Peter Parker (Spider-Man 3)

Peter Benjamin Parker, also known by his superhero alter ego Spider-Man, is a fictional character portrayed by Tobey Maguire that was based on the comic book character of the same name. He was adapted for Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film in 2002, later appearing in two sequels, video games and a television series designed to be set within that continuity. He's the main protagonist of the Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film series, who later reappeared in Spider-Man: No Way Home, as a side protagonist.

Unfortunately, in the 3rd film of the trilogy, he was horribly flanderized from being a kind and loving superhero to an insensitive jerk even before he had the symbiote.

This article will only talk about his character in the 3rd film.

Why JJJ was Right About Him Being a Menace
Note: This is an article talking about the character, not the meme that was adapted from it.


 * 1) To start it off, he was flanderized from being a loving, kind, "friendly neighborhood Spider-Man" to a insensitive and mean-spirited jerk before the symbiote attached itself to him.
 * 2) He neglects Mary Jane twice, one when he fails to reassure her after the critics say they hated her performance or even understand her problem and comparing his to her and two when he brushes her off to be there for him after he finds that Flint Marko was the one who killed his uncle.
 * 3) He goes as far as to kiss Gwen Stacy onstage, forgetting that he already has a girlfriend. Not only that, he uses the same upside-down kiss method that he did with MJ to kiss Gwen, which was dirty and out-of-character for him to do this. The real Peter would never do this.
 * 4) * He even goes as far as to dance with Gwen at the restaurant where MJ works just to make her mad.
 * 5) * To make matters even worse, he downright hits MJ in a fit of rage after the dance!
 * 6) He is bent-on killing his uncle's real killer after he learned that the one that he encountered in the first film wasn't the real one. Even if it wasn't the real killer, he would still know it was his fault that Ben is dead because of his pettiness to get the wrestling manager back in the first film.
 * 7) As well as MJ and the Sandman/Flint Marko, he is a major asshole towards other characters as well. When his landlord Mr. Ditkovitch asks him about his overdue rent, for example, he yells "YOU'LL GET YOUR RENT WHEN YOU FIX THIS DAMN DOOR!!" at him. How cruel can he possibly be?
 * 8) * When Harry tells him he kissed MJ he immediately attacks him. And to add insult to injury, during the fight, he says his deceased father never loved him and he was an embarrassment to him.
 * 9) The scene where he dances in the street is immensely cringeworthy and out-of-place, even for this movie.
 * 10) He uses Gwen just to make MJ jealous, and shows no remorse for it when she catches on and even apologizes to MJ for it.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) He was a much better character in the prequels. He massively redeemed himself in No Way Home.
 * 2) Tobey Maguire still gives a great performance.
 * 3) He still has cool and memorable lines (despite some being cruel), such as:
 * 4) * "That all you got?"
 * 5) * "Stings doesn't it?"
 * 6) * "You gonna cry?"
 * 7) * "I'm gonna put some dirt in your eye."
 * 8) * "You're trash, Brock."
 * 9) * "You want forgiveness? Get religion."
 * 10) * "Look at little goblin jr, gonna cry?"
 * 11) * "You should've thought of that earlier."
 * 12) * "See ya, chump."
 * 13) * "Find us some shade."
 * 14) * "Now dig on this."
 * 15) He massively redeems himself towards the end of the film, as he realized how much of a jerk he had been towards his loved ones, asks Harry to help him, saves MJ from falling, redeems Sandman and discarded the symbiote for good.

Trivia

 * This version of Peter in Spider-Man 3 - and the trilogy in general - is now a internet meme named Bully Maguire.