
Peter knew May was planning a surprise birthday party for him, just not who the guests were (Harry & MJ). The third film more firmly established this on-camera. Hoffman is the advertising manager for the Daily Bugle, which is the reason Jameson is always asking him to patent names for supervillains. He has to deliver 17 pizzas instead of 8. The "disturbance" which made Peter late for his pizza delivery job was a construction employee nearly crushed by a falling girder. The two end up bonding and have a discussion on Spider-Man. Shortly before the beginning of the film, John introduces Mary Jane to his father, J. They started seeing each other not long after. He pretended to be an FBI agent, causing Enrique to back down, and MJ quit her job. His car battery had died, and he was waiting for a tow truck. When Enrique demanded she apologize, MJ was thinking of caving in when John stepped in. A trucker pinched her bottom and she dumped a plate of spaghetti in his lap in retaliation. Mary Jane met John Jameson at Moondance, the diner she worked at in the first film. Apparently, Phillip has changed slightly since the divorce. Mary Jane's parents have split up since the first film. Peter initially believes "arms" to mean weaponry, which spurs him to choose Octavius for his research paper. When interrogating him, Peter learns Jack All is interested in Octavius' "arms" before the mercenary is killed by his own Matchstick Weapon in a failed escape attempt. Spider-Man, who was on his way to class, attacks the machine and makes Jack All release Octavius. Curtis Connors' class but is kidnapped by Jack All with his Mecha. Octavius arrives at Columbia University to speak at Dr. All There in the Manual: According to the novelization:. We even get a shot of his sullen expression as he slowly sinks into the abyss. Alas, Poor Villain: Inspired at the last minute by Peter, Doctor Octopus - vowing not to "die a monster" - pulls a Heroic Sacrifice, drowning his fusion machine in the river so that it won't destroy New York, and drowning with it in the process. Is a Crapshoot: The tentacles - they tend to do things that protect themselves and Octavius, but are extremely twisted in their ways, and are keener to destroy in order to get what Otto wants rather than anything else. note The 2.1 cut shows his birthday cake with 19 candles.
However, since his aunt May mentioned that his uncle's murder was 2 years ago, we can assume that Peter is 19 or 20. Ageless Birthday Episode: Peter is thrown a surprise birthday party without any mention of his age.Aesop Amnesia: Mere moments after J.Jameson comes realize that Spider-Man is indeed a hero, after finding out that Spider-Man stole his suit back off his wall, he starts hating him again.
Adaptational Nice Guy: Doc Ock is portrayed as a Tragic Villain, as opposed to his usually more straightforwardly evil comic counterpart. Alfred Molina played the character in the 1999 film Dudley Do-Right. Actor Allusion: In the novelization, Peter concludes after meeting Octavius and Rosalie that his suspicions on Octavius were unfounded and he isnt Snidely Whiplash. As such, Aziz understandably dismisses Peter when he is once again unable to make his pizza deliveries on time. DOCTOR OCTOPUS SPIDER MAN 2 FREE
30 Minutes, or It's Free!: Given that a pizza order at Joe's Pizza becomes free after 29 minutes, thus losing the restaurant money and potential repeat customers, Peter's supervisor Rahi Aziz treats the 29-minute guarantee as a serious matter.10-Minute Retirement: Peter stops being Spider-Man for about an hour during the middle of the film.