00:01:24,460 --> 00:01:27,120 and he kisses some bimbo, right in front of his girlfriend 30 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:29,100 Then he meets this guy, who is actually, uh? 31 00:01:29,100 --> 00:01:30,300 his biggest fan 32 00:01:31,460 --> 00:01:33,080 Up to this part, I kind of figured out 33 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:34,780 "Maybe Spider-Man is just having a bad day" 34 00:01:34,790 --> 00:01:37,100 We all know, he's a good guy at heart. 35 00:01:37,100 --> 00:01:38,440 - [Peter] Spider-Man killed him 36 00:01:39,980 --> 00:01:41,420 - [May Parker] Spider-Man? 37 00:01:41,980 --> 00:01:43,800 I don't understand. 38 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,400 Spider-Man doesn't kill people. 39 00:01:47,380 --> 00:01:50,380 - [Dunk] But then, fucking stupid ass James Franco 40 00:01:50,380 --> 00:01:51,820 starts being alive again 41 00:01:51,820 --> 00:01:54,680 So, Mary Jane dumps Spider-Man, for no good reason 42 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:55,260 *Comedy Slide Whistle* 43 00:01:55,260 --> 00:01:57,340 And then, she says "she's seeing another guy" 44 00:01:57,340 --> 00:02:00,680 Spider-Man, in a state of such distraught and fragility 45 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:02,800 Goes to the only guy he thought he could trust 46 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:04,340 James Franco, who goes: 47 00:02:04,380 --> 00:02:05,440 - [Franco] "I'm the other guy" 48 00:02:05,660 --> 00:02:08,540 - [Dunk] Fucking backstabbing piece of shit James Franco 49 00:02:08,540 --> 00:02:09,580 - [Waiter] How's the pie? 50 00:02:11,060 --> 00:02:12,060 - [Franco] *Tim Allen's Home Improvement Grunt* 51 00:02:12,060 --> 00:02:13,300 - [Dunk] Now, this scene is essential... 52 00:02:13,300 --> 00:02:15,460 Peter looks back into the cafe 53 00:02:15,460 --> 00:02:17,340 and that little bitch, winks at him 54 00:02:17,340 --> 00:02:18,440 and then BOOM! 55 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,220 *honking* 56 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:22,860 Like that, he's gone. 57 00:02:22,860 --> 00:02:24,480 Now, the question is... 58 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:25,540 Where the hell did he go? 59 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:28,280 The truck takes like one second, to go in front of Peter 60 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:29,440 And then he disappears. 61 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,860 This is where I realized that James Franco is actually 62 00:02:32,860 --> 00:02:34,140 hiding under the table. 63 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:34,940 *Ding* Think about it! 64 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,960 Naturally, Spider-Man slams James Franco into a wall 65 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:39,460 an then- 66 00:02:39,500 --> 00:02:41,360 chucks a fucking grenade at his head. 67 00:02:43,220 --> 00:02:44,580 Then we cut to Spider-Man, uh? 68 00:02:44,580 --> 00:02:47,200 being fed a plate of cookies, and he says: 69 00:02:47,380 --> 00:02:48,600 - [Peter] You got any with nuts? 70 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:49,140 - [Ursula] Hmm. 71 00:02:49,140 --> 00:02:51,180 I have some nuts. I could make some. 72 00:02:51,180 --> 00:02:52,040 - [Peter] Go make me some. 73 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,040 - [Dunk] "Go make me some cookies with nuts in them" 74 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,940 Now, this is actually a very clever scene, when you think about. 75 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,880 In life, there was such a rich variety of cookies 76 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:01,140 Peanut butter, chocolate chip, 77 00:03:01,140 --> 00:03:02,600 mint cookies, oatmeal raisin. 78 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:06,100 But director Sam Raimi, has Spider-Man consciously choose 79 00:03:06,100 --> 00:03:06,960 Nut cookies 80 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,680 to signify, that this man has gone nuts. 81 00:03:09,900 --> 00:03:10,700 Do you guys get that? 82 00:03:10,700 --> 00:03:14,440 You have the scene where Spider-Man is pointing at various women on the sidewalk 83 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,600 now, look at the gesture he's making with his hand. 84 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:18,880 He is saying to these women, "you're safe now" 85 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:22,000 But in Spider-Man 4, I will shoot you with a pistol. 86 00:03:22,100 --> 00:03:24,140 But, it's not until THIS moment 87 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:28,120 where we, the viewers, see that faint flicker of hope, within Peter, snuffed out. 88 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:29,760 He changes his hair 89 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:30,820 from. Uh? 90 00:03:30,820 --> 00:03:33,520 *stutter* the normal way to this Evil hair. 91 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,820 This is when the Spider-Man, that I knew 92 00:03:35,980 --> 00:03:37,400 who had lost Uncle Ben 93 00:03:37,620 --> 00:03:38,980 who'd defeated Bonesaw 94 00:03:38,980 --> 00:03:41,580 This is when he had become truly lost. 95 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,440 - [Peter] You'll get your rent when you fix this damn door! 96 00:03:45,540 --> 00:03:50,060 - [Dunk] Spider-Man 3 tells a dark story that confronts the audience with serious questions 97 00:03:50,060 --> 00:03:51,120 and for this reason, 98 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,720 I think it became a very divisive film. 99 00:03:53,860 --> 00:03:56,280 - [Tobey] I talked a lot with Sam Raimi about- 100 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,500 about the tone of that 101 00:03:58,500 --> 00:04:02,620 of the character and how far to go with the darker side of Peter Parker 102 00:04:02,700 --> 00:04:04,820 and for me, I just kept pushing. 103 00:04:04,820 --> 00:04:06,840 I wanted to explore that, further and further 104 00:04:06,940 --> 00:04:08,520 - [Dunk] It's a movie from a different era 105 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:11,100 where artists were encouraged to take bold risks 106 00:04:11,100 --> 00:04:13,420 uninhibited by close-minded executives 107 00:04:13,420 --> 00:04:17,000 And I sincerely doubt we'll ever see Marvel, reach these heights again. 108 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,380 Like Alfred said: 109 00:04:18,380 --> 00:04:21,220 "with big power comes big responsibility" 110 00:04:21,220 --> 00:04:22,240 (That's Alfred Hitchcock and the quote is from Uncle Ben) 111 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:33,180 [Outro] ♪ "Get To The Bank" from the Spider-Man (2000) videogame ♪