10 Reasons You’re Wrong About Spider-Man 3

4. It Didn't Need To Follow The Comics

Some characters in this film were remarkably different from their comic book versions. James Franco€™s Goblin fit the tone of the film extremely well despite the fact that he didn€™t have a flamboyant costume, and although Venom was disappointing to fans, his new look fit in with the existing looks of the franchise. Gwen Stacy was almost unrecognisable from the comics, but as Peter already had a romance going with Mary Jane, it wouldn€™t have made sense to have him fall for her in this set of films. The trilogy modernised concepts from the comics; the Green Goblin in the first film is a prime example of this. Norman Osborn took the super-serum and Goblin inspired armour rather than donning a strange costume, and the villains in future films continued this tone. Harry Osborn€™s Goblin was little more than a new glider and some upgraded weaponry. Venom differed tremendously from his comic book counterpart, but this muscled physique still made him a threatening character. Raimi€™s trilogy was grounded in some sort of reality, so it was necessary to alter some of the more outrageous elements and, for the most part, these changes benefited the franchise.