Can The Spider-Man Come Out To Play? (2002 vs. 2021)

Which version was better?

First Movie: Spider-Man (2002)
Second Movie: Spider-Man (2021)

Actors: Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Garfield

#spiderman #greengoblin #tomholland #tobeymaguire #willemdafoe

[TheUnintentionalWildCard]

There is nothing more satisfying than that concerned Tobey look when hearing that voice after all these years...

[MoonKnightH]

“Can the Spider-Man come out to play!”

-2021 Green Goblin asked, calmly

[antoniogirgenti]

In No Way Home, I bet Tobey Spidey had goosebumps after hearing those words again.

[williamwatson]

I can't I need to do my home work gobby

[eslm-studios]

Green Goblin: CAN THE SPIDER-MAN COME OUT TO PLAY?!

Tobey's Spiderman: (eyes widen) That voice...!

[scum]

I love that they show Tobey’s face in this. Because other than Tom, Tobey is the only one who knows how crazy and dangerous the Goblin is. No villain afterwards comes even close

[CloverPegs]

a lot of people are saying 2002's gobby was better because he sounded more calm, but i propose this:
of course 2021 gobby's yelling. he's trying to get his message across mid-flight. if he were to speak with the same tone as 2002's goblin, it'd just feel off because nobody'd be able to hear him.

EDIT: there seems to have been a misunderstanding. i'm not claiming 2021-Goblin's delivery is better BECAUSE he's yelling. i'm simply trying to explain why i don't feel like the yelling is an excuse to prefer the original. if you prefer the delivery of the original, that's perfectly fine. if you like the delivery of the yell, that's also fine. they're two different scenes with different contexts behind them. one is goblin's calling card, while the other is more of a taunt accompanying an attack. regardless, your opinion is your opinion, and i won't bash you for liking one or the other. i simply ask that you look for reasoning further than "yell = bad line"

[Bowser]

Love how Tobey reacts to Goblin in 2021. Like he hasn’t heard that voice in years.

[veemonfan]

Only Willem De Foe can pull off saying that line two different ways

[ahoy.]

Toby's face says it all. He must’ve had some major ptsd from that line.

[gabethebabe]

I just realized that Goblin was very likely pulled at the point that he was on his way to Peter’s house. Think about it. He was on his way to terrorize aunt May and then he was pulled to the MCU. His first thought would be to head straight for May since he figured she likely existed there too. He’s very much in the same mindset as he was during that moment and that’s why he repeats the line. Since he was pulled earlier than the phone call he likely was saying it for the first time.

Edit: also the villains were pulled a little after they learned Peter was Spider-Man, not before they were about to die. Sandman and Lizard didn’t die in their movies. Sandman was likely pulled after talking to Peter at the end, and Lizard was likely pulled around the time he terrorized the high school. Lizard had his plan set up already so it would be only during this time.

[SamboGGX]

If you listen closely you can hear the classic spider sense noise when Tobey's eyes widened

[toastychicken]

we all got to admit willem dafoe is pretty much the perfect actor to play a character like norman osborn/green goblin

[yulenherraizrodriguez]

The No Way Home quality filterings are better than before now.

[unknownvariable]

You can see the PTSD in Tobey’a eyes when he hears those words again. It definitely brought back some painful memories, Dafoe is a goat

[Drp_br_]

“CAN THE SPIDER-MAN COME OUT TO PLAY?!”

Tobey: It… can’t be

[BarryAllen]

When those spinning blades were coming at them, I was waiting for Tobey to say "Hate those things" but he never did 😬

[kagenoyuushi]

I loved how Ock’s arms did the slightest raise, like a dog raising its hair at danger. Adored that he got redeemed even further in this timeline.

[stanley]

Rarely in these MCU films do I feel like the villains are genuinely a threat... there's always this voice in the back of my head reminding me: "Ah, this is just the villain of the week, they're gonna lose". But any time Norman swapped over to Goblin's persona, the voice in my head kept saying: "Uh oh... this guy is problems." He has an unhinged, desperate hatred for Spider-Man, and when he's around, you know something bad is going to happen.

[goldiegoose]

GG: "Can the Spider-Man come out to play!"

Tobey's Spidey: "Ah sh$t, here we go again"