10 Things Marvel Wants You To Forget About Green Goblin
1. His Impossible Hair
Look, okay - this is something that cannot be ignored. It's too glorious not to.
The Osborn hairline is something to behold, receding to the point where only a thin, triangular strip falls over the middle of their respective foreheads. That in itself is pretty weird, but then you get to the actual hair itself and... it... just... doesn't... make any sense?
No one's saying that Norman or Harry have to change their style or anything, because to be honest the look is pretty legendary; it speaks for itself, and in the unlikely event Marvel were to opt for a completely different hairdo altogether, readers would be deprived of seeing a truly wonderful head of hair.
If anything, the most frustrating aspect of Osborn's hair is that no actor could ever hope to replicate it authentically onscreen. Willem Defoe was superb as the character, but he couldn't hope to replicate Osborn's immortal locks. The same goes for James Franco, Chris Cooper and Dane DeHaan, with none coming close to replicating the trademark Osborn hairline on the big screen.
Whether you think it's a good or a bad thing, Osborn's hair always seems to be at the centre of attention. Given it's such a distraction, though, it's understandable as to why Marvel haven't dared tried to replicate it for mainstream audiences.