Spiderman 3

I agree wholeheartedly with Tom's review of Spiderman 3, which I also saw with my family this weekend.  (And I would add that the special effects are fantastic.  The feeling that you are swinging along with Spidey though the canyons between the skyscrapers in Manhattan is worth the price of admission!)

But I think that the scene in the Church referenced in the Christianity Today quote was theologically troubling in one respect.  If I am remembering this correctly, that pivotal scene begins with one of the villains going into the church to pray for God to kill Peter Parker (aka Spiderman).   Now, really, is that appropriate?  I'm totally at home with praying to St. Anthony to "come round" when "I've lost something that can't be found" (really works for me all the time);  and even with burying the statue of St. Joseph in my back yard when I'm trying to sell a house (works for me, too).  But praying to smite a particular enemy of mine?  Seems to be going a bit too far.