Venomis a fan favourite comic book villain or anti-hero for many readers around the world, and his fan base grew as Marvel transitioned into the digital media space with television, video games, and film. However, the iconicSpider-Mantrilogy director Sam Raimi has finally revealed why he never understood the character in the first place.
Venom, as some know, is aSpider-Mancharacter who is battling for control. Eddie Brock is the most common character to host the Venom symbiote, but the alien parasite has taken many other humans as its host. Whoever it controls is able to communicate with it while also gaining a great number of abilities.Venom is also known for being a foil to Spider-Manin many projects, which is why fans have always wanted to see the two fight on the big screen.
RELATED:Rumor: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Could Feature Venom as a Third Playable Character
Now it may be revealed why the Raimi’sSpider-Man 3didn’t do the villain justice. “It was really more just that I didn’t understand the character that well. It wasn’t close to my heart,” Raimi explained during an interview with Uproxx. “The best thing I like about Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s Spider-Man is that they made relatable characters that I understand. Even if they were confused, like Norman Osborn, they still have goodness in their heart. They want them to do the right thing.”
Raimi added that he attempted tofamiliarize himself with Venom by reading the comicshe had missed, but he still wasn’t able to connect with the character. “When I read about Venom, which I hadn’t read as a kid,” the talent finished, “I had to catch up on it when they wanted him to be in the movie. I didn’t recognize enough humanity within that character to be able to identify with him properly. That’s really what it boils down to.”
The Spider-Man villainschosen for each movie all had aspects of their story that trigger an empathetic reaction from the audience. Whether it’s fatherhood, wrong upbringings, or being victims of their own gifts, each of the villains caused this kind of emotional reaction for fans. It makes sense how a cannibalistic parasitic alien wouldn’t fit on Raimi’s list of villains to choose from.
Regardless of how anybody feels, Venom has cemented his comic book legacy, and his ferocity is what makes many like him. There’s not much to relate to, butthe recentVenomfilmsand comics do a good job at showing the humanity of Eddie Brock. Hopefully moving forward, fans get the best of both worlds.
