1 00:00:02,740 --> 00:00:04,020 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 --> 00:00:17,080 every scene, every line of dialogue in search of it's many subdued themes and messages. 5 00:00:17,080 --> 00:00:20,000 Like Garfield, Spider-Man 3 is a film about layers. 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,480 On the surface, It's your typical thrill-a-minute Blockbuster with cutting edge special effects. 7 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:29,010 But upon further viewing, you start to understand this is merely a facade. 8 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:32,780 A false attempt to placate a broader audience. 9 00:00:34,620 --> 00:00:38,200 In superhero movies, you can only tell two different stories, really. 10 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:42,200 The origin story or a story about heroes, learning to work together as a team. 11 00:00:42,460 --> 00:00:47,800 Spider-Man 3 shatters expectations by not giving you the rise of Spider-Man but rather the fall. 12 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:52,100 Peter Parker becomes tangled, if you will, in a web of violence and deceit 13 00:00:52,100 --> 00:00:54,200 and ultimately becomes the villain. 14 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,420 The movie starts with Pete. He sees his best friend James Franco 15 00:00:57,420 --> 00:01:00,500 And he clotheslines him down an alley and kills him 16 00:01:09,420 --> 00:01:11,223 Then we're introduced to Sandman 17 00:01:11,223 --> 00:01:12,780 who we learned is a great father, 18 00:01:12,780 --> 00:01:16,160 trying to save up enough money to pay for his daughter's surgery. 19 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:20,160 So, Spider-Man gets wind of this and kills him in a sewer. 20 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:22,160 Good riddance 21 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,346 Then the city throws a parade for Spider-man, 22 00:01:24,346 --> 00:01:27,088 and he kisses some bimbo, right in front of his girlfriend 23 00:01:27,088 --> 00:01:30,300 Then he meets this guy, who is actually his biggest fan 24 00:01:31,460 --> 00:01:33,080 Up to this part, I kind of figured out: 25 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:34,780 "Maybe Spider-Man is just having a bad day" 26 00:01:34,790 --> 00:01:37,100 We all know, he's a good guy at heart. 27 00:01:37,100 --> 00:01:38,440 Spider-Man killed him 28 00:01:39,980 --> 00:01:43,800 Spider-Man? I don't understand. 29 00:01:44,384 --> 00:01:46,400 Spider-Man doesn't kill people. 30 00:01:47,310 --> 00:01:51,820 But then, fucking stupid ass James Franco starts being alive again 31 00:01:51,820 --> 00:01:54,680 So, Mary Jane dumps Spider-Man, for no good reason 32 00:01:55,201 --> 00:01:57,340 And then, she says "she's seeing another guy" 33 00:01:57,340 --> 00:02:00,680 Spider-Man, in a state of such distraught and fragility 34 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:04,340 Goes to the only guy he thought he could trust James Franco, who goes: 35 00:02:04,380 --> 00:02:05,440 "I'm the other guy" 36 00:02:05,660 --> 00:02:08,530 Fucking backstabbing piece of shit James Franco 37 00:02:08,530 --> 00:02:09,580 How's the pie? 38 00:02:12,060 --> 00:02:13,300 Now, this scene is essential. 39 00:02:13,300 --> 00:02:17,279 Peter looks back into the cafe and that little bitch, winks at him 40 00:02:17,279 --> 00:02:18,440 and then BOOM! 41 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:22,860 Like that, he's gone. 42 00:02:22,860 --> 00:02:24,480 Now, the question is. 43 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:25,477 Where the hell did he go? 44 00:02:25,477 --> 00:02:29,438 The truck takes like one second, to go in front of Peter and then he disappears. 45 00:02:29,438 --> 00:02:34,140 This is where I realized that James Franco is actually hiding under the table. 46 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:34,940 Think about it! 47 00:02:36,410 --> 00:02:38,960 Naturally, Spider-Man slams James Franco into a wall 48 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,360 and then chucks a fucking grenade at his head. 49 00:02:43,100 --> 00:02:47,200 Then we cut to Spider-Man being fed a plate of cookies, and he says: 50 00:02:47,324 --> 00:02:48,600 You got any with nuts? 51 00:02:49,140 --> 00:02:51,145 I have some nuts. I could make some. 52 00:02:51,145 --> 00:02:52,040 Go make me some. 53 00:02:54,020 --> 00:02:56,940 Now, this is actually a very clever scene, when you think about. 54 00:02:56,940 --> 00:02:59,760 In life, there was such a rich variety of cookies 55 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,629 Peanut butter, chocolate chip, mint cookies, oatmeal raisin. 56 00:03:02,629 --> 00:03:09,680 But director Sam Raimi, has Spider-Man consciously choose Nut cookies to signify, that this man has gone nuts. 57 00:03:09,900 --> 00:03:10,617 Do you guys get that? 58 00:03:10,617 --> 00:03:14,440 You have the scene where Spider-Man is pointing at various women on the sidewalk 59 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,600 Now, look at the gesture he's making with his hand. 60 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:18,880 He is saying to these women, "you're safe now" 61 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:22,000 But in Spider-Man 4, I will shoot you with a pistol. 62 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,658 But, it's not until THIS moment where we, 63 00:03:24,658 --> 00:03:28,120 the viewers, see that faint flicker of hope, within Peter, snuffed out. 64 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:33,520 He changes his hair from the normal way to this Evil hair. 65 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,820 This is when the Spider-Man, that I knew 66 00:03:35,980 --> 00:03:37,400 who had lost Uncle Ben 67 00:03:37,620 --> 00:03:38,980 who'd defeated Bonesaw 68 00:03:38,980 --> 00:03:41,580 This is when he had become truly lost. 69 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,440 You'll get your rent when you fix this damn door! 70 00:03:45,540 --> 00:03:50,060 Spider-Man 3 tells a dark story that confronts the audience with serious questions 71 00:03:50,060 --> 00:03:51,120 and for this reason, 72 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,720 I think it became a very divisive film. 73 00:03:53,860 --> 00:04:02,620 I talked a lot with Sam Raimi about the tone of that, of the character and how far to go with the darker side of Peter Parker 74 00:04:02,700 --> 00:04:04,743 and for me, I just kept pushing. 75 00:04:04,743 --> 00:04:06,840 I wanted to explore that, further and further 76 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:10,970 It's a movie from a different era where artists were encouraged to take bold risks, 77 00:04:10,970 --> 00:04:13,420 uninhibited by close-minded executives 78 00:04:13,420 --> 00:04:17,000 And I sincerely doubt we'll ever see Marvel, reach these heights again. 79 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,380 Like Alfred said: 80 00:04:18,380 --> 00:04:21,220 "with big power comes big responsibility"