If
X-Men: Days of Future Past was able to make us completely forget that the events involving the critically-maligned
X-Men: The Last Stand and
X-Men Origins: Wolverine ever happened and thus redeemed the entire
X-Men movie franchise after correcting the mistakes via time-traveling, imagine what we can do to
Spider-Man 3 since the underrated & least successful
Amazing Spider-Man movies (which were unfairly treated as "inferior" when they have something even better to offer what the previous 3 could not) have nothing to do with them. I was happy that I
gave away my old Spider-Man 3 DVD (and Blu-ray) to the Richard & McKay's video library store last month since, in my view, it was such an UNHAPPY ENDING to the series. This is
my "official" Sam Raimi Spider-Man movie trilogy ending that I came up with to help erase events that may lead to the most forgettable, no matter how financially successful it was, Spidey threequel of all time (so forgettable like
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was -
please Disney & Lucasfilm, say that it's NON-CANON with the original 3 Indy movies if a 5th movie (whether as a reboot or a direct sequel) is not made in time!) if Sony can't afford to make a direct Spider-Man 4 movie after unceremoniously firing Sam Raimi before deciding to make a reboot that starts from scratch in the similar vein of
Batman Begins.
After Spider-Man 3 ended, Peter woke up from a bed in the morning as if something triggered him to. He remembers experiencing some of the things he considers awfully terrible: his own best friend Harry becoming the New Goblin before dying at the hands of Eddie Brock/Venom, chasing after Flint Marko/Sandman who was revealed by Captain George Stacy as the true killer of Uncle Ben Parker, bonding with the Symbiote to go into an even darker path (but worst of all, his EMBARRASSING emo flirting and out-of-place dance moments!), pushing Mary Jane off like a punk after dancing with Gwen Stacy to "impress her". However, he also remembers dreaming about some positive highlights like balancing his time as both Peter Parker and Spider-Man, kissing Mary Jane on their "web of love," telling Aunt May that he is planning on proposing to M.J. for marriage, saving Gwen's life from the damaged building caused by a malfunctioning crane, and receiving the key to New York City while being praised by the cheering crowds for his heroic actions in the past few years. But he soon realized that [everything in Spider-Man 3] was all just a bad dream.
Just then, Mr. Ditkovich knocks on his door, asking for a rent. Peter opens the door and politely says good morning and happily gives him a $20 bill. Confused, Ditkovich and Ursula asks if Peter has been sleeping well. He replies that he never felt better before telling kind Ursula to ready the chocolate chip cookies when he gets back, which she happily obliges. Peter decided to check on the others he knew to see if they were "okay" after having a nightmare that he wants to forget. He calls Dr. Curt Connors on the phone to ask him if he still has a tiny sample of the alien Symbiote. Dr. Connors says that he has no "alien sample." This made Peter felt relieved that although really a dream, he never wanted to wore the black suit that he found again. He went to the police department to meet Captain George Stacy and asks him if Flint Marko really killed Uncle Ben. However, Capt. Stacy says that "he wasn't aware" that Flint Marko really committed a murder. He explained that the only criminal involved in the crime scene where Peter would find his uncle lying dead is Dennis Carradine, the person TRULY responsible for shooting at poor Ben before hijacking the car. With the confirmation from the police captain, the case is therefore closed and never again will it haunt Peter forever had the Sandman been revealed to be the true [accidental] killer. Next, he went to visit the Osborn Mansion to check on Harry, hoping that he is not dead or plotting on killing him after what happened to Norman. Harry's faithful butler Bernard opens the door and lets Peter in. Peter wanted to know if Harry is still alive and if he's still the same. Bernard (who never knew everything about Norman being the Green Goblin unlike in Peter's dream) doesn't believe this "goblin nonsense," but told him that Harry is fine and that he is "having a good time." Harry was upstairs, waving hi to Peter without even giving a glare at him after learning that Peter is really Spider-Man, the one that he was sworn to kill for his father's death in the first film. It's almost as if despite discovering his father's hidden lair behind the mirror which would have allowed him to become the New Goblin, Harry seems to have moved on, finally accepting that Norman Osborn is no longer the father he once cared for after refusing to kill his own best friend. Peter was thankful to see Harry back to his old self, even if he doesn't remember becoming the New Goblin seeking to kill him before they teamed up together to take on Sandman and Venom which resulted in his death. Peter and Harry were now friends again. A picture frame of Norman Osborn can be seen on the wall, as if giving a smile to what he called them "his sons." Later, Peter goes to the Broadway Theater where Mary Jane used to perform there before, in his dream, she was fired after being criticized for her "awful singing" during the "It's Wonderful" performance. He tells the manager if his girlfriend still has a job in her Broadway shows that does NOT INVOLVE SINGING OFF-KEY, for it has always been her college dream since graduating high school, before learning that she was never fired (which would have led her to her poor job at a night club). And with that, Peter decides to buy a wedding ring to do what should have happened in his dream had Harry not told her to break up with him at the bridge. But first, he would have to ask permission from someone close to him. Peter met up with his beloved Aunt May Parker, and he wanted to make sure if she is feeling all right before telling her that he bought the wedding ring that he will use to propose a marriage with Mary Jane. This made Aunt May feel so happy she hugged Peter. She said that Uncle Ben would be proud if he were still alive. At last, Peter called Mary Jane on the phone and told her to meet him at his old apartment. The following afternoon, Mary Jane arrived and curiously asks what Peter had called her for. Peter made a moving speech, telling her that ever since she discovered his secret identity as Spider-Man, he knows that Mary Jane once told him that she wanted to face his enemies with him even if it meant putting her in harm's way. He was proud to have M.J. by his side, and like she used to say, he can't survive without her. Peter kneels down and presents her a beautiful wedding ring that was meant to be a gift given to her at the French restaurant in his awful nightmare. Peter goes, "Mary Jane Watson, will you marry me?" Speechless, Mary Jane shouts out "YES!!!" In her joy, she embraced Peter in her arms before they both kissed each other. This was like the happiest moment Peter ever had.
Up on the rooftop, Peter, dressed as Spider-Man, happily sees the police cars driving down the streets as if pursuing down a bunch of criminal thugs in the bank. He was glad that all was well after defeating the Green Goblin and Dr. Octopus (to me, the ONLY VILLAINS of the Sam Raimi Spidey world in existence). He shoots out a web from his left wrist and swings up over the buildings one by one. Having been married to Mary Jane a year later and finally behind the New Goblin/Sandman/Venom threat which thankfully isn't real (or will soon be, but with some corrections this time), Spider-Man is glad that New York will always be safe as long as he's around. As his uncle would used to say, "With great power, comes great responsibility."
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