The Soul of Spider-Man 3

Emo Peter Parker pelvic thrusting to James Brown on a crowded street wasn’t a perfect capper to Sam Raimi’s otherwise-lauded Spider-Man trilogy. But while this movie quickly went down the annals of history as one of the worst superhero movies of all time, there’s a surprising depth and complexity that goes beyond the cringey surface aesthetics and baffling choices. It’s a fascinating, carefully-constructed film, even though it doesn’t feel like it, and pushing through some of the weirdness reveals more beauty than you might expect ... if you’re willing push through it.

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What is Second Chance?
Second Chance looks at media, concepts, and characters that have been deemed bad, disappointing, or divisive in some way by critics or the general public -- and tries to dig into the positives through academic and analytical (and entertaining!) video essays. Whether it’s a misunderstood masterpiece, a case of good intent vs. poor execution, or it poses useful insights on our culture as a whole, we'll figure out why and how it might actually be GOOD. So let’s dive in with an open mind, have fun, and give some of our old punching bags another shot!

Sources
HiTop Films’ Jazz Dance Edit ►    • Fixing Spider-Man 3 (Video Essay)  
Background information on Spider-Man 3 provided by "The Spider-Man Chronicles: The Art and Making of Spider-Man 3" by Grant Curtis.
Some clips courtesy of Filmic Box

Fanart and Meme Sources
Bowser by Dapperboar ► https://bit.ly/2VAus5T
Steamed Hams by IceSeason101 ► https://bit.ly/2RzvvUs
Shrek by KingofKazoos ► https://bit.ly/2QuYCUg
Titanic by Tom Chapman ► https://bit.ly/2ANpMka
Pumpkin by KrulltheWarriorKing ► https://bit.ly/2TyjgFa
Uncle Ben by FreshMemeSupply ► https://bit.ly/2FebpIS
Symbrock by The-Thot-Clown ► https://bit.ly/2FdYeHY
Symbrock by HouHou_Venom ► https://bit.ly/2AzJNdX
Gay Rights Venom by GreatSnpai ► https://bit.ly/2VBcgcj
Venom by StrawberrieNinja ► https://bit.ly/2CVQtoy

Music Attribution
“Voyage” by IvPem is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution CC BY-SA 3.0: http://bit.ly/1pawxfE
Source:    • IvPem - Voyage | Trap [Creative Commons]  

“Adventures” by A Himitsu is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0: https://bit.ly/1b8Hyff
Source:    • A Himitsu - Adventures [Royalty Free Music]  

“Ether” by Silent Partner is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution CC BY-ND 2.0: https://bit.ly/1dGcPd3
Source:    • Ether – Silent Partner (No Copyright Music)