| Wednesday, 2 May 2007 |
| Spiderman 3 |
Spiderman 2 was better.
(But still a great movie, just abit too long, and not as concise and well cut as movie 2.)
You know, I have a thing for movies. A kind of obsession really, regarding the message behind the whole colorful world of movies. I need the movie to mean something to me, that behind the awe-inspiring special effects, the fast-paced action, the touching storyline, there is a lesson (or even lessons) for us all. So much so, that if I come out of a theatre feeling like I've learnt nothing, my impression of the film just crumbles.
Thankfully, Spidey-3 didn't disappoint me. The darkest of the Spiderman trilogy, its central theme lies on the whole concept of 'Revenge', and how it changes people, their lives, their personalities, and also affects the people around us.
"Uncle Ben wouldn't want us living with revenge in our hearts, it's like a poison. It can take you over and turn us into something ugly." - Aunt May
Revenge is a scary thing. It controls you and really turns you into a monster. Venom is so cool by the way. But still, all that anger and desire for vengeance really isn't good for someone's mind, body and soul.
Just look at Peter Parker. Consumed by anger and a desire to avenge his Uncle by killing the Sandman, he turns into some punk-nerd with serious anger management issues, spotting ridiculous eye-shadow and a flopping fringe (I do however like the fringe: it looks so much more natural that his usual combed hair) with nauseating body language.
He starts hurting everyone that matters to him - Mary Jane, Harry Osbourne(except Aunt May, which thank god he didn't hurt, or else I would have thrown Boo's burger at the screen), starts becoming more and more ruthless when dealing with his foes and rivals. He becomes a different person.
And look at Harry. In his desire for revenge, he becomes a completely different person as well, so much so that when he gets short term retrograde amnesia, he becomes so much happier and carefree, without any excess baggage at all. And then he has to get his memory back and start causing mayhem for our friendly neighbourhood spider. Argh.
And of course, we have the ultimate sourpuss of them all, Venom, who just refuses to accept that he did a despicable thing and he shouldn't really blame Peter for outing him. But of course, he gets all embittered and vengeful and starts becoming obsessed with revenge. And of course, ends up becoming a monster with an over-sized tongue, rows and rows of fangs and big white eyes.
So we really should learn to let go of things. Of all the anger and unhappiness that others may have inflicted on us. Or for the matter, all the hurt that you may have inflicted on yourself.
Cause seriously, it doesn't really pay to keep harping over things that make you mad, things that make you evil, things that make you lose yourself.
There's this poem called 'The Poison Tree' that I remember studying about in lower secondary. I think it fits the whole 'forgive others and forgive yourself' thing, even if it meant forgiving your enemies and not being able to uphold your face or honor or whatever crap you call it. Cause those are just transient objects. But your personality, your life, your heart, your mind - these are about you being you.
"We've all done terrible things to each other, but we have to forgive each other. Or everything we ever were will mean nothing." - Mary Jane Watson
So goodbye Spidey. Its been nice growing up with you. I forgive you for being such a jerk in the third movie, but hey, you pulled through. Til next time, seeya!Labels: fanboy, movie |
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