Spiderman 3 Shows the Dark Side of the Web.....

Rating: 8/10 (4 May 2007)

Spiderman 3 is a very interesting film. It's a great accomplishment in the way that it gets you thinking. Of course, it is complete fiction, but it relates to real life on a watered down level. Sam Raimi did successfully what Richard Donner mastered at in Superman the Movie. With just the right mix of humor and action, Spiderman 3 succeeds.
This movie is an experience, we go from seeing Spiderman be at the top of his game, to being tempted by evil, and finally to realizing his faults and starting over. Spiderman 3 gets you thinking as it allows you to see what temptation and the desire for revenge will do to a hero. Peter Parker turns to the dark side (excuse the Star Wars reference). He soaks himself in his greediness and acts in anger. This is a theme that has been repeated in so much literature and film but it is a true emotion. What is created in this film is a look at what happens when a hero is persuaded by the devil.
However, despite the apparent darkness Raimi provides comic relief so that people will be laughing anyway. Many people might take this as stupidity, but it is required otherwise this film would be a total drag. Honestly, if this film did not have comic relief, people would look at it as too dark. It is the balance of darkness and humor that gives this film its amazing feel. Unfortunately, there is not enough hours in the day to describe the emotions that this film evokes, but it is the central theme of love that can be taken away from this movie more than anything else.