From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

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Gloria could clearly hear the heavy sound of her heart pounding against her chest, slow but powerful, calm yet surging, as if she could clearly feel the strength of each beat, the scalding hot blood continuously spurting.

In those eyes, she could see fragility, but also determination; she could see Peter's unwavering devotion to Mary Jane, and also Peter's second growth amidst chaos and turmoil.

The first time was the death of Uncle Ben.

The second time was Aunt May's injury and Mary Jane's unconscious encouragement.

As the movie began, that shy and timid, frail teenager was growing step by step into a towering figure, not only because he possessed superpowers, but also because he finally understood the principle that with great power comes great responsibility, and faced that responsibility head-on with his chest held high.

It was at this moment, with just a look, that people's blood began to boil.

Robert: Unexpected! Beautiful, but unexpected.

He had not anticipated that such a scene of indirect confession would play such an important role. It was originally just a romantic moment when Peter finally mustered the courage to pour out his heart, an example that could be found in many youth campus or romantic love movies, but it became rich and full due to the subtlety and layers of the performance, completely opening up the entire depth and breadth.

Beautiful, referring to the character arc, and also the actor's interpretation.

Unexpected as it was, this scene immediately pushed the movie to a whole new level, giving both youth movies and superhero movies more room for interpretation, especially making the character of Peter Parker richer and more three-dimensional.

Rarely, Robert was curious about how the third act would unfold, and most importantly, how Peter's character arc should be completed —

Of course, Hollywood popcorn movies often have happy endings, and "Spider-Man" should be no exception, but the wonderful thing is that Robert began to look forward to Sam Raimi and Anson Mount's interpretation.

The entire screening hall was filled with surging excitement.

This scene was not only seen by the audience in the cinema through the lens; Harry, who came to visit the sick in the big screen, also saw it.

When he pushed the door open, Harry happened to see Mary Jane holding Peter's fingertips, her eyes shining with light; although Peter did not reciprocate, only quietly staring at Mary Jane, this scene was enough.

Moreover, as soon as Harry entered, the two hurriedly let go, looking guilty as sin. Mary Jane was even unwilling to look him in the eye, while Peter looked up and greeted him, but Peter was unable to continue speaking.

The matter was already obvious, wasn't it?

Harry left, dejectedly returning to the mansion—

Not his and Peter's apartment, but the mansion where his father lived.

Harry admitted his mistake to his father. His judgment of Mary Jane was correct. Mary Jane had fallen in love with Peter.

However, Norman's attention was not on Harry at all. He immediately grasped the key point, "Then does he love her?"

Harry, "He's had a crush on her since fourth grade."

In fact, Harry knew, he had always known that Peter had a crush on Mary Jane, but he still pursued Mary Jane, still flaunting in front of Peter.

Harry stood blankly in place, his eyes devoid of soul.

Norman finally noticed Harry, apologized to Harry, and gave Harry a hug. Harry used all his strength to hug his father tightly. He had been waiting and chasing bitterly, and his father was finally willing to turn his head and look at him. He greedily hugged his father, absorbing the warmth of this moment.

However, the warmth was only temporary. Harry and Norman's expressions had already moved towards different worlds.

When Aunt May woke up, she told Peter that he should seize the opportunity. She knew that Peter had always had a crush on Mary Jane, and maybe he should be braver.

Peter was encouraged and finally mustered the courage to call Mary Jane.

However, he was still one step late.

The Green Goblin kidnapped Mary Jane.

When Mary Jane woke up, she found herself wearing pajamas on a bridge, while the Green Goblin was wandering around on a glider.

Next to the bridge was a cable car, filled with children, who became the Green Goblin's hostages. Everything was in the Green Goblin's plan.

The Green Goblin began to destroy the bridge, alarming Spider-Man, and cutting the cable car ropes, standing in the high altitude waiting for Spider-Man's arrival, condescendingly stepping the world under his feet.

"Spider-Man, this is why fools choose to be superheroes."

"Because you never know when some madman will come up with a cruel problem, forcing you to choose between letting the woman you love die, or letting innocent children die?"

"Make a decision, Spider-Man, being a hero comes at a price."

Peter froze. Although his cheeks were hidden behind the mask, one could still taste the desperate struggle from his limbs and voice.

"Don't do this, Green Goblin!"

Hoarse, both a reprimand and a plea.

But the Green Goblin had gone mad, and seeing this scene made him even more excited. He released both hands at the same time, thus sentencing the innocents to their fate.

Peter froze—

He could clearly see the scenes on both sides in his eyes, the cable car in his left eye, Mary Jane in his right eye, gravity pulling them into free fall, continuing to plummet.

In an instant, the entire screening hall was stunned.

The premiere included a small number of viewers who were familiar with and loved the comics. They came to attend the premiere in person because they liked the "Spider-Man" comics. This scene made all their hearts sink:

In the original comics, Peter Parker's first love was actually Gwen, and later the two broke up because of Mary Jane.

In 1973, in issue 121 of the original comic, the Green Goblin made Spider-Man choose, the cable car or Gwen. Spider-Man chose to save the cable car first, and then grabbed Gwen's calf with his web. At the critical moment, he caught Gwen, but he did not expect that the huge inertia of free fall still twisted Gwen's neck.

This also forged the darkest and most desperate page in the "Spider-Man" story, "The Death of Gwen."

Originally, the original comic fans were conflicted because the movie chose Mary Jane instead of Gwen as the protagonist. On the one hand, they regretted that Gwen was not the protagonist, and on the other hand, they were glad that they did not have to witness the scene of Gwen's death.

However—

A twist, this scene actually played out again!

One could imagine with their toes that the release of the movie would inevitably trigger protests from the original fans. The movie script was completely nonsense, even grafting Gwen's plot onto Mary Jane.

Wasn't Sam Raimi said to be a fan of the original?

Damn it!

But at this time, his mind was blank, completely losing the ability to think. The dark thought of "The Death of Gwen" suddenly grabbed his heart:

Unable to breathe.

The entire screening hall was silent.

Whether or not they were fans of the original comics, even if they didn't know "The Death of Gwen", they could see the danger of the trolley problem at this moment—

How should Peter choose?

The air solidified like this, even forgetting to breathe.

Then.

Peter moved.