Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7821655" data-attributes="member: 177">I admit, I didn't see Venom.  I wasn't in the mood for anti-heroes at the time.  And it has been a long time since I found the character generally interesting.  And, why that is speaks, to me, about the success of a movie that's got him and Spider-Man.One of the big attractions of Spider-Man as a character is that... he's psychologically acceptable.  Yes, he's a genius and a hero, but he's also... a person we can understand and care about.  That means that many of his best stories arent' just about the fight between Spider-Man and Villain X.  They are about the relationship between Spider-Man/Peter and the villain.  In each of the last two Spider-Man movies, they crafted really interesting relationships that impact Spidey's choices.In the original comic, Spider-Man as a nigh-disturbingly intimate connection to Venom.  And that relationship makes a conflict between Spidey and Venom interesting.  But, in this iteration of Venom... the connection isn't there.  At all.  So, other than super-strange fight scenes, I don't know why they'd put them in the same movie.  Nor do I think Sony recognizes that this is what makes Spider-Man movies interesting (leading to the lack of success of their own forays with the character).  I don't think they'll try to craft a relationship, or do a good job of it if they did try.</blockquote>