[El Diablo]

pj,

I agree with your analysis. I just felt like these themes were handled in a third grade manner and it felt like we were being hit over the head with these messages.

Don't know if you watch the Sopranos, but the last episode was very similar in ways to Spider-Man 3, with multiple characters struggling with different sides of themselves and some metaphorical stuff layered on top to further make the point. I felt like Spider-Man 3 would fall somewhere between the Sopranos level (it was definitely not subtle, but also not overly in your face) and where the movie ended up.

Basically, in SM3, I think that these character and identity struggles were something that were better in concept than execution.

I did like the THC entrance you mentioned.