But the 3rd Spiderman definitely doesn't deserve ANY of the hate it gets. It is just as breathtaking as the day I saw it for the first time.

The escalation of 3rd act was a sudden jump, but the first 2 chapters were pure and sweet character work needed for the last one to have the weight it does.

Harry is the best example. You cannot do a full redemption arc, without the guy doing something horrible, and being anoying for 2 movies seiously doesn't count. So, the work they did with him both boulds up on the tension from the first 2 movies, while also stuffing several character defining moments.

First movie: A bit conservative. You cannot break the world in an unexplored territory.

But the 2nd and 3rd movies are both platinum grade as far as I can rate.