Spiderman vs. Venom — A Metaphor for The Eternal Human Struggle
“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” -Carl Jung
Since I woke up this morning, I’ve had this image of a man that fights to escape a web that has encapsulated him. A web made of his thoughts, but to make it more tangible it’s best to depict it as a costume. A costume similar to the one seen in the movie Venom, which I think is an excellent metaphor for our human nature and the domination of ego.
We’re all entangled in the web of whims, ambitions, and ego whispers that want to turn us into a beast that fights off the outside world with as much power as possible. It leads to insatiable glory that produces nothing but chaos. The real fight that can liberate us, is against this web.
Yes, it’s true that emulating this veil could give us temporary power, but it’s hard to keep its power under control. So this turns into a struggle worth calling an eternal fight that haunts the man until the end of his life.
We Have to Choose Our Costume
Just as Peter Parker has different capabilities depending on the suit that he’s wearing: the red suit or the black suit, we have to pick our suit too. The black suit means embracing our darkest demons and trailblazing through life…
