On Sun, 5 May 2002, Gautam Mukunda wrote: > > > > > > s > > > > > > p > > > > > > o > > > > > > i > > > > > > l > > > > > > e > > > > > > r > > > > > > > > > > > > s > > > > > > p > > > > > > a > > > > > > c > > > > > > e > > > > Actually, he didn't break her heart for long. Her heart was broken for > about 30 seconds before she got a clue about what he was really doing. > > I particularly liked the fact that it was a moral drama, reminicent of the > discussions between Hal Mayne and Bleys Ahrens in the Childe cycle by Gordon > R. Dickson. I also like the fact that the Peter and MJ's love story was > fairly well done: the foundation of their relationship is that they actually > like each other as people. > > Dan M. > > Me: > Well, Dunst herself has said that her interpretation of that moment is that > she knew who he was. I would strike a slightly discordant note in that, > while I thought it was good, it wasn't nearly as good as I was expecting. I > never read comics growing up, so you couldn't call me a fan, but I was > struck by: > 1. Norman Osborn's relationship with Peter really wasn't that deep - so this > "I've been like a father to you" thing didn't make any sense, nor Peter's > depression at his death.
Yeah, that wasn't made clear enough. The movie give hints that Norman's always admired Peter's brains while discounting his own son's talent -- whatever there is -- but it doesn't flesh that out quite well enough. Still, GG is nuts after all, and Peter/Spider-Man is the brilliant aggressive person he's always wished Harry could be.... > 2. On what planet is the richest kid in a public school _not_ one of the > popular kids? In which is he ignored by the prettiest girl in school? Well, Flash Thompson, the guy MJ's dating at first, is the school football hero and sufficiently well-off to be very popular himself. If you've read the comics I guess you can easily read that into his scenes even if the movie isn't explicit enough about it. The movie sets it up by focusing more on MJ herself and her tendency to be attracted to jerks (like her own father), which for the movie's purpose is why she bounces from MJ to Harry. Plus, even though Harry's rich, hid dad's an ass even before he becomes GG, which might explain some of Harry's personality deficits and why he hangs with a loser like Peter. In the comics Harry tends to be a bit bipolar, seeming popular and well-adjusted one minute and then morose and alienated the next. Marvin Long Austin, Texas "Never flay a live Episiarch." -- Galactic Proverbs 7563:34(j)
