7. Harry Osborn Becomes The Green Goblin
The decision to have Harry Osborn become the Green Goblin felt like yet another desperate ploy to differentiate The Amazing Spider-Man franchise from Sam Raimi’s trilogy. As a result, the mentions of Norman in the first movie and his brief appearance in this one are rendered pointless, and Harry’s motivations for taking the serum are weak at best.
The whole thing feels rushed (probably because it is), and it’s hard to believe that someone behind the scenes didn’t demand that the villain was included at a fairly late stage in production. The make-up, the costume, the voice…all terrible. Spider-Man is an iconic superhero with an iconic rogues gallery, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 did not do this particular villain justice.
