On the screen.
The robber noticed Peter's distraction. His pleading expression turned menacing as he re-aimed his gun at Peter's forehead, grinning savagely.
At that moment, Peter finally understood that some evils are unforgivable. The confusion and struggle in his eyes were completely overwhelmed by a surge of anger.
Peter quickly grabbed the robber's right hand and twisted it. The wrist bent like a pretzel. Realizing he had hit a dead end, the robber retreated in fear and panic after Peter let go, stumbling and falling out of the window, plummeting to his death.
Despite avenging himself, Peter felt no satisfaction.
Peter did not return home but instead sat on a gargoyle perched on a skyscraper, bathed in moonlight, quietly gazing at the serene city below.
The hazy moonlight outlined his silhouette, and a sense of closure and sadness spread across the big screen.
In one scene, the Green Goblin made his appearance, crazily attacking a military research base, leaving no survivors.
In another scene, Peter finally realized the lesson his Uncle Ben had tried to teach him: With great power comes great responsibility. He decided to put on his suit again and fight crime in New York.
Wherever there was crime, Spider-Man would appear.
In no time, Spider-Man became a hot topic.
Although many considered him a hero, others saw him as a troublemaker. Maybe he was just seeking attention, staging crimes himself. Perhaps he was a criminal after all—why else would he wear a mask?
Public opinion was divided, putting Spider-Man in the spotlight.
But remember, this is a coming-of-age movie, not a superhero film. Peter's real life continued.
After graduating from high school, Peter and Harry found an apartment in Manhattan. They became roommates, entered society, and started looking for jobs.
Peter hoped to become a photojournalist, but it was clearly not easy, especially without a college degree. The situation was even tougher.
Unexpectedly, Peter ran into a hurried and gloomy Mary Jane on the street. He effortlessly recognized her.
They chatted on the street. At first, Mary Jane tried to cover up, saying she was challenging herself as an actress, but was soon exposed by her coworker—
Actually, she was currently waiting tables.
But Peter's attitude remained unchanged. He continued to encourage Mary Jane to pursue her dreams and believed she could become an actress.
Bright, sunny, and resolute.
Mary Jane's exhaustion and disarray gradually eased in front of Peter.
However, when Peter learned that Mary Jane was dating Harry, his expression darkened slightly, a hint of bitterness showing in his blue eyes.
To find a job, Peter had to figure out how to take photos of himself as Spider-Man. Relying on these photos, he found a job as a photojournalist at the Daily Bugle. Life seemed to slowly fall into place.
Normally, after graduating from school, people enter society and get gradually shaped by work and reality into a standard, monotonous form, eventually becoming what they once despised.
However, an unexpected event occurred—
The Green Goblin appeared, causing chaos in a dramatic fashion.
The movie briefly slowed down before immediately diving into a whirlwind of crises, one after another.
Norman—Harry's father—was in trouble.
A rival's acquisition proposal had successfully caught the board's interest, but on the condition that Norman could no longer be CEO.
So, the board voted to remove Norman and planned to sell the company at its peak stock price.
Norman was about to be ousted from the company he founded and invested all his energy in. This decision would be announced after their company's world carnival.
Then, the Green Goblin made his appearance—
Ignoring the innocent crowd below, including many children, he threw bombs at a high-rise building on the side of the plaza. Debris and stones rained down, causing chaos among the densely packed crowd below.
But this didn't stop the Green Goblin.
His attention was solely on the VIP lounge where the board members were, including Harry and Mary Jane.
Harry had always refused to let Mary Jane meet his father, fearing his father would find fault with her and use her as another reason to dislike him. For this world carnival, he finally mustered the courage to bring Mary Jane and meet his father.
However, they didn't wait for Norman. Instead, they faced a disaster.
The Green Goblin threw another bomb at the VIP lounge, instantly turning the board members into skeletons and destroying the balcony, creating further chaos.
Amidst the screams and cries for help, Harry was knocked unconscious by falling debris, and Mary Jane was left hanging from the precarious balcony, in grave danger and completely alone.
Peter, who had come to the world carnival to take photos for the Daily Bugle, witnessed everything and had no reason to stand by. He once again became Spider-Man—
Although Mary Jane was in imminent danger and Peter was frantic, he managed to control himself and had to stop the Green Goblin. After a fierce battle, he managed to blind the Green Goblin with webbing and force him back, but he couldn't prevent the balcony from collapsing, causing Mary Jane to fall from a great height.
Gasp.
The entire theater held its breath.
At the critical moment, Peter leaped in a diving pose, catching Mary Jane just before hitting the ground and rescuing her at the last second.
Then, Peter tightly held Mary Jane and swung through the city, finding a rooftop garden bar and bringing Mary Jane safely to the ground.
Though Mary Jane was very curious about Spider-Man's identity, Peter didn't reveal it. He left with a wave of his sleeve, leaving only his silhouette behind.
It was a sleepless night.
Mary Jane couldn't sleep, Harry couldn't sleep, and probably only Peter could get a good night's rest.
Of course, Norman too.
Norman slept fitfully until dawn, with no memory of the previous day and no idea what had happened, only a voice in his mind—
An evil voice.
Looking at the evil persona in the mirror, Norman realized he was the Green Goblin. He had personally killed the board members, and no one could stop him.
Norman was also torn. He tried to resist the Green Goblin's temptation and regain his sanity, but ultimately, he embraced the darkness like a fallen angel:
Maybe only one person could stop him; but what if that person was willing to join him?
Then, together, they could rule the world!
Thus, the Green Goblin appeared again.
—At the Daily Bugle's editorial office.
The editor-in-chief was confronting Peter.
Clearly, the editor-in-chief believed that the Green Goblin and Spider-Man were in cahoots. The world carnival was just a staged performance, a well-orchestrated show by the two of them.
No matter how Peter defended Spider-Man, he couldn't change the editor's mind. The editor was convinced that all these masked figures were villains.
Then, the Green Goblin interrupted this conversation, capturing the editor-in-chief and demanding to know who took Spider-Man's photos. He tried to use the photographer to catch Spider-Man.
At that moment, Spider-Man arrived to rescue the editor-in-chief.
The editor exclaimed, "Look, you are indeed in cahoots."
But the Green Goblin took advantage of Spider-Man's distraction to block the editor's mouth and shot him with tranquilizer gas, knocking Spider-Man out and taking him away.
The theater: ??? Is that it?