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If you’re looking for a Thanksgiving movie to watch with your family this weekend, you could do a lot worse than Sam Raimi’s. The movie may not be all about American history or reflections on gratitude, but the story really hinges on the Thanksgiving dinner scene. This is a great fit for Spider-Man, and in turn thatfollows the three-act structure pretty closely.
The Thanksgiving dinner scene is the all-important climax of the movie, and the transition between act two and act three. The scene is incredibly tense for the viewer, who knows far more about all the conflicts at play than the characters themselves do. Both Peter and Norman arrive late to dinner due to their last fight, and Norman can hardly contain his increasingly violent urges.
While there may not be any webs slung or glider shots here, this is the lynchpin of the movie because of what it means for Peter and Norman’s struggle as superhero and supervillain. Identifying his enemy gives the Green Goblin newfound direction in his actions, and gives Peter a new challenge to rise to. This is also when Peter realizes that there are consequences to all of his actions, even if he is trying to use his power for good.
This dinner scene is also the climax of this movie’s B-plot – the love triangle between Peter, MJ and Harry Osborn . Harry is nervous to introduce his father to his girlfriend for the very first time, and is frustrated when it doesn’t go well. Norman cruelly insinuates that MJ is only with Harry because of his money, and everyone hears him.
Of course, no movie is perfect, and there are valid reasons you may not want to screen this one in your house on Thanksgiving – for one thing, Peter serves his loved ones canned cranberry sauce rather than the real deal. Still, if you want something on that can keep audiences of all ages engagedis an excellent choice. It harkens back to a time when the melodrama of superhero movies was handled differently, without being constrained by an all-encompassing franchise.
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