Thank God Spider-Man 2 Made Peter Parker Edgy
I’m not ashamed to say I like Spider-Man 3. The final entry in Sam Raimi’s trilogy is a corny mess that turns Peter Parker into a two-dimensional edgelord with far too many villains and subplots, but I can’t get enough of it. A huge part of that is because of the cringe that comes with Peter’s dark angst. Bonding with the symbiote doesn’t make him ‘evil’ or push him toward anti-hero status, it makes him a fedora-tipping asshole who acts like he can take on the world. And he can, because he’s Spider-Man juiced up on alien goo.
It’s like watching a superpowered 13-year-old going through their ‘I’m better than everyone’ phase, right down to the bad dancing. There’s so much confidence in the edginess, a real belief that it’s cool, and at no point is it undercut by jokes. It’s played serious and that’s why it’s so fun - of course Peter’s idea of badass is framed through the lens of a Reddit-addled nerd. But Spider-Man 3 is reviled, seen as the blemish on what could’ve been the greatest superhero trilogy ever. I never expected anyone to tackle the symbiote again with the same unashamed cheese.
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Cue Spider-Man 2 (the game, not the film), whose latest trailer finally unveiled the symbiote suit and how it’s affecting Peter. He’s moodier and more aggressive, but importantly, he’s making terrible one-liners to show what a badass he is now. He’s so painfully edgy and uncool, it’s like watching your friend pretend he’s Batman but his voice is just a nasally snarl. And even though Miles has a mask on, you can feel him cringing underneath his concern. I would too, Miles.
“He’s mine,” Peter says, before Miles adds, “You sure? He’s got big teeth”.
“So do I,” Peter replies, with
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