6. The Dialogue Between The Suit And Eddie Is Great
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Prior to Venom's release, the lasting perception of the character (outside of the comics at least) was that he was a slathering mass of tentacles with a penchant for eating balloon-wielding children. Anthropomorphism was rarely attributed in typical adaptations, despite the comics having given the symbiote a voice before, so the idea of there being a constant dialogue between the creature and its host isn't one most will likely be familiar with.
Fortunately for fans, Ruben Fleischer, Tom Hardy, and the film's special-effects crew have done a remarkable job of depicting the dynamic shared between Brock and the symbiote. It's genuinely funny, with Hardy conveying the idea of Brock being a powerless agent in his own story particularly well, and there's a brilliant evolution in their relationship.
The overarching narrative lets it down in some places, particularly so, when a revelation comes late on regarding Venom's position amongst his species that doesn't make much sense at all, but Hardy's charisma keeps it going from start to finish.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
