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Sam Raimi returns to talk about his past as a cinecomics director and tells his version of the controversial “emo Peter” scene in Spider-Man 3!

Sam Raimi is in the cinema with the new phenomenon produced and distributed by Marvel Studios, or Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Despite a rather contradictory and sometimes polarizing criticism, Raimi’s film is having a huge success at the box office, recording really high revenues in its first days in the cinema. Sam Raimi returns to the genre of cinecomics after twenty years, or after its release in theaters with the Spider-Man trilogy. 

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The first two films of the franchise will probably remain iconic as real cult superhero movies. In fact, the villain of the films are back to the delight of the public in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin and Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock are among the most successful villains ever. However, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy is not only remembered for its achievements.

Spider-Man 3, the latest in the franchise, is considered by most to be a real disaster. The film, in fact, alternates an emo atmosphere with the original one of the first films, often leaving the audience confused if not even provoking incredulous laughter. Some scenes in particular, in fact, have remained etched in fans for their somewhat ridiculous and “cringe” nature. 

The most popular is certainly the one concerning “emo Peter Parker”, or when the fusion between the protagonist and the Venom symbiote is effective. Venom transforms Peter into a kind of rebellious teenager with oily hair and a very “Green Day” look. The sequence of the “dance” improvised by Peter / Tobey Maguire in front of Mary Jane / Kirsten Dunst has become a real meme over time.

Sam Raimi thus justified his artistic choice in an interview with Fandom. “The scene was meant to be fun. It was Peter Parker’s version – this slightly “loser” guy – of what it meant to play a bad version of himself. But he is completely beside himself. The character is so out of the cool that this is his interpretation of what it means to be bad. 

It didn’t go very well with the audience, but that was what we were trying to do. So I’m not surprised if people find it… well, I’m glad people find it fun! We wanted him to make people laugh, ”said Raimi.

Source: Screen Rant