Norman Osborn (Willem Dafoe)

Norman Osborn is the main antagonist of the 2002 film Spider-Man and the 2021 film Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Why He Rocks

 * 1) Willem Dafoe committed to the role very well. He made the character haunting.
 * 2) He is considered one of the best supervillains in cinema history.
 * 3) Norman talking to his Goblin persona is effectively creepy.
 * 4) He is a sympathetic villain done right, as he struggles with maintaining his company and his responsibilities as a father. The scene where he's kicked out of his own company is very sympathetic as well, since he was betrayed by his own board members and forced out of the company he worked for so many years to build. He also genuinely loves his son Harry, and the moment where Norman apologizes to his son while embracing him is very touching.
 * 5) He is one of Peter's most deadly and dangerous foes, psychologically tormenting him and pushing him to his very limit.
 * 6) His posthumous cameos in the rest of the Raimi series were good as well, and his influence turned Harry into the next Goblin.
 * 7) When he returns in No Way Home, Willem Dafoe manages to make both aspects of his character even better, making Norman more sympathetic while also making the Green Goblin more menacing.
 * 8) The Green Goblin manages to be an even bigger threat than in the first movie, corrupting the other villains and convincing them to rebel and embrace their role as villains and nearly destroying the Multiverse.
 * 9) He acts as an even more personal threat to the MCU Peter than he was to his own version of Peter. He kills MCU Peter's Aunt May, taunting Peter over his cowardice and mercy, driving Peter to embrace his darker impulses and nearly succeeds in corrupting him into taking vengeance against him.
 * 10) A lot of his quotes are memorable such as "You know how much I sacrificed?", and "I offered you friendship and you spat in my face", "Gods don't have to choose, we take", not to mention ’’’”AVENGE ME!”’’’

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Norman's Goblin Suit looks like a discarded Power Rangers costume.

Trivia

 * Dafoe said that the Green Goblin is one of his favorite roles of his career.
 * Dafoe returned to voice the Green Goblin in the 2002 Spider-Man video game alongside Tobey Maguire.