Venom 2: 10 Things We Want To See

10. Stronger Character Motivation

Venom has a multi-layered character arc in the comics that gets condensed into one movie that isn't very satisfying for both hardcore fans and casual moviegoers alike. This leaves the epic storyline of how Brock and the symbiote come together feeling very muddled and rushed, something that never bodes well when adapting an iconic comic.

Furthermore, the viewer never truly understands why Venom becomes so attached to Eddie. We do get a brief indication with Venom unveiling he is also a loser, but that still didn't feel like enough of a reason for an alien to trade a delicious pancreas for cold tater tots.

The character's motivations abruptly change from alien looking to devour all humans insight into someone who wants to save the world. This seemingly rash choice inevitably results in the symbiote choosing mankind over its own species. This is a decision that most stories would have allotted a good amount of time to explain but in this film gets reduced to a few lines of dialogue that feels a bit jarring.

A sequel would provide a great opportunity to flush out some of Venom's motivation and better establish how he makes the change of heart.