The Amazing Spider-Man This time should the Green Goblin physically transform or suit up in costume?

[chaseter]

Yeah, I think the Goblin on that cover is menacing. A guy with Green facepaint? Not so much.

That is exactly what a guy with green makeup and yellow contacts would look like. It looks nothing like a goblin mask. Like TDK, you don't have to see him put it on to know what it is. Give him a few small prosthetics to accentuate the hook nose and nasty teeth. It can totally work if done well.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

That is exactly what a guy with green makeup and yellow contacts would look like. It looks nothing like a goblin mask. Like TDK, you don't have to see him put it on to know what it is. Give him a few small prosthetics to accentuate the hook nose and nasty teeth. It can totally work if done well.

That looks nothing like green makeup. Look at his textured skin for Christ's sake.

 

[The Slang]

Sam Raimi passed on this...

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Looks better than the plastic helmet they used. Seeing Dafoe's mouth talking inside the big smiley goblin mouth... so lame. The scene where GG shows up immediately takes the movie's serious tone and turns it into some power rangers reminiscent, cheesy kids flick.

I prefer costume over transformation, but whats more important to me is that he looks/acts creepy and insane. Definitely no ultimate Goblin, which was just the hulk with horns. That monstrosity doesn't even register as a goblin to me, let alone the Green Goblin.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

So you think that Thunderbolts cover isn't menacing? Rllllly?

Here is that design for MUA2

http://www.gossipgamers.com/more-thunderbolts-added-to-the-ultimate-alliance-2-roster/

Gremlin look

 

[Oscorp]

I'm totally against Goblin transforming. It has nothing to do with not being 616 accurate. I just find that it totally diminishes his character. It isn't about what the Goblin looks like, how big or strong he his. The Goblin is terrifying for his mind and for me personally, making him have to transform into the Goblin takes something away from that.

You nailed it there! There are so many things a transformation would destroy that makes Green Goblin/Norman Osborn so awesome!

http://www.art.com/products/p838137...cesco-thunderbolts-129-cover-green-goblin.htm

See...that is pretty creepy and juts looks like contacts and green face paint with pointy ears that could be built into his hat.

If they wanted to do a mask and make him high tech...I like some of the designs for SM1 that were scrapped. The high tech stuff makes it seem a bit more functional than a guy just throwing on a mask because he likes Goblins for whatever reason. I have always seen Goblin as high tech with all of his gadgets and different bombs built into his glider. I did love the SM1 glider design though. I hope they make the glider look awesome as well.

I really don't want facepaint, but a mask like that would be really cool and make sense in a movie as well! just make the ears a little smaller.

 

[Oscorp]

Oh, and Bryan Cranston as Norman Osborn is genious! Might be my favourite fan pick now actually.

 

[SpaceWay2009]

Who the HELL is saying they want the Hulk-Goblin?

Well, that's what I assumed when the OP asked if the GG should physically transform.

 

[chaseter]

That looks nothing like green makeup. Look at his textured skin for Christ's sake.

Near his eye...like TDK Joker..................................

 

[DeanJ2009]

would be cool if in the wake of Lizard the audience and characters all just assumed it was a transformation but in the end it turns out he's even more nuts and it is just a costume!

 

[chaseter]

I want it to be sort of a surprise to Peter and the audience. I don't want them to show that Norman is the GG until the third act as a shocking reveal. We as fans know but I think it would be a cool way to show how evil and sly Norman is by being so nice and kind to Peter and then becoming this monster that wants his alter ego dead.

 

[Drummerdude7]

A surprise for the audience is difficult to pull off...it's fairly common knowledge that Norman is GG, even to the GA, since he's been in a film already. Then again they could always pull a twist akin to Spectacular Spider-Man, where Harry was in the costume. (Not saying they should do that...just make a twist so Norman isn't immediately suspect.)

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

Near his eye...like TDK Joker..................................

It's also on GG's chin, above his upper lip, and brow area. Green face paint wouldn't work in my opinion, and that's all I'll say on that.

Well, that's what I assumed when the OP asked if the GG should physically transform.

Oh, okay then. Most people seem to be assuming that a physical transformation strictly means that he'll be the Hulk-Goblin, but the fact is that this movie is a mixture of ultimate and 616. Mixing those two aspects of Goblin would make sense in this universe. Even if he transforms like the Ultimate version, he should still look like his 616 self.

 

[Oscorp]

With make up, there wouldn't be any awesome unmasking scene of Peter/Norman like in that comic strip that's somewhere in this thread. Also, why would Norman spend so much time with face painting everytime he's out for some killing, when he can just put on a mask?

 

[Web face]

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I just think that if he is using a serum, he would probably make one that "fixed" the whole turn in to a giant green monster with a tail thing. That is why I think he should just get stronger and a little more muscular, but should only be changed mentally.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

A surprise for the audience is difficult to pull off...it's fairly common knowledge that Norman is GG, even to the GA, since he's been in a film already. Then again they could always pull a twist akin to Spectacular Spider-Man, where Harry was in the costume. (Not saying they should do that...just make a twist so Norman isn't immediately suspect.)

Lets say something in the line of Kingsley showing he was blackmailed by the Hobgoblin when he was the real Hobgoblin all along

 

[Radioactive]

I think the Chameleon could take a part of this surprise..

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Another one suggesting another plot point from TSSM?
The show is great, I support that

 

[chaseter]

With make up, there wouldn't be any awesome unmasking scene of Peter/Norman like in that comic strip that's somewhere in this thread. Also, why would Norman spend so much time with face painting everytime he's out for some killing, when he can just put on a mask?

Same can be said for Joker. Why would he spend hours on his makeup and outfits if all he wants to do is create chaos? It's a persona that he is deep into.

The unmasking however is a good point. We will eventually have to find out that it is Norman under there.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Keeping the Green Goblin as a secret would never work. It is too well known that Norman is the Goblin, even among the general audience since it was in all three previous movies. The audience would reject it if they tried to make it a mystery. Other characters not knowing is fine.

 

[chaseter]

I think if they present it that way then it could work. That means we don't need to see Norman take the serum and turn evil and go bananas on his lab assistant. We don't need to see him hearing voices in his head. We don't need to see him putting on his mask. Yeah everyone pretty much knows but I don't want them to do the same formula over and over again. I want Norman this time to sort of be separate identities like it was in the comics for a while...I even think so in the cartoon...until his big, grand reveal at the end.

Although...as someone mentioned...I wonder what it would be like if it turned out to be Harry while we all thought it was Norman. I wonder if that would work...like SSM.

I would like GG to be developed over two movies. I would like to see Norman in ASM2 more so and then he becomes GG at the end and ASM3 is all about GG. I would like him to be the big finale baddie. I really don't want to see Doc Ock this soon...he was just so friggin amazing in SM2 that I don't want him redone this soon.

 

[Spidey1111]

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[Radioactive]

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Noice!

 

[psylockolussus]

I voted for physical transformation!

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

Best way to go imo.

 

[TheWallCrawler]

No physical transformation because there's something creepier about a guy putting on a creepy mask and becoming like an entirely different thing