MJ from the Raimi was sexist as hell,Kirsten wasn't even playing the MJ everyone knows, even the hair was different but it isn't something that would make the character bad,she served no porpuse on the trilogy besides getting captured, screaming and cheating on Peter.
Totally MJ
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I completely agree. First of all MJ is a very insecure woman('cause of her dad) and every decision she takes is from that mindset. Realize how she always dates men of power or some sort of high status: Flash was the popular guy of HS, Harry was rich, James was rich and somewhat famous, etc. She did it because she was seeking validation from her father and herself.
The reason she fell in love with Peter in the first place is because he is the only one who made her feel worthy beyond her looks which was something completely new for her. Those type of things actually happen in real life.
In Spider-Man 3 she became even more insecure when she was fired(she felt exactly like her father used to make her feel) and Peter was becoming 'successful', she thought Peter might not think her "worthy" anymore which showcased her low self-esteem. You can notice all of this by paying attention to all her scenes, its actually there! lol
I haven't read the comics but from what I've read about her character the only thing that was missing in her character was the "party girl act", MJ is supposed to present herself as a fun, cocky and seductive woman to hide her insecurity and this never came across in the movies unfortunately because that would have made her an extremely compelling character but for the most part the writing of her character and Dunst' performance were really good. In fact she's probably one of the most compelling female characters in superhero movies along with Pepper Potts in Iron Man.
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Also, I don't get why so many people like Gwen. Other than the fact that she's played by Emma Stone, there is nothing to her as a character. She's smart, hot, humble, nice, etc. But what are her flaws as a person? Yeah she doesn't have any!! Sure everyone would want a woman like that but the thing is, women like that don't exist!!! She's just the love interest of the movie, her only purpose in the movies is to be there to help her man(Peter). The only reason I mention Gwen is because the notion of MJ being a terrible character exists because people think Gwen is a better character and has the better romance which isn't true for the reasons above.
Simply put, the character was written horribly.
I personally don't think Dunst was miscast at all; she was cast while hot and popular off the "Teen" movies Bring It On, Crazy/Beautiful, Dick, and Drop Dead Gorgeous, and just finished co-hosting one of the most popular MTV movie awards.
So casting was on point.
In terms of how she looked in the movies, first movie is where her wardrobe worked best; however once Dunst got her personal stylists as MJ's stylist for the movies, I felt it was downgraded. Her hair was fine in 1 and perfect in 3; 2 felt like she looked like the stereotypical ginger where the lack of soul ginger jokes come from.
Where they really failed with MJ though, was the writing.
In SM1, she overall started well enough, no big issues really. Just your basic love interest for the hero. Starts off with Flash, they break up, goes to Harry, flirts with Peter, and flirts with Spidey, Harry breaks up with her and then she goes for Peter. Kind of skanky, but she's supposed to be a high school senior with home problems, so there's only the way up to go with her.
IN SM2, ugh, she was such a shrew. Dates JJJ's son, gets fussy with Peter over a play, connects again with Peter, all of a sudden engaged to JJJ's son, tries to creepily reenact the upside down kiss, still tries to see Peter on the side, gets kidnapped, see's Peter is Spidey and then leaves JJJ's son at the altar. Sorry but that is all kinds of sloppy, skanky, hot mess. Being overly hot/cold to Peter, treating JJJ's son like he's nothing and trying to make him kiss like a past flame, and then ditches him for no good reason. She had more than enough time to call off the wedding and could even blame her kidnapping if need be; she's a needy skank here and totally goes downhill in
In SM3, she now knows Peter's situation. Ok cool, but then, feeling ignored and jealous, she starts seeing Harry on the side the same way she saw Peter on the side when she was girlfriend to Harry in SM1 and JJJ's son in SM2. And not just once, but throughout the entire movie, and Harry is not just some guy either, it's Peter's best friend ever, and he's also her ex from high school that wasn't that long ago at the time. And Harry makes her break up with him! I know MJ is not genius level or anything, but no offense, if Spider-Man is your boyfriend, you can tell him what's wrong and work together on how to fix it, not all of a sudden just do what your ex told you to do. And for her to get mad that Peter went on a date after she broke up with him, after all the build up of the first two movies, it's just you can't sympathize for that character when she knowingly caused all of it. Then all Spidey saves her once more and their closest friend, that's so at the heart of their trio dies, they just brush it off literally after his funeral and have their happy ending. I will say, the upside down Spider-Man kiss was an ******* move on Peter's part, but MJ did the same thing as well in SM2, so that's karma. However, that's still not a good reason for MJ to leave the restaurant simply because Gwen happened to be there as well.
I know MJ is a free spirit, and she's had her fun as a bachelorette, but when she fully decided to be with Peter, she was devoted. She didn't want to be tied down to anyone, but Peter ended up making her want to be.
Raimi's movies got the entire essence of Mary Jane horribly wrong, and that's why no one likes her or her supposed romance with Peter much.
Simply put, the character was written horribly.
I personally don't think Dunst was miscast at all; she was cast while hot and popular off the "Teen" movies Bring It On, Crazy/Beautiful, Dick, and Drop Dead Gorgeous, and just finished co-hosting one of the most popular MTV movie awards.
So casting was on point.
In terms of how she looked in the movies, first movie is where her wardrobe worked best; however once Dunst got her personal stylists as MJ's stylist for the movies, I felt it was downgraded. Her hair was fine in 1 and perfect in 3; 2 felt like she looked like the stereotypical ginger where the lack of soul ginger jokes come from.
Where they really failed with MJ though, was the writing.
In SM1, she overall started well enough, no big issues really. Just your basic love interest for the hero. Starts off with Flash, they break up, goes to Harry, flirts with Peter, and flirts with Spidey, Harry breaks up with her and then she goes for Peter. Kind of skanky, but she's supposed to be a high school senior with home problems, so there's only the way up to go with her.
IN SM2, ugh, she was such a shrew. Dates JJJ's son, gets fussy with Peter over a play, connects again with Peter, all of a sudden engaged to JJJ's son, tries to creepily reenact the upside down kiss, still tries to see Peter on the side, gets kidnapped, see's Peter is Spidey and then leaves JJJ's son at the altar. Sorry but that is all kinds of sloppy, skanky, hot mess. Being overly hot/cold to Peter, treating JJJ's son like he's nothing and trying to make him kiss like a past flame, and then ditches him for no good reason. She had more than enough time to call off the wedding and could even blame her kidnapping if need be; she's a needy skank here and totally goes downhill in
In SM3, she now knows Peter's situation. Ok cool, but then, feeling ignored and jealous, she starts seeing Harry on the side the same way she saw Peter on the side when she was girlfriend to Harry in SM1 and JJJ's son in SM2. And not just once, but throughout the entire movie, and Harry is not just some guy either, it's Peter's best friend ever, and he's also her ex from high school that wasn't that long ago at the time. And Harry makes her break up with him! I know MJ is not genius level or anything, but no offense, if Spider-Man is your boyfriend, you can tell him what's wrong and work together on how to fix it, not all of a sudden just do what your ex told you to do. And for her to get mad that Peter went on a date after she broke up with him, after all the build up of the first two movies, it's just you can't sympathize for that character when she knowingly caused all of it. Then all Spidey saves her once more and their closest friend, that's so at the heart of their trio dies, they just brush it off literally after his funeral and have their happy ending. I will say, the upside down Spider-Man kiss was an ******* move on Peter's part, but MJ did the same thing as well in SM2, so that's karma. However, that's still not a good reason for MJ to leave the restaurant simply because Gwen happened to be there as well.
I know MJ is a free spirit, and she's had her fun as a bachelorette, but when she fully decided to be with Peter, she was devoted. She didn't want to be tied down to anyone, but Peter ended up making her want to be.
Raimi's movies got the entire essence of Mary Jane horribly wrong, and that's why no one likes her or her supposed romance with Peter much.
