Spiderman 3

the Daily Bugle is still housed in the familiar Flatiron Building in Manhattan. One day, I'd want to see New York by myself.

Stan Lee still made his cameo again as the guy who said, "I guess one person can make a difference afterall!" to Peter Parker. Usually he'll play an everyday hero like for example, saving passerbys by pulling them away from danger.

and the bridge in Central Park where Mary Jane Watson broke up with Peter Parker/Spiderman, wow, that bridge is totally overused. the name is Bow Bridge and I've seen it in other movies. great expectations I think. Central Park and the bridges and arches are where some of the most recognisable movie scenes are filmed. I'm sure an unusually large number of break ups and proposals were made on the Bow Bridge or under one of the numerous arches in the park. Not to mention real life muggings...

you remember a scene where Peter Parker told Eddie Brock that if he sought forgiveness, he should get religion? This is the Spiderman installation with the most "religious-y" themes. Redemption is the most prominent. Even the key scene where the symbiote (black goo from space) was separated from Spiderman was in a church bell tower. Ok, so the director was following the original comic closely....More on the redemption themes....Take Green Goblin Jr. Take Flint (aka Sandman). Take Spiderman himself who did not allow himself to be consumed by the symbiote (black goo from space). They kind of found their way back into being goody. Eddie Brock was always driven by greed and he never did recover. Although Sandman and Harry Osborn did not survive, the audience is left feeling bad about their demise.

also another strong theme is about friendship (gah!). even superheroes need friends. I read the first issue of Civil War and it's addictive like a good soap. The first issue is where Spiderman reveals himself to be Peter Parker. And yes, Captain America dies in this Civil War Series..