SPIDER-MAN 3 Breakdown - The HIDDEN MEANING That Makes It GREAT

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Spdier-Man 3 is hated, but great! In this video we break down the hidden meaning of the movie that everyone else missed.
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Written by Colton Ogburn ( / coltonogburn )
Hosted by Ryan Arey ( / ryanarey )
Edited by Randolf Nombrado, Brianna McLarty, and Jeffrey Binet
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[@ScreenCrush]

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[@dhajjiyan672]

Without Spider-Man 3, there's no Bully Maguire! And without Bully Maguire, there's nothing!

[@TheLastCustomer]

We wouldn't have peter dancing

[@MyNameIsC0baltBlu3]

Spider-Man 3 is absolute perfection. It's the movie that evokes every single emotion from me. It has everything. The writing, the action, the comedy, the horror, the messages, the marketing, the merchandise, the toys, the world as this film came out, everything about this film. It's my favorite movie of all time, and nobody can convince me otherwise. I love the holy trilogy as a whole, but Spider-Man 3 really needs people like us. It was never a bad or even mediocre movie, just seriously misunderstood. I can write about my love for Spider-Man 3 for days and days. It's been 6,111 days since it came out, and there hasn't been a single day where I haven't even thought about it. I even have my opening day ticket. This movie is my everything.

[@littledudefromacrossthestr5755]

Well said bro

[@gerrigarrick]

I really enjoyed Spiderman 3, and it has always been higher on my list than on most people's lists! I love it because it has so much heart and the well acted character arcs get me in the feels. That forgiveness scene is really powerful.

[@hewhoreacts]

The Year is 2032, and Ryan Arey has just made a video on how the Rise of Skywalker is actually great, and the phrase "somehow palpatine returned" was actually brilliant.💀💀💀

[@mattcliburn]

Hahahah I can see this happening

[@tytebben]

Well how the prequels were then when releasing to compared to now The sequels will have the same effect

[@thor1h72]

Lmao

[@bshaddo]

Somehow.

[@renrose7508]

Somehow, Palpatine returned

[@donnyouttheway4091]

It always makes me laugh when they cut back to Harry chuckling at Peter 😂😂😂. It was like he was saying in his head “TUH!! Look at this f$@@?! Chump” lmfao.

[@mlfinseth]

I love this series of videos. Keep it up. Editor's cut of number 3 is worth a look

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

"I'm gonna put some dirt in your eye." *- Bully Maguire*

[@maliktheking25]

To madame web Dakota Johnson

[@CoolPaDuke]

I remember when I took my then 10 year old son to see this in the theater I was rather amazed at what a good movie it was. When we came home my wife asked how the movie was. I told her it was a powerful movie about redemption and forgiveness. She laughed, but my son said, "No mom, it really was."

[@yukijudai9587]

It’s so cool to see an austrian product on your channel! And I absolutely loved SM3 back then when I was only about 12 years old. And still it’s one of my favorite Spidey-Movies, and this was the first Eddie Brock I‘ve 'met' so I was totally happy with him, I like the idea of Peter and Eddie mirroring each other.

[@Gaming_with_JC]

You are right, It’s very cool tho see an Austrian Product on his Channel. I even live near Vienna :)

[@davekisman2763]

Movies aren't popularity contest. It's something to enjoy watching. For example, the Cat in the Hat movie is bad, but it's still enjoyable to watch.

[@toylips]

Hey, my mom can't tell what a bad movie is next to a good one, either. No shame. 🤙

[@christophergraphia4698]

The Fredo of the series. Lmao 😂😂😂 it’s true tho, 3 broke my heart.

[@BigPurp9]

I’ve always loved SM3. Thought maybe it was just nostalgia but no even watching the trilogy as an adult I still loved it just as much now

[@HypocritesExposd]

Right off the bat: a movie with hidden meanings does NOT make it great. We’ll see how I feel after I watch the video, but I don’t know how you can convince me that the movie is great. Mind you, I’ve seen it 20+ times with my son.

[@HypocritesExposd]

Done watching. The themes, messages, some plot points I can get behind as being great. However things like the terrible lines, bad acting, and emo Peter still drag it down.

[@buildingbread]

Yeah he conveniently left that part out lol

[@covagotnext8337]

Yall have been dropping some great videos lately. I like this format/concept! 👏🔥

[@DarkSoulja3323]

I actually love this movie and have seen it numerous times.

[@user-dt2gz9gn8t]

Excellent video. Just showing this film's greatness.

[@audioacc]

That was cool. Thanks for that analysis! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@vanfly6731]

would love to see an alternate - timeline / variant / multiverse of peter and harry teaming up together xþ

[@BlackHatCinephile]

Awesome analogy.

[@matttttdogg]

Love seeing these when I open KZbin. Thank you screen crush

[@vagandoporelmundo]

This will always be my favorite Spoderman movie.

[@410MaXiMuS]

Never hated Spider-Man 3, but also never loved it as much as the first 2. This video honestly did present a lot of depth that I completely missed. Time for a rewatch.

[@yisanimasa3050]

What a beautiful interpretation of the film. Good job

[@thangphan7407]

2024 we got ScreenCrush Gaslighting us into liking Spiderman3

[@asprywrites6327]

There's a lot of gas in that light too.

[@toylips]

I hate to be that guy but I just watched it recently. I always like to maintain it was the terrible one, but pound for pound, it has as many good scenes as the first one. Which also has plenty of terrible stuff. 🙃

[@littledudefromacrossthestr5755]

We? Speak for yourself, a lot of people enjoyed the film

[@fernandoalcantar7907]

Wow!! I rewatched this movie yesterday

[@tattedupluv]

I hadn't ever seen this Spiderman so I didn't know the deal with Flint being Ben's real killer. If that's the case why doesn't it come up in No Way Home? He tells Peter 1 that he wanted his uncle's killer dead and he got what he wanted, alluding to the original criminal that died. I'm confused...

[@ChrisValera]

I don’t know where to put this but I just wanna say I wish Marvel would stop nano suits. Their helmets disappearing and coming back is just plain lazy.

[@JohnGolden]

Enjoying this series, but this was a better case than Quantummania. The film I think is great but my family hates is Highlander - if you want to get really old school. Sticking to superheroes, it would be interesting to tackle Thor 2 or Ang Lee's Hulk.

[@santino1639]

Yeh I was a tween when this came out & I absolutely loved it. I never understood why it got so much hate until later on. the comparisons & parallels you explained in this video only makes me love this movie even more. Sure it’s not as good as the 2nd but it’s still a good one

[@DCGX]

That's some serious logic gymnastics. The issues with the movie are not the overall plot points, it's the dialog, character design, out of character moments to serve bad subplots, etc. Anyone can justify larger plot points as being good, since that's usually what's good at the beginning of making a movie anyway.

[@itsmorbintimeorits420]

Please everyone watch the Editor’s Cut of Spider-Man 3! It is a much better movie. Scenes are cut, added, and rearranged to make a much more cohesive and compelling story. I can’t recommend it enough.

[@ultranova05]

Spider-Man 3 truly is the best. I’ve always known this. In terms of where you take the story that feels natural & real & satisfying, this is what it looks like. Venom is only in it for a few minutes? Who cares. Peter has an arc, Edward Brock has an arc, it all fits. Too many villains? They all support the main theme of forgiveness. If you stop looking at it like a super hero movie & judge it as just a movie, you’ll see that it’s a solid & satisfying movie. I could go on but I digress.

[@spider-maniac]

I totally agree, but I think that it's great as a super-hero movie as well.

[@Rozenxz]

Love spider man 3!

[@connerl8449]

Hated But Great suggestions: Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions Just watched them again recently and appreciated them for their risk and philosophy messages

[@derrickdeak5270]

I actually loved this movie. Nostalgia hits hard but I still think it holds up. The rami trilogy is my favorite Spider-Man (live action)

[@anthonybell6057]

2 separate movies wasted not only one of Spider-Man’s greatest villains the sandman, but they wasted one of best castings

[@marionbaggins]

Spider-Man 3 is one of a few Superhero Movies Guilty Pleasures!!! I think it's a near perfect end of this Trilogy!!! Once you see it as Peter Paker's Ego as the main Villian throughout the Movie it's so much Clearer!!! Also do Thor: The Dark World Hated but Great!!! *That is my main Guilty Pleasure of a Superhero Movie*

[@ChillDree]

Despite how people feel about Spider-Man 3, this is still one of my favorite spider man films. Loved this movie as kid. More than Spider-Man 2 even though that movie is perfect. I even had the video game and the final battle scene toy set. Seeing a black suited spider man as a 7 year old had me jumping for joy. So many iconic moments from this movie that has aged like fine wine🔥 Thank you for shining light on this great film🖤

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Always love the Spiderman 3 appreciation it was my favorite when i was a kid ,and still love it its objectively the best but the themes ,and peter ,and Harry's journey to forgiveness has always resonated with me the most.

[@hiren_bhatt]

Colton Ogburn writes the best episodes for Screencrush! 👌

[@mr.boogie3631]

One of my favorite videos of yours been defending Spider-Man 3 for so long

[@marielli7]

It’s nice that Tobey Spider-Man addressed the ending of his character arc in No Way Home!!

[@olleselin]

I really need to go to the bathroom

[@raydrexler5868]

I think the scene where Harry uses the gas , combined with his saving Peter showed that Norman was always evil. In the first movie he (Norman) used it out of greed and a lust for power. Revenge is a more understandable and normal motive and Harry let it go while still powered by the Goblin Gas. In “No Way Home” the movie (and Norman) made it seem as though curing Norman would make him a good man again but he never was. I believe he would return to his universe and immediately try to become the Goblin again. Scritch your best friend for me.

[@chrisbarron5996]

Please do a video about the expanse. You guys are so good with hidden meanings and just awesome shit I miss sometimes. And the expanse is one of the best shows I think ever. Anyway, you guys rock for sure!

[@toylips]

When I saw Thomas Jane in that silly hat I lost any faith that those guys knew what they were doing. Not that I haven't been enjoying the show 🙃

[@superheropow1]

I'm in the campy that really enjoyed Spider-Man 3. My only complain would be drop Goblin 2, and have Sandman switch sides and have him help Peter beat Venom. I thought for sure there was going to be a moment at the end, when Sandman would be pounding on Spider-Man, but then sees his daughter in the crowd watching him. As for Venom/Peter- you weren't suppose to like him! So yeah, all those scenes were great!

[@vasu2438]

Can you please make a video list of movies that need to be watched before Dead pool 3

[@ScreenCrush]

What do you think of Spider-Man 3?

[@bradyfair4740]

Underrated

[@Bubonic32]

All of Sandman’s scene are amazing

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

To me, it was rushed.

[@bradyfair4740]

@@Bubonic32 exactly plus the scenes were the Symbiote starts to take over Peter I really like those scenes as well.

[@olleselin]

Mixed feelings

[@philtullos3823]

Good one.

[@Menstanktop]

I will die on the hill that Spider-Man 3 is a top 3 Spider-Man movie ever made and is one of the most over-criticized films ever made. Similar to BVS (tho better), I’d say the theatrical version was good w flaws, but the director’s cut is what truly makes the film amazing.

[@sneakernickel]

Does anyone else feel like this Aunt May absolutely knew that Peter was Spider-Man? If she was trying to act ambiguously....she didn't do it well.

[@michaelhealy1863]

Did you know the guy that plays Eddie Brock thought he was playing Carnage and he misunderstood that he was playing venom that's why his character acted a lot like Carnage

[@RayMcElroy50]

Avi Arad: "Put Venom. It sells more toys." Sam Raimi: "But I have everything planned out already. If I put Venom, it will be too crowded." Avi Arad: "I don't care. Put Venom." Sam Raimi: "But..." Avi Arad: "Put Venom or I'm gonna put some dirt in your eyes." Sam Raimi: "Okay, you want Venom? I'll give you Venom!!! Ashole."

[@davidchism6081]

8:48. Deadpool: Exactly.

[@treezanyone]

0:07 I'd tell you, you're reachin so fuckin hard you in your shoe buy now 😭😭😭.

[@Sweetmanthanks]

It would have been much more impactful if Peter put MJ in the hospital with that backhand slap.

[@venom7558]

Loved the film when I first saw it back in 2007 and I still love it today. No way it deserved all the hate.

[@mpregsonic5874]

All these biblical references and breakdowns now makes Spider-Man 3 make sense but it’s how the movie runs, where it’s just connivence for the plot, that is where the dislike comes from. A meteorite crashing to earth may symbolize a cool shooting star from a biblical reference, but it’s also incredibly convenient how it latches to the scooter of the person who just happens to be the only person with superpowers. Additionally in Spider-Man 1 Norman Osborn becomes pressured by the possibility of Oscorp having critical funds pulled that he administers the super enhancer drug on himself and it turns him into the green goblin. In Spider-Man 2 Dr. Otto Octavious uses the mechanical arms to assist him in creating something that would benefit humanity beyond measure but something goes wrong during the experiment and the arms take control of his brain and he becomes Doc Oc. Both of these are interesting and believeable character building moments that make the respective villains morally complex with some redeeming qualities. In Spider-Man 3 Flint Marco is randomly on the run from police in a scene and falls into a supercollider. This is not believable and is far less interesting. Kinda reminds you of an another character that falls for an incredibly simple reason into something sciency-looking where he gets his powers, from another poorly received Spider-Man movie. Some would call that movie ‘amazing’. Spider-Man 3 just has scenes that happen for the sake of the plot progressing which is something that the first two movies didn’t struggle with. This was a great video and I didn’t know/never noticed most of the cool things that were pointed out but Spider-Man 3 really just still is a mess of a movie.

[@IzzysIssues]

I love this! One of the papers I wrote to get my M.Div was about religious iconography as cultural shorthand in comic media

[@connerl8449]

I saw this in theaters in 2007 and it was one of the first films I thought was meh. But this video has really made me look at it differently. Makes me miss the Raimi Spideys even more

[@isaiahdoes534]

This movie will always be goated. I watched this movie so many times as a kid, just as much as any other batman movie in the early 2000s

[@Mark_Jones533]

People say that Harry's amnesia was a way to get him out of the "way" I think that the writers should have done something else than that

[@Zombiesnyder13]

VENOM had the writer from 50 SHADES OF GREY (Who is also directing VENOM 3) MORBIUS had the writers from GODS OF EGYPT (Who are also behind MADAME WEB) And KRAVEN THE HUNTER has the writers from TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT AVI ARAD doomed this cinematic universe MADAME WEB is doomed as well, despite not having Arad's involvement

[@The_Infamous_Boogyman]

I always loved this movie, I actually griped an the new composers score, saw it in theaters 6x. Good fkng movie, not perfect, I know, but still

[@rodolfohernandez3303]

Without Spider Man 3 there will be no Peter Parker Dancing in the streets in a suit meme. Also we in the first 3 Spider Man movies we the OG Spidey Suit.

[@assyriancomedycentral1753]

Can you do a review on the PUNISHER from 2004

[@stubboworld]

It probably might not be, but it might be important to mention that the green goblin formula was derived from the super soldier serum no? And what we know about the serum and how enhances and individual and who they are to their core as a person

[@sethatkinson2116]

Ryan you're great and we love Doug too ❤️🤟

[@Johnmyork23]

Awesome breakdown. I really appreciate your views and opinions.Unlike some that create a fake anger over movies (when was the last time the guy at Nerdstal... said anything good about a superhero movie, or either of the 2 main Star movie universes?), your videos are well thought out and I believe that you're saying what you believe regardless of how many likes or views it may or may not get. You put in the work and I commend you for that. Now......please do the same for Iron Fist.....just kidding, but seriously while the back and forth writing on that series makes no sense I do think ghe lead actor did a lot considering what he wsd working with. Also, when Iron Fist had better material like in the Luke Cage crossover I think it was among the best that Marvel stret level has done.

[@shofstall6]

Never understood the hate for this film. It remains one of my favorites.

[@martinwashington2275]

you should make a video fo the 7 sins. Maybe watch the first 2 seasons of 7 deadly to tie. itto some anime?

[@herox2512]

I wish we could say that about ASM 2...

[@MrYungReggie]

I love Spider-Man 3 but Venom is what ruined it for me. The fact that Sony forced Raimi to use Venom when he didn't want to is such a major f*ck up

[@cyrus_paragon_9291]

Interesting.....ive.never thought about the movie this way

[@sneakernickel]

Mary Jane's singing voice sounds an awful lot like Zooey Deschanel. Given the fact that her sister was in Spider-Man 2....maybe Raimi knows her.

[@mckinniesmovies3598]

9:49

[@SuperDogBro3]

One thing they should have changed the should have made Harry Osborne become Hobgoblin

[@Jake-lc1lh]

Great episode! Good writing. I love the Raimi Spider-man movies.

[@wheattoast1971]

I understand how rich this movie is in symbolism. But with them greenlighting Venom’s look and Eddie’s rushed execution, I will never grant this as being good. If they skipped Venom, made the Symbiote Red, and did Carnage instead, I could take this as its own thing. But this was a terrible Venom (My favorite Spider-Man character other than Spider-Man) and I will not forgive Raimi or Sony for it.

[@joshuareeves5103]

Great work here. I also enjoyed this film despite the flaws. This is a very good analysis. Also appreciate the way you depicted the bible. I'm a christian so I'm very used to people misrepresenting things in the bible in things like this. You did a great job pulling out these biblical themes from the movie.

[@wyattmerrill2588]

This movie gets a lot of hate for a few cheesy lines. “Strawberries”

[@juancortes5274]

Cleaning my house thanks for something to listen to ❤😂🎉

[@chaunceyhaworth4884]

As a person who kinda likes everything for what it is, I really enjoy these. I've been frustrated all these years of people complaining about shows and movies. We got to support these things or they won't make more... does nobody remember the horrible years before Batman 89? Do we really want to return to the dark ages of made for TV superhero movies?

[@tommyyoung9413]

Nah ryan you dropped the ball this time bro reachfest

[@marca5883]

Always loved the first, big screen, appearance of venom💚🇬🇧🌱

[@Zeigler_]

I do love this fun to pieces but I do understand alot of the criticisms it gets

[@The_Infamous_Boogyman]

Also, best video yet

[@ericnhero1007]

Spiderman 3's ending should have been peter fighting with the symbiote and as its end creduts brock becoming venom. Then spider man 4 is vs venom.

[@isaacguerrerojaimes1850]

Hidden meaning of the original StarWars Trilogy PLEASE!

[@armandosanchez4830]

This movie is great seeing NWH. Even the two Andrew Spider-Man makes it ten times better

[@dariussummerz]

John Carter fits this category to me.

[@ThePoisonFurry]

Peter does kinda become full of himself

[@eddieosuch6149]

Hudson Hawk.. Hated but Great.

[@usrveinz]

I grew up defending Spider-Man 3, and I’ll defend amazing Spider-Man 2 forever thx

[@mattduncil]

Green Lantern, putting aside its CGI, it was a good movie. It had a good cast. The story wasn’t bad. By having Hal use his powers in a more light hearted way, it was Reynolds. It set up for a contrast with other Lanterns to come. They using their powers in a different way maybe even a darker way, where Hal could show that light hearted ways of handling situations has its place and can bring hope. Not every movie needs to be gritty and overly serious, just being fun can be enough. I know it’s a low bar but compared to some of the JLA movies that followed it was better.

[@Amy-yh8kf]

The Tobey Maguire's Spiderman movies are my favorite! With Tom Holland coming in 2nd(didn't really like the 2nd movie)...we don't talk about Andrew Garfield.

[@nalday2534]

Garfield is far better than Ironman junior and his capitalist propaganda garbage

[@Lab90production]

Whaaaaaaah Andrew has a great set of Spiderman movies. The way he moved was like an actual spider the way he embodied Peter was jumping off the comics. His suit🤌🏿🤌🏿🤌🏿. I just didn’t care for his villains too much but tasm set was great

[@nalday2534]

Ironman junior and his capitalist propagandas are garbage

[@toylips]

Right? I understand ranking them, but I don't understand how you can be like here's Toby and here's Tom But Andrew's stuff was just so wildly left field terrible we don't even talk about it? To each their own. 🎉

[@MR-si2cd]

What about the last fantastic 4

[@pakskateboarding]

Maybe don’t have an ad right before the end of the video? Maybe it’s just me

[@SuperDogBro3]

Spawn & Judge Dredd in my opinion are really good comic book movies regardless of what people think about them