When Spider-Man leaped in front of that huge ass American flag in SM3, did anyone else feel kinda, off? I mean, it was really, really weird and actually kind of creepy. I have nothing against the American flag or America in general, I just feel that that MASSIVE flag was overdoing it.
Yea that part was off..Spiderman doesent really represent America...more so New York...yea I know new york is in America but you get the point. This matter aws heavily debated on IMDB.
It isn't the american flag in the movie that bothers me, but the fact that they show the same scene in the commercial and edit out the flag and replace it with a different background.
They edited it out of the foreign copy as it may offend people (WTF). Even though i'm pretty sure i saw it and i never went to America to see it. Hell i don't see what the big fuss is about anyway, its just a flag. Now if he landed on it and started blowing his nose on it or used it as a cape or something, i'd see peoples point, but what the hell you can't go anywhere in America these days without a giant flag flapping in your face. Hell they probably had to cut about 50 scenes out of the film because there are just that many flags in the US they can't get the shots they want... Making the movie flagless, wouldn't depict an actual America...
They edited it out of the foreign copy as it may offend people (WTF). Even though i'm pretty sure i saw it and i never went to America to see it. Hell i don't see what the big fuss is about anyway, its just a flag. Now if he landed on it and started blowing his nose on it or used it as a cape or something, i'd see peoples point, but what the hell you can't go anywhere in America these days without a giant flag flapping in your face. Hell they probably had to cut about 50 scenes out of the film because there are just that many flags in the US they can't get the shots they want... Making the movie flagless, wouldn't depict an actual America...Apollo5000
you obviously don't get it. it's not the fact there was a giant flag , it's just how they filmed it and put it all together. Spidey is leaping towards the fight, the crowds cheering, and lands in front of this huge waving american flag. although, i agree it's not that big a deal but still makes the whole scene seem a bit corny.
[QUOTE="Apollo5000"]They edited it out of the foreign copy as it may offend people (WTF). Even though i'm pretty sure i saw it and i never went to America to see it. Hell i don't see what the big fuss is about anyway, its just a flag. Now if he landed on it and started blowing his nose on it or used it as a cape or something, i'd see peoples point, but what the hell you can't go anywhere in America these days without a giant flag flapping in your face. Hell they probably had to cut about 50 scenes out of the film because there are just that many flags in the US they can't get the shots they want... Making the movie flagless, wouldn't depict an actual America...GreatDecay
you obviously don't get it. it's not the fact there was a giant flag , it's just how they filmed it and put it all together. Spidey is leaping towards the fight, the crowds cheering, and lands in front of this huge waving american flag. although, i agree it's not that big a deal but still makes the whole scene seem a bit corny.
But him dancing in the middle of the street for no apparent reason thats fine we can deal with that. But American Flag in an American film, set in New York which is in America....damn corny as hell.... I don't really care that much about it, they can try and make Spider-Man out to be a patriotic hero all they want, but it'll take more than a flag in the background to do that. Didn't he land on a flagpole in the second one? I really see a lot more points in this film that should be discussed (i.e the screwing over of Venom or Raimi confusing Venom for Carnage when writing the script or even the fact that Venom was an afterthought) more than a flag that was on screen for about 2 seconds (ironically not that much shorter than Venoms screen time).
[QUOTE="Apollo5000"]They edited it out of the foreign copy as it may offend people (WTF). Even though i'm pretty sure i saw it and i never went to America to see it. Hell i don't see what the big fuss is about anyway, its just a flag. Now if he landed on it and started blowing his nose on it or used it as a cape or something, i'd see peoples point, but what the hell you can't go anywhere in America these days without a giant flag flapping in your face. Hell they probably had to cut about 50 scenes out of the film because there are just that many flags in the US they can't get the shots they want... Making the movie flagless, wouldn't depict an actual America...Apollo5000
you obviously don't get it. it's not the fact there was a giant flag , it's just how they filmed it and put it all together. Spidey is leaping towards the fight, the crowds cheering, and lands in front of this huge waving american flag. although, i agree it's not that big a deal but still makes the whole scene seem a bit corny.
But him dancing in the middle of the street for no apparent reason thats fine we can deal with that. But American Flag in an American film, set in New York which is in America....damn corny as hell.... I don't really care that much about it, they can try and make Spider-Man out to be a patriotic hero all they want, but it'll take more than a flag in the background to do that. Didn't he land on a flagpole in the second one? I really see a lot more points in this film that should be discussed (i.e the screwing over of Venom or Raimi confusing Venom for Carnage when writing the script or even the fact that Venom was an afterthought) more than a flag that was on screen for about 2 seconds (ironically not that much shorter than Venoms screen time).Him dancing in the streets was corny.
When Spider-Man leaped in front of that huge ass American flag in SM3, did anyone else feel kinda, off? I mean, it was really, really weird and actually kind of creepy. I have nothing against the American flag or America in general, I just feel that that MASSIVE flag was overdoing it.QW-34
Yeah, it was kinda weird... I think they're trying too much. :?Â
I don't know why this bothers people so much, but hating your own country is the "in" thing among young people nowadays I guess, even though it's only like 1.5 seconds out of a 2.5 hour movie. What was infinitely more annoying was the cheesy crap towards the end, like him dancing like an idiot in the street, and those stupid news reporters during the otherwise awesome final fight. All in all, SM3 was awesome except for those parts and the kinda off keel execution of Venom.
It bothered the hell out of me. If want to watch U.S. propaganda then I'll go watch a Tony Snow news conference or a Fox News broadcast. But then, I thought the entire move was pretty much ****. A huge letdown from the first two.
They edited it out of the foreign copy as it may offend people (WTF). Even though i'm pretty sure i saw it and i never went to America to see it. Hell i don't see what the big fuss is about anyway, its just a flag. Now if he landed on it and started blowing his nose on it or used it as a cape or something, i'd see peoples point, but what the hell you can't go anywhere in America these days without a giant flag flapping in your face. Hell they probably had to cut about 50 scenes out of the film because there are just that many flags in the US they can't get the shots they want... Making the movie flagless, wouldn't depict an actual America...Apollo5000
I went to see it in mexico and the flag was there.
There was actually an audible groan from the audience when I went.
The flag was overdoing it. Period. Completely contrived, like several other points in the film. To anyone else outside of the States who sees this movie, it definitely feels like the filmmakers took the opportunity to toot the U.S.' horn, though it's hard to say why.Â
When Spider-Man leaped in front of that huge ass American flag in SM3, did anyone else feel kinda, off? I mean, it was really, really weird and actually kind of creepy. I have nothing against the American flag or America in general, I just feel that that MASSIVE flag was overdoing it.QW-34
I thought it was cheesey and I heard some people laugh in the theater when it happened.Â
When I saw it, it looked identical to a scene I saw in SM2. Of course in SM1 he clings to a pole, but in 2 I seem to remember him having that exact same scene.
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