the critics saying Tom Hardy is “over-acting” in Venom are just used to superhero movie protagonists being stoic and silent and don’t know what to do with an actor who actually makes his characters express emotions in healthy ways lmao
(mild spoilers ahead) When Eddie’s sad he looks miserable and teary and openly expresses why. He shrieks when he’s startled. He panics when he’s confused and worried. He silently screams when he’s angry and can’t do anything about it. He reacts to the events of the movie in a way that someone might actually respond.
Critics are just so used to machismo in their superhero movies that they don’t know what to do in the absence of it.
point being: Venom was fucking good and the critics are wrong
i still theorize most of what a good chunk of critics hated about venom was he didn’t seem like grittybatmanbanevoice
Venom: The Hunger is officially the best comic because it starts out like so many comics where the main character is just list “everything is crap. everyone is worthless. the world is awful and irredeemable” and then by the end it’s revealed that he was suffering from a near fatal imbalance of brain chemicals that made him feel that way and it ends with him being charitable and nice and buying his alien symbiote boyfriend a giant heart full of chocolates.
Does not lie
Thought I would add some visuals together as there hasn’t really been all of this in one post: they’ve been dating since 1996. Respect
like for real. yall. “Your brain makes more of it when you’re in love.” “Chocolate has it.” so do fckin potatoes but no you go with the most romantic option possible. god damn.