If there’s one thing I hope never changes for us as friends - it’s how the little things keep our group dynamic going. Whether it be an episode of “Heroes”, a game of “Primordial Soup”, or a huge movie event like “Spider-Man 3″, I hope there will always be something that we all enjoy, but appreciate at different levels.

Nothing describes this better than the way we all felt differently about “Spider-Man 3″, the latest and arguably the most anticipated comic book movie yet. Even though we all believed it was a decent movie despite the draggy plot and distinct lack of characterisation, we all had different gripes that were just impossible to find a consensus on.

My own distaste was the handling of Harry Osborne, whom I had felt had the most potential to be the biggest villian in the Spider-Man film series. Harry had lost so much do to his relationship with Peter Parker, including the change of heart of Mary Jane and the death of his father Norman Osborne, that you could feel his genuine hatred for Spider-Man. Yet, tempered by his sincere admiration and mutual respect for Peter Parker, and you had the makings of a conflicted villain. For a while, this seemed to be the path that director Sam Raimi followed. However, the plot saw Harry’s life take one turn after another, and instead of birthing a nemesis so tragic that Spider-Man would be torn fighting, what followed was an inexplicable about-face that saw the New Goblin as an ally rather than an opponent.

Because every argument needed two sides, I eventually found myself facing-off against kakita, who didn’t feel the way I did because, by his own admission, he was never really aware of the tragedy of Harry Osborne as depicted in the comics and television animated series. And of course, instead of dwelling on the movie’s character, we naturally gravitated to discussing the difficulty of transferring the Green Goblin suit from the comics to the silver screen without making it look like a campy, non-threatening outfit.

All because, at the end of the day, our friendship, all 9 of us present today, is made up of not only deep philosophical tirades, but also simple fanboy debates about issues that we all enjoy and are passionate about. I couldn’t ask for more.