Review of a few Camera Angles in the Movie Spider-Man 3 (2007) From Producers Avi Arad, Grant Curtis, and Laura Ziskin

 Spider-Man 3 (2007)

I chose to comment on a few of the camera angles in the 2007 movie “Spider-Man 3” because I love Marvel movies and especially the original Spider-Man movies. The producers that made this movie were geniuses. Their camera work was just magnificent. The movie had so many great, camera shots. Even though it had a lot of CGI, the camera angles were still excellent. It had a variety of different camera shots that were in articles Different Camera Angles Create Different Emotions and Use of Long Shots in Film. 

In this scene, Peter Parker, also known as Spider-Man, was having trouble sleeping. The reason behind this is that he was having a nightmare of his dead uncle. When this was occurring, a symbiote was consuming Peter. I love this extreme close-up shot because it shows Peter's horrified reaction and his eyes being in complete shock. The scene also ends in a head-on shot.

This scene starts after the last scene ends. The scene starts with a Choker camera shot. It zooms out of Peters face and goes into an Oblique or Canted Angle. The scene has amazing camera angles. It draws attention to the fact that it's not a balanced frame. Peter is literally upside down, hanging next to a building. The scene later ends with an over-the-shoulder camera shot. Peter looks at the building, and it shows his reflection.

This is one of my favorite scenes in the movie. This is because it starts with a low-angle shot and Harry / The New Green Goblin flying towards Peter. The article "Different Camera Angles Create Different Emotions" taught us that the use of a low angle shot is used to make us feel that the character is larger than he or she may be. The camera then shifts to a high angle / over the shoulder shot. The article "Different Camera Angles Create Different Emotions" also taught us that a high angle shot is used to make us feel like that character is less significant. This scene shows that Harry has the advantage over Peter.

This scene shows Harry picking up a bomb and then throwing it at Peter. Peter then dodges the bomb and responds with a counter-attack and throws it back to Harry. The scene then goes to slow motion phase were the bomb explodes in Harry's face. After this explosion it goes into a head-on shot where Peter runs directly into the camera and the scene changes to Peter walking outside in broad daylight.

This last scene starts with Peter swinging to save the day. The camera then shifts to a high angle shot, where it shows the citizens of New York applauding Peter. Peter then lands on a building that shows the American flag. This shot was on purpose because it shows patriotism and bravery. The camera then shows a low angle shot of Peter swinging and launching himself to the top of a building. This tilt shot of him launching himself up there is absolutely amazing.