20 Most Ridiculous Overreactions From Famous Film Characters

18. Eddie Brock Wants God To Kill Peter Parker €“ Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3 The less said about Topher Grace€™s existence in Spider-Man 3, the better. It€™s a well-known fact by now that director Sam Raimi didn€™t want Venom in his storyline €“ he tended to draw from earlier source material €“ so all efforts to write such a problematic character became hackneyed and stilted due to his status as a necessary evil within the script. The overreaction comes when Brock and Peter compete for a photo of black-Spider-Man. Brock€™s credit, he actually manages to get a photo, but Spider-Man destroys his camera. In response, he photoshops a photo of Spidey in a black suit and wins the coveted paid position at the Daily Bugle. Now, it€™s at this point where things get nutty €“ Peter quite rightly exposes his rival as a fraud and gets Brock sacked. This, coupled with Peter€™s decision to take Brock€™s girlfriend Gwen Stacey €“ who he has no real romantic intentions toward €“ out for a meal, results in Brock praying for Peter€™s death. I truly believe this belongs in the pantheon of comical overreactions €“ yes, Peter exposed him, but not only was Brock acting like a colossal asshat, he was forging pictures €“ a very serious crime in journalism, made all the stupider by Brock using his rival€™s own photos. Honestly, what did he expect? Instead of putting his hands up and admitting guilt, Brock just acts like he€™s totally been wronged, and invokes divine intervention to kill Parker. Being fair, God seems to reply by giving Brock the Venom Suit, implying the big kahuna is capable of overreacting too.
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