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Venom 2018 (Spoilers)

superman-unchained:

So I watched it. Here are some thoughts. Spoilers below.

  • The character designs for the symbiotes where in my opinion amazing. I found every frame where Venom and/or Riot (another symbiote) were in visually very interesting.
  • The interactions between Eddie Brock and Venom were by far the most fun parts of the movie. I found Venom’s dialogue so, so enjoyable, from when it was coming from a place of self-aware smug villainy (”SO MANY SNACKS, SO LITTLE TIME!”) to when the the dynamic between Eddie and him became more conversational (”PUSSY.”).
  • When Venom called Eddie a loser at the start of the film, and then as the climax approached, the symbiote admitted he was kind of a loser in his own world,,, god.
  • There was a fun little three-way kiss between Eddie, Venom and Eddie’s ex-girlfriend, Anne Weying (as Anne and Venom were fused together at that point). At the end of the film, Anne claims it was Venom’s idea, while Venom plots in Eddie’s head on how they were gonna win her back. It was,,, well, it was amazing.
  • Sometimes a family is an unemployed loser, his symbiote, his ex-girlfriend and his ex-girlfriend’s really decent new boyfriend.
  • Riz Ahmed evidently had a lot of fun playing an evil, delusional scientist, and I was actually extremely surprised because I thought I’d have a hard time buying him as a villain. He nailed it.
  • Tom Hardy rode a motorcycle.
  • “Mask!” “COPY.”
  • Venom is a messy bitch that lives for drama. Literally after a couple days of hanging out with Eddie, he’s like, “Hmmm. Maybe I actually don’t want to help my species colonize this planet?” Like damn, you dumb bitch. All you had to do was follow the plan for like ten fucking seconds.
  • When Eddie asked him why he changed his mind, he said, “YOU. IT WAS YOU, EDDIE.” So yeah, he may be a bloodthirsty alien symbiote who thrives of chaos and destruction, but he also falls in love in 2.4 seconds, so I think that’s enough to make him a relatable character.
  • Actually, as I’m writing this, I’m pretty sure it was his idea to make out with Eddie.
  • Venom actually pushed Eddie to be a better man, and to apologize for his mistakes with Anne. It was an unexpected dynamic that I loved. They, weirdly, made each other better.
  • Eddie Brock was emotionally exhausted the entire movie, and yeah, mood.

wanderingbeauty:

i think a sure sign of being a grown up is shifting your focus away from the titular character who wants to flirt you out the window with stories of adventures, friendships, and mermaids 

and instead asking questions like, “what about the origin of james hook? how did he come to be on the island? why do so many people ignore the many facets of his personality and instead only focus on one aspect of his character?”

he’s a very complex man. he studied at eton, practicing good form, grace, and politeness. he uses it to his advantage when he’s trying to get wendy and the boys to join his crew. but that’s not how he always is. he’s also – through the filter of disney – scared out of his wits whenever he hears the ticking noise; this can lend to general silliness and comedy. but that’s not how he always is. he’s also known to kill members of his own crew in cold blood. but that’s not how he always is. 

so many different, distinct personality traits in one man. and people are content to reduce him to a one-dimensional, flat character. 

perhaps the most interesting bit of all, i think. is his relationship with the darling children – wendy in particular. it’s quite clear that she’s infatuated with him. some may even argue that there’s an attraction there. but in the vast majority of the adaptations – going all the way back to the debut performance in the early 1900s – the actor who plays hook also plays mister darling. what does that mean? what was barrie’s intent? there’s definitely nothing to suggest pedophilia; hook doesn’t seem to be interested in wendy at all. he may not even like her. instead, he’s really just using her to get to peter and nothing more. and there’s no subtext leading us to believe wendy has an “unnatural” relationship with her father; despite sharing an actor, the two characters couldn’t be any more different. so what exactly is the nature of their relationship?

on a whole, why isn’t hook explored more? why hasn’t he gotten his own movie? his own story? there’s a great opportunity to explore psychology and philosophy, and it’s all getting squashed by mediocre retellings and adaptations that don’t make any sense.

for shame.