The Black Suit

In the third installment of the big screen Spiderman, Peter Parker fights three powerful super villains, Sandman, Hobgoblin and Venom. But the true enemy that he fights is his own sinnful nature.

Symbolized by a new black suit created from intergalactic goo, Spiderman finds an avenue for empowering himself with fame, fortune and ladies. The suit allows him to use his power to seek revenge. It's mostly the same powers, but used to better himself instead of the world.

I enjoyed this element of the movie. Sin is like a suit that clings to us. It is very hard to escape. Cloaked in sin we do use our gifts for selfish gains not for the betterment of society. And revenge and anger can be sweet drugs. But with all drugs, a time comes when the high is gone and you are left with nothing but an empty core, devoured by you lack of self-control.

Spiderman strips off his sin atop the spire of a cathedral. He come to the vantage point to escape everything and reach out for help... and sin is shed like a layer of dry skin.

Later Spiderman has to battle Venom, the embodiment of all the consequences of his sin. This lead to the death of Pete's best friend. Often in life we repent our sins and trust in the Jesus, but the legacy of those sins aren't easy to escape. They haunt us. In fact, it take courage, faith and stength to make things right.

Spiderman 3 isn't as good as the last epic thriller pitting the webbed crusader vs mad scientist Doc Oc, but its visuals are entertaining, the story while slow in the beginning picks up, and the morality play might, just might, give you food for thought.