Spider-Man 3
Parker and I went to see Spider-Man 3 last night.
I love going to these kinds of movies with Parker because they prompt spiritual conversations. The spiritual symbolism in the movie was off the hook. So many great messages about making the right choices and the way revenge turns you into someone you don't want to be. But the sin symbolism was incredible.
I don't even know what you call the "evil black stuff" that bonds to Spiderman and turns him to the dark side, but whatever it's called it is an amazing picture of what sin does to us. If we allow sin to get a grip on us and take over our personality, it eventually turns us into someone we don't want to be and we hurt the people we love.
The climatic scene of the movie happens in church. No doubt the director wanted to focus on the cross because it's in the frame for a long time. Peter Parker wants to break free from the black suit and what it's doing to him so he literally goes to church. It is in the church belltower that he rings the church bell and rips off the black suit right below the cross!
I don't want to over-spiritualize the movie. But isn't it interesting that every good story is somehow a reflection of God's story?
It's all His-story!
I love going to these kinds of movies with Parker because they prompt spiritual conversations. The spiritual symbolism in the movie was off the hook. So many great messages about making the right choices and the way revenge turns you into someone you don't want to be. But the sin symbolism was incredible.
I don't even know what you call the "evil black stuff" that bonds to Spiderman and turns him to the dark side, but whatever it's called it is an amazing picture of what sin does to us. If we allow sin to get a grip on us and take over our personality, it eventually turns us into someone we don't want to be and we hurt the people we love.
The climatic scene of the movie happens in church. No doubt the director wanted to focus on the cross because it's in the frame for a long time. Peter Parker wants to break free from the black suit and what it's doing to him so he literally goes to church. It is in the church belltower that he rings the church bell and rips off the black suit right below the cross!
I don't want to over-spiritualize the movie. But isn't it interesting that every good story is somehow a reflection of God's story?
It's all His-story!
2 Comments:
Sounds good. I'll have to see it.
mark,
WARNING TO THOSE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVE: SPOILER ALERT
I don't think you're over spiritualizing, mark. my oldest daughter, michaela (11), and i saw the film this afternoon and i was struck by the long shot raimi provided of the cross at the top of the steeple, to the fact that there peter found his "salvation" from the compromising black stuff, that there, brock prayed but prayed that peter would die - compare this with his later statement that he *liked* being bad and then when finally free of the influence, jumped back into it just as it was about to be destroyed. i thought the symbolism was patent and was delighted that my daughter was there to experience the metaphor. i think this movie is a fine candidate for inclusion when churches launch their "God in the Movies" series in 2007.
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