Spider-Man 3 Revisited: 5 Awesome Moments You Always Overlook
It's not as bad as you think it is...
With Spider-Man: Far From Home now in theatres, it's inspiring more and more audiences to revisit not only Spider-Man's previous outings in the MCU but also his adventures from even further. Because even after over a decade of superhero cinema, the Sam Raimi Spider-Man films remain a cultural touchstone for the genre.
To this day, writers and filmmakers continuously bring up Spider-Man 2 as one of their favorite superhero films and a source of inspiration. Just as often, people (including Sam Raimi) like to talk about what a massive disappointment Spider-Man 3 was.
The reality for the trilogy-ender that saw Raimi leave the Spider-Universe on rather a down-note, is that it's far from as disastrous as you might think it is. Sure, it has some writing issues and it's not the film Raimi wanted to make, but there are definitely some things in there to redeem it. It's just about looking back at it now with less cynicism.
So let's shine a spotlight on the overlooked moments of Spider-Man 3...