Spider-Man 3 story
Set shortly after the events of Spider-Man 2, as Peter Parker prepares his future with Mary Jane Watson, he bonds with an extraterrestrial symbiote, bringing out his anger while facing three villains: Uncle Ben's true killer, Flint Marko, who becomes the Sandman after a freak accident; Harry Osborn, who seeks to avenge his father; and Eddie Brock, a rival photographer who becomes Venom after acquiring Peter's symbiote. It is the third and final installment in the Sam Raimi directed Spider-Man trilogy.
35 total · 14 major · 21 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | Peter and Mary Jane were officially an item. |
| coping with personal failure | major | Mary Jane was utterly crushed after getting fired from a Broadway show in the wake of a bad review. |
| crime | major | Spider-Man was fighting crime, petty or otherwise, in New York City. |
| facing one's darker side | major | Peter went to a dark place with his Dark Spider persona. |
| falling out of friendship | major | Harry came to resent Peter, whom he held responsible for the death of his father, and swore to get vengeance. Peter was also not too happy about Harry coercing Mary Jane to break up with him. |
| heroism | major | Spider-Man was celebrated as a hero all across New York City. |
| human vs. self | major | Peter went to a dark place with his Dark Spider persona. Harry was also seemed to struggle with whether he really ought to avenge the death of his father by killing Peter. |
| love triangle | major | Harry coerced Mary Jane into breaking up with Peter and being with him instead. In addition, Peter got Eddie Brock fired and took the girl he liked to a jazz bar. |
| reconciliation | major | Peter and Harry made up in the end. |
| romantic love | major | Peter and Mary Jane. |