Spiderman

Saw the movie Spiderman 3 yesterday. It was a good movie. I liked it, even though it drags at many places towards the end. Some emotional sequences could have been trimmed. And the emphasis on Peter liking the black suit could have been better. But what I liked the most about the movie is the computer graphics, which was top notch.

Some sequences I loved were, “Death” of Flint and then his re-birth of as sand man, the first fight sequence between Spiderman & Harry Osborn and the scene where Spiderman gets rid of his black suit on the sound of the bell purely for its picturization.

In this story, Peter Parker discovers his dark side, thanks to a black extra-terrestrial parasite that creeps into his house. It takes over his body while he is battling with the feeling of revenge inside him. According to his physicist, the parasite amplifies the aggression in its host. Due to this Spiderman picks up fights & almost kills 2 people. Though he loves being the dark hero, he chooses to be good at the end. I know I have given away the end, but trust me; it’s not that big a secret.

The movie reminds me of a story I read many years ago, “The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” It is a famous novella written by Robert Louis Stevenson. After watching this movie I read the novella again today.

It was a book about Dr. Jekyll and his experiments to separate the evil soul he carried within him. He succeeds in creating an evil dual personality who goes by the name, Mr. Hyde from his own soul. Edward Hyde gets powerful and takes over the balanced Henry Jekyll in the end.

The movie highlights one philosophy in the end, “We all have choices in life between the easy and the correct. Our choices define us.” Very simple and very true!!!