The Ultimate Boon in Spiderman

The Ultimate Boon.

According to the theory, the ultimate boon is an achievement of the goal of the quest. It is what the person went on the journey to get. All the previous steps serve to prepare and purify the person for this step, since in many myths the boon is something superior like the elixir of life itself, or a plant that supplies immortality, or the Holy Grail. This step was precisely followed and executed by the director. Peter successfully devices the lizard's plans and manages to defuse them. Peter eventually disperses an antidote cloud that restored the victims to normal. By doing this, peter not only displays his physical abilities that he acquired but also shows his intellectual capabilities. This means that the hero uses his natural god gifted abilities as well as his super powers to defeat the villain. This concept rather develops the theory as it not only follows it but also adds to it. The director not only portrays the super heroes acquired abilities but also those of his own. This differentiates Spiderman from the rest of the super hero movies as peter was not provided with his greatest strength but was born with it. Peter's intelligence and his ingenious scheme to discharge the villain allowed him to achieve his ultimate goal or the ultimate boon. Another difference between the movie and theory was that throughout the movie Peter seemed rather confused and puzzled. Unlike the theory, Peter was not observed of the challenges ahead and his goal remained opaque right till the climax. Initially, the hero set out in revenge to find the person that killed his uncle and bring him to justice. Apparently, Peter's final goal was revenge. But as his journey progressed he was placed in a path of another dimension that ...

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...after defeating the villain, the return journey at that moment could have been just as hard for peter emotionally as his journey to defeating the lizard. Peters return journey meant he had to make a choice between his loved ones and Spiderman. Choosing the more difficult of the two, peter made a sacrifice that could’ve been harder for than his journey towards developing himself into Spiderman and defeating the villain.

Narrative element: The director chose to represent the villain as a lizard because lizards usually symbolize a person with dreams, goals, desires and vision. This “symbolism” reflects on his personality and it shows dramatic change that occurred in his character and the director wanted to teach the audience that having the desire to achieve your goals is pleasant but it is important to stay within limits because eventually it can lead to downfall.