Why does Ock deal with Harry Osbourne?
Doc Ock has Harry dangling 80 stories up, staring straight down at his death. He came for the magic marble that runs his machine, which, near as I can tell, is a giant magnet. Harry’s half-loaded on Maker’s Mark (more on Maker’s Mark later) and is screaming like a girl while Ock threatens him. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Harry tells Ock that he’ll give him the magic marble if Ock will bring him Spider-Man. He also tells him how to get Spidey — grab his buddy Peter Parker. Ock doesn’t even hesitate, this sounds like a good deal to him. He gently places Harry back on his balcony and crawls away. Huh? Wasn’t Harry just begging for his own life? Suddenly he’s a negotiator? Why didn’t Ock just tell him he was going to squeeze his head like a grape until he gave him what he wanted? Answer: because if that happens, the movie is going to end a half hour sooner. And Ock has no reason to fight Spider-Man. But it’s these moments in movies that just bug me incessantly. I can feel the earth move whe
