Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3 is an American comic adaptation by director Sam Raimi from 2007 , which was released in German cinemas on May 1, 2007 and in US cinemas on May 4, 2007. The film is the continuation of the films Spider-Man ( 2002 ) and Spider-Man 2 ( 2004 ). The main characters were cast with the same actors as the first and second part, with Tobey Maguire in the role of the title hero. It was created as the announced conclusion of a trilogy .
action
Peter Parker has a relationship with Broadway actress Mary Jane Watson and believes he is ready to propose to her. The situation around Peter's friend Harry continues to worsen. He believes that Peter is responsible for his father's death and wants revenge. To satisfy his vengeance, he becomes the new green goblin with modern equipment. During the fight between the two friends, Harry finally falls and is taken to the hospital by Peter. Harry survives, but part of his memory fails, which is why he initially neither remembers that he believes Spider-Man killed his father, nor that his best friend Peter Parker is behind the mask. Thus, the friendship of the two revives for the time being, as it is not hindered by Harry's memory.
Meanwhile, Flint Marko, the real murderer of Peter's uncle Ben, escapes from prison. On the run across a nuclear test site, there is an accident with a particle accelerator, which causes Flint to mutate into a so-called Sandman and now has the ability to dissolve his body in sand and transform it into any shape.
While Spider-Man is very popular with the New York population , Watson is fired after her first appearance due to bad reviews. The relationship is shaken because she has had a hard time coping with this setback, but Parker does not take her problems seriously enough and instead lets the citizens celebrate.
The freelance photographer Eddie Brock is said to take an incriminating photo of Spider-Man on behalf of JJ Jameson in order to get a permanent job at the Daily Bugle. Parker, who also wants to leave his freelance life behind and work hard for the Bugle, tries to prevent this.
Flint successfully uses his powers for his raids in order to raise money for the treatment of his terminally ill daughter. However, Spider-Man is on his heels to seek revenge for his dead uncle and disrupts his raids, but cannot decisively defeat him at first.
One night Spider-Man notices that his costume is changing. An alien life form, a symbiote that crashed in a meteorite in Manhattan , has attached itself to the costume. Although the symbiosis increases his powers, it also begins to change his personality. He consciously puts on the now black Spider-Man costume in order to defeat Flint with the additional power. After first dissolving him in the sewer water, he tells his Aunt May as Peter Parker that the murderer of Uncle Ben was killed by Spider-Man. Aunt May is not enthusiastic about this news, as she has nothing to do with acts of revenge. After that, Peter manages to separate from the symbiote for the time being. Through Dr. Connors learns from Peter that the symbiote uses humans as hosts and that such a connection is difficult to break again after longer contact. Harry, who is still in love with Mary Jane, spends an afternoon with her and is rejected by her after a kiss. Then he regains his memory, threatens Mary Jane to kill Peter and forces her to separate from him. He wants to humiliate Peter and pretends to his friend that he has a relationship with Mary Jane and that this is the reason for the separation. In his desperation, Peter reconnects with the symbiote. Spider-Man is becoming increasingly selfish and vengeful. Peter Parker even goes on a date with Gwen Stacy, the chief's daughter and friend of Eddie Brock. Under the influence of the symbiote, Parker also kills his rival Brock from his job as a photographer at the Daily Bugle when he convicts him of falsifying a Spider-Man photo. Eddie Brock swears revenge. Peter also pays his friend Harry a visit, but this time Peter, influenced by the symbiote, attacks Harry. After Peter successfully humiliated Harry, the latter throws a grenade at Peter, but the latter throws it back again. As a result, half of Harry's face is disfigured.
After Peter Parker accidentally injured Mary Jane in a brief incident in a jazz club, in which he initially humiliated her with a little show, he realizes that he has to part with the symbiote. He succeeds in doing this in a church tower , as the symbiote is sensitive to noise and the ringing of the bell weakens him. Eddie Brock, who was in church to ask Jesus to kill Peter Parker, watches him fight the symbiote. The black mass of the symbiote falls on him, so that he becomes the new host and forms Venom from now on . Flint "Sandman" Marko and Venom team up against Spider-Man to destroy him together. You kidnap Mary Jane as bait, and the final fight ensues.
Spider-Man knows he's not up to the challenge alone and turns to Harry for help. But he still believes that Spider-Man killed his father, and is only persuaded by his butler Bernard, who has been in the service of the Osborns for years and knows that Norman Osborn died by the blades of his own glider because he was cleaned his wounds after his death. When the situation seems hopeless for Spider-Man, Harry rushes to his aid as a goblin, and together they fight the two antagonists.
Harry Osborn sacrifices himself at the last moment for Peter Parker by throwing himself between him and the blades of his glider, which Venom has brought under his control. The symbiote is then destroyed by Spider-Man using an impulse grenade from the goblin, after Spider-Man has separated the symbiote from the weakened Eddie Brock and trapped him between several bars and creates a church bell-like noise on them. Eddie Brock, still possessed by the symbiote's powers, tries to save him in a final act of desperation and jumps towards the grenade, whereupon he and the symbiote vanish in the ensuing explosion. In the end, after learning who Spider-Man is, Sandman apologizes to Peter Parker for the murder of his uncle and explains that it was an accident and that he needed money for his sick daughter. Flashbacks show that Marko had no intention of killing Ben Parker, just needed his car. After the partner grabbed him by the arm, a shot accidentally went off. Spider-Man forgives him, and then Sandman disintegrates and disappears in the form of a sand storm. Peter and the badly injured Harry make up before he dies in the arms of Peter and Mary Jane.
The film ends with Peter and Mary Jane reconciling. It remains to be seen whether the two will become a couple again.
History of origin
- Production began on November 5, 2005 on a budget of $ 258 million and ended with post-production in April 2007. Spider-Man 3 is thus the third most expensive film of all time. Filming began on January 2, 2006 and ended in July 2006. The film is a co-production by Columbia Pictures , Marvel Studios and Laura Ziskin Productions and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing .
- The film locations were among others in Los Angeles , Chicago , Cleveland , Hudson County ( New Jersey ), Santa Clarita ( California ), Sunnyside, Queens ( New York City ) and in the Sony Pictures Studios. Most of the film's recordings were made in Los Angeles between January 16 and May 19, 2006 and in New York between May 26 and July 1, 2006.
- After James Franco announced in an interview that some actors had been hired by director Sam Raimi to re-shoot after the filming was completed, the rumor arose that the film had "failed" in the eyes of the audience during a test screening and therefore had to " be pepped up ”. A few days later, Sony Pictures declared the report false that there had never been a test demonstration.
- The special effects are from Sony Pictures Imageworks , Furious FX and Gentle Giant Studios Inc.
- In the comics, the black Spider-Man costume was originally introduced in the Secret Wars miniseries . The idea for the costume came from a fan named Randy Schueller and was bought by Marvel's then editor-in-chief Jim Shooter for $ 220. Author David Michelinie later turns it into the super villain Venom, draftsman Todd McFarlane added the diabolical grin to the original costume design; his successor Erik Larsen finally introduced the characteristic "drooling tongue", which is not present in the film character.
synchronization
The German synchronized editing was done at RC Production in Berlin . Klaus Bickert wrote the dialogue book , Joachim Tennstedt directed the dialogue.
Film music
After the falling out with director Sam Raimi , Danny Elfman , composer of the music for the first and second part, decided not to write the film score for Spider-Man 3 anymore . Raimi then hired film composer Christopher Young for this task. In December 2006, however, it was surprisingly announced that Elfman and Young would suddenly cooperate and work on the score together. The main title , the Spider-Man theme and that of the Green Goblin were therefore retained, Young only composed new themes for Sandman and Venom.
Songs
The theme song Signal Fire is sung by the band Snow Patrol . This makes the British alternative rock group the third interpreter of a theme song from the Spider-Man trilogy, after Chad Kroeger and Josey Scott ( Spider-Man ) and Ana Johnsson ( Spider-Man 2 ) . Kirsten Dunst also contributes the duet Summer Day together with Jason Schwartzman , her film partner from Marie Antoinette (2006) . Other pieces on the soundtrack album include a. by the performers The Killers , Yeah Yeah Yeahs , Wolfmother , The Walkmen , Black Mountain , Flaming Lips , Chubby Checker , Jet and on the German release also the Beatsteaks .
| No. | title | Interpreter |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Signal Fire | Snow Patrol |
| 2. | Move away | The killers |
| 3. | Sealings | Yeah yeah yeahs |
| 4th | Pleased to meet you | Wolfmother |
| 5. | Cut Off The Top (Timo Maas Dirty Rocker Remix) | Beatsteaks |
| 6th | Red River | The Walkmen |
| 7th | Stay Free | Black Mountain |
| 8th. | The Supreme Being Teaches Spider-Man How To Be In Love | Flaming Lips |
| 9. | Scared Of Myself | Simon Dawes |
| 10. | The twist | Chubby checker |
| 11. | Sightlines | Rogue wave |
| 12. | Summer Day | Coconut Records |
| 13. | Falling star | jet |
| 14th | Portrait Of A Summer Thief | Sounds Under Radio |
| 15th | A Letter From St. Jude | The WYO's |
| 16. | Small parts | The Oohlas |
Premieres
Spider-Man 3 celebrated its world premiere in Japan on April 17, 2007 . On April 25, some of the actors and everyone else involved were guests at the German premiere in Berlin . Contrary to the Thursday, which is usually the starting date for movies, Spider-Man 3 came to German cinemas on Tuesday, May 1, 2007, a national holiday in Germany. At the same time premieres took place in Paris and Madrid, three days earlier than in the United States.
reception
Press
The most frequently criticized point about Spider-Man 3 is the sparse use of action scenes and the exaggerated interpersonal problems of the main characters, which make up the majority of the very long storyline (140 minutes). ( Star )
The perfectly staged “action aesthetic” ( Tagesspiegel ) with “bombastic special effects” is praised for this . ( Star ) It's fun to fly through the urban canyons with Spider-Man. Christoph Petersen (“filmstarts.de”) is impressed by the animation of the opponent Sandman: “If the producers of Stuart Little raved about the fact that every two million hairs of the little mouse were individually animated eight years ago, you wouldn't want to hear about it think about how many small grains of sand in Spider-Man 3 buzz through the picture in some scenes. "
The lexicon of international film also speaks in its criticism of the "high technical and theatrical level", but criticizes that no "coherent complete work" is offered and the continuation "with all the entertainment value clearly tends to show signs of fatigue".
Financial success
total
On the day of the US theatrical release (May 4, 2007), the film grossed $ 59 million. Over the entire weekend (May 4-6, 2007) a result of 151 million US dollars was achieved. In both categories (Best Starting Day; Best Starting Weekend), the film was able to record higher sales than the film Pirates of the Caribbean - Pirates of the Caribbean 2 from 2006, which had box office earnings of 55.8 million US dollars on the starting day and Had $ 135.6 million at the launch weekend. In addition, the IMAX cinemas set a new record at $ 4.8 million . The film Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End did not exceed the grossing results of Spider-Man 3 on its opening weekend (May 26-27, 2007) , but with 115 million US dollars it reached second place among the highest film revenues Weekend.
It grossed $ 554 million outside the United States. At the international level, a success of 891 million US dollars can be calculated. Spider-Man 3 occupies 63rd place in the list of the most successful films without adjusting for inflation (as of August 8, 2020).
Start day
Spider-Man 3 was released in theaters in 17 countries on May 1, 2007. On the first day, the film was able to set up a new box office success in eight Asian countries. In the Philippines , Taiwan , Hong Kong ( PR China ) and Thailand , it exceeded the revenues of Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 on their start days combined. In Malaysia , Singapore , Thailand and the Philippines, the film achieved the highest daily revenues in local cinema history.
In Germany, the film took in EUR 3.3 million on May 1, 2007 thanks to 490,000 visitors. That score is 80 percent higher than that of Spider-Man and 69 percent higher than that of Spider-Man 2 .
Editor's Cut
An editor's cut , for which the film editor Bob Murawski was responsible , deviates in 14 places from the theatrical version and is approximately two minutes shorter. The dramaturgy was changed several times, and the film music by Christopher Young was used in many places. There is also alternative footage. The US publication took place on June 13, 2017.
Trivia
- In addition to his brother Ivan , who was responsible for the script, the director brought other friends and family members into the crew: his brother Ted plays (as in the first two parts) the Daily Bugle employee "Hoffman". His sons Lorne and Henry are spectators of the final fight, his daughter Emma sells her camera for a high price to J. Jonah Jameson during this fight. Raimi's friend and long-time colleague Bruce Campbell plays the role of restaurant chef.
- As in the first two parts, Spider-Man's creator Stan Lee can also be seen in a short guest appearance, namely in the streets of New York, in front of a display board that says that Spider-Man is to be made an honorary citizen of the city. He approaches the complete stranger Peter and says that he believes that an individual can bring about change.
literature
- Peter David : Spider-Man 3. The official novel for the film. Translated from the English by Timothy Stahl. Panini Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8332-1566-7 .
Web links
- Spider-Man 3 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Spider-Man 3 in the online movie database
- Official website (German)
- Official website (English)
- Spider-Man 3 at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Spider-Man 3 . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2007 (PDF; test number: 109 516 K).
- ↑ Age rating for Spider-Man 3 . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ imdb.com : premiere dates
- ↑ imdb.com : Business
- ↑ imdb.com : Locations
- ↑ mtv.com : Tangled Web: Spider-Man 3 Re-Shoots Planned, James Franco Reveals , August 22, 2006
- ↑ irishexaminer.com: Breaking News ( memento of the original from November 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ superherohype.com: Audience Tested? No! , August 30, 2006
- ↑ imdb.com : Company Credits
- ↑ goodcomics.comicbookresources.com: Randy Schueller's Brush With Comic History , May 16, 2007
- ↑ nypost.com: Spidey Steals My Tights ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , May 21, 2007
- ↑ goodcomics.comicbookresources.com: Do Clothes Make the Character? , May 13, 2007
- ^ Spider-Man 3. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on October 23, 2014 .
- ↑ Spider-Man 3 - Official Movie Blog: Grant responds to your comments from his "Production Update" post ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , December 1, 2006
- ↑ comicbookmovie.com: Exclusive Interview: Ghost Rider Composer Christopher Young , February 14, 2007
- ↑ musicchannel.cc: Details on the soundtrack of Spider-Man 3 - a must-have for alternative fans ( memento of the original from October 6, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , April 4, 2007
- ↑ Harder rhythms: Spider-Man rocks ( Memento from May 19, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Spider-Man 3 - Official Film Blog: Who Wants to Berlin? ( Memento of the original from September 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , April 4, 2007
- ↑ Tagesspiegel : Avengers of the Inherited , April 30, 2007
- ↑ filmstarts.de: Review
- ↑ Spider-Man 3. In: Lexicon of international films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ boxofficemojo.com: Spider-Man 3 , May 7, 2005
- ↑ movie-infos.net: The friendly spider breaks record records worldwide ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , May 8, 2007
- ↑ boxofficemojo.com: Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End , May 28, 2007
- ↑ Top Lifetime big things. Box Office Mojo, accessed August 8, 2020 .
- ↑ movie-infos.net: The third part breaks all records! ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , May 3, 2007
- ↑ Comparison of the theatrical version and the editor's cut on schnittberichte.com, accessed on June 25, 2017
