Spider-Manhasa baddie line-upto rival that of any other superhero.
Why the very idea is enough to send any superhero fans heart aflutter.
And make a Sony executives bank account howl in hunger.
Raimi Grounded His Movies in Spider-Mans Best Comics
Without question,Spider-Man 3has its problems.
We buy the effect emotionally, even if we dont buy it visually.
How can Raimi glean such authentic emotion from such a silly premise?
Because he accepts the high soap operatics of early Marvel Comics.
These were the comics that made Spider-Man into the sensation he was today.
That central tension drove Spideys stories, and the villains who made trouble for him.
They said it looked cheesy, that it looked likePower Rangers.
But its not supposed to look cool.
Its supposed to look awesome, and it succeeds.
That kind of goofy set-up comes right from the comics that Raimi loved.
Those comics got melodramatic, sure.
But they also understood the inherent cheese and unrealism of superheroes.
Instead of apologizing for that tone, Raimi embraced it.
Even afterStan LeeleftAmazing Spider-Man, those comics carried his penchant for melodramatic dialogue.
Raimi carried those feelings into adulthood, where he translated them as a gifted visual artist.
That said, the Sony movies do have a sense of humor.
Instead, its a wry or winking humor, one that makes fun of the characters.
Memes about Morbin Time!
But those want viewers to laugh at the stupid stuff on screen, not laugh with it.
Contrast that to what Raimi wanted to do forSpider-Man 4, bringing back his old pal Bruce Campbell.
The Electro of this era wants to rob banks and get rich, so he tries to avoid Spider-Man.
The motivations were simple because the story belonged to Peter.
Thats exactly how Raimi chose the baddies for his movies.
Green Goblin, Doc Ock, Sandman, and Venom werent the first concern.
The villains gain meaning as thematic resonances with Spider-Man, not as ends to themselves.
Too bad they never revealed his first name, huh?).
Sony tried to launch a cinematic universe withThe Amazing Spider-Manbefore giving up and sending Spidey to the MCU.
And whileTom HollandsSpider-Man plays around in the MCU, Sony still owns his movie rights.
