Spiderman I

The movies of Spiderman portray a fascinating picture of indwelling sin. Take, for example, the Green Goblin of the first movie. Unlike Peter Parker, his change by technology occurs from an overweening ambition, and it aggravates the hatred he holds toward the other scientist, whom he immediately kills once he attains the power to do so easily and anonymously. His ambition is to overcome the natural limitations placed by God on man, and he does so in a test of God. The initial tests indicate a dangerous possibility for insanity, yet Osborne goes ahead and uses the formula upon himself.

Thus, we see how sin, Osborne's hatred, is hidden in his heart and merely waits for the opportune time to burst forth and enact its revenge. Technology, gone awry, is the modern world's version of the ancient gods, who would mate with human females and produce herculean heroes. In Spiderman III, we see indwelling sin even affecting our hero, Peter Parker. This is biblical. No human being, not even the Christian in whom the sin principle is crucified with Christ. But it is not altogether eliminated.

In Spiderman II, the scientist allows his own hubris to corrupt his initial goal of providing energy to mankind. Even a good goal can corrupt a person because of pride.