Grieving and Forgiving with Spider-Man 3

In this video we dive into the Editor’s Cut of Spider-Man 3 and explore why Sam Raimi's maligned film is such an underrated work of humanistic cinema.
Mouthfilm is a collective that makes video essays deconstructing all types of films and their intersection with culture at large.
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Script & Narration: Filipe F. Coutinho
Editing: Mónica Freitas
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[@defvent]

I never liked them rewriting Uncle Ben's death, but I understand it's necessary for the story to have that connection between sandman and peter to send him down that dark path. I'll always love Rami's Spider-Man and I will defend Spider-Man 3 for the rest of my life.

[@brianslyproductions1410]

Great content man! You definitely deserve more views and subs with the quality of analysis you have here.

[@Mouthfilm]

Thanks so much! We really appreciate the kind words!

[@detoxwithp-talksofficial6868]

It is understandably the weakest in the trilogy. But it's still really good. The film chooses to continue the conflict of the previous film. Although this film is nowhere near the level of brilliance of Spider-Man 2, it's a befitting conclusion to the trilogy.
Although Harry could've been better written, most of the character work is pretty solid. Sam Raimi and the writers had the balls to take the good natured Peter Parker, and corrupt him. Sandman is a solid villain, and though Venom wasn't completely needed, the way he was used should be appreciated. The Venom creature aided in Peter's downfall as a human being, and Eddie's motivation for killing Peter made sense.
I just wish Avi Arad had trusted Raimi like he did for the previous film, because if he did, this film could've been as good as Spiderman 2. But this is a film that absolutely does not deserve the hate it gets. It has heart, personality, camp, and has something to say with these characters.

[@Mouthfilm]

It's commonly said that SM3 has a villain problem-- as in, it has too many villains. It's hard to argue against it. But what most people don't mention is that Peter Parker himself is his worst enemy here, and Venom only serves to literalize that feeling. Still, there's a case to be made that the film would be more effective if Peter turned dark without Venom (gave him an excuse for his behavior). Still, as evidenced by our video, we love SM3 and the Editor's Cut fixes a lot of issues that the theatrical version has.

[@Relevant_Irrelevance]

Appreciation of the depth of the Raimi Spider-Man films is always great to see. They get slept on for their artistic qualities sometimes, and that shouldn't be the case.

[@ARMADILLOARMADILLO]

Great video! I follow you on letterboxd and I always enjoy your perspective

[@Mouthfilm]

Thanks for the watch and the follow, Owen! What's your handle? We'll follow you right back!

[@djemgame]

we grieve because avi is a gr8 reflection of the greed of corporations and the slow death of quality media and we forgive spiderman 3 for its shortcomings because it is a victim of said greed
gr8 vid