Thursday, May 24, 2012

Everything You Ever Need To Know About Life...

... you can learn from:

Spider-Man 2 (2004)


Rosalie Octavius: Peter, tell us about yourself. 
Do you have a girlfriend?
Peter Parker: Uh, well... I don't really know.
Dr. Otto Octavius: Well, shouldn't you know? Who would know?
Rosalie Octavius: Leave him alone. Maybe it's a secret love.
Dr. Otto Octavius: Love should never be a secret.
If you keep something as complicated as love
stored up inside, it could make you sick.

The irony being that Otto and Rosalie were the model of open affectionate people, but it was to be Otto's ultimate undoing all the same. I've been thinking about Spider-Man 2 a lot lately with The Amazing Spider-Man nearly upon us and everybody calling The Avengers "the best superhero movie evah!" - as much great fun as I thought The Avengers was, it really isn't in the same league as Raimi's film. And as for the former, I'm worried that The Lizard won't be able to live up to Doc Ock. Alfred Molina - who turns 59 today, a happy one to him - gives one of the greatest superhero movie performances here, and really didn't get enough love if you ask me. Post-Ledger's Joker he probably would've gotten an Oscar nomination - hell he probably helped pave the way for super-villainy being taken seriously enough for Heath Ledger's win.


3 comments:

shawnp said...

if you haven't you should check out Alfred Molina's "sitcom" Roger & Val Have Just Got In

two-people, one house.
did I mention the other person is DAWN FRENCH?

Jason Adams said...

WHAT?!?!?

chessa said...

My favorite photo of the Doc. The look on his face said it all "How did a nerd like me get such a classy lady." Sadly, I knew she had to die because she would have grounded him and he would have turned himself in if she wished it. It was losing her that drove him unstable.