Spider-Man: 13 Film Moments That Don't Make ANY Sense

3. Spider-Man Just Happens To Be In The Right Place At The Right Time

Doctor Octopus Spider Man 2
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In the first movie, Spider-Man jumps into a burning building to save the occupants. This turns out to be a trap as he finds the Green Goblin waiting inside. Okay, how did the Goblin get in that building without anyone seeing him? I'm pretty sure a man wearing a green monster outfit would stand out.

Also, what if Spider-Man was busy or rescuing someone else on the opposite side of town. Would the Green Goblin just wait in a burning building, thinking "Aaaaaaany minute he will show up"?

This seems to happen a lot throughout the franchise.

In Spider-Man 2, Doctor Octopus robs a bank at the exact same time that Spider-Man is there.

In Spider-Man 3, Eddie Brock visits the same church that Peter Parker happens to be in when he disposes of the Venom Symbiote.

As a bonus plothole; when Eddie Brock obtains the Venom suit, why doesn't he kill Spider-Man then and there instead of screaming into the camera?

 
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