3. His Name Was... (Spider-Man)
http://youtu.be/euJvz0shUlo Everyone remembers how the Green Goblin gets it in the end. He gets slammed in the thighs/lower abdomen by his own glider. But along with the incredibly brutal fight scene that proceeds it (seriously, it destroys anything from
The Avengers or Nolan's
Dark Knight trilogy in terms of sheer brutality), no one seems to remember the line Peter delivers before Osborn's death. And, ultimately, I think it's the moment that best differentiates Raimi's film from Marc Webb's
The Amazing Spider-Man. This is the exchange that takes place:
Green Goblin: Oh, Peter, thank God for you... Spider-Man: You killed those people on that balcony! Norman Osborn: The Goblin did it--I had nothing to do with it! Please, don't let him take me again! I beg of you, protect me! Spider-Man: You tried to kill Aunt May! You tried to kill Mary Jane! Norman Osborn: But not you! I tried to stop it! I couldn't stop it. I would never hurt you. [Norman pushes a button on his suit and the glider rises] Norman Osborn: I knew from the beginning, if anything happened to me, I knew it was you who would save me... and so you have, Peter. Thank God for you. Norman Osborn: [Norman rises up] Give me your hand. Believe in me, as I've believed in you. I've been like a father to you. Be a son to me now. Spider-Man: I had a father. His name was Ben Parker.
Peter calls his Uncle Ben his father. It was a, "Yeah, duh," moment in 2001, but flash-forward to 2012 and it's pretty pivotal considering the direction the newer films are taking towards Peter's real parents. It's a great moment, often overshadowed by what happens just seconds later.