Venom (2018 film)

Venom is a 2018 monster superhero film featuring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/Venom. It is the first film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe, followed by a sequel, Let There Be Carnage, in October 2021. Another film, Morbius, is set to release in January 2022; all films feature characters related to Spider-Man.

The film got a mixed to negative reception with praise for Hardy's performance and criticism of the lack of connections to Spider-Man, similarly to how 2004's Catwoman had a lack of connections to Batman. Regardless, it made nearly a billion dollars at the box office.

"Eyes, lungs, pancreas. So many snacks, so little time..."
 * Adaptational Heroism: Thanks to the Spider-Man portion of their origin story being excluded out, none of Brock's past as a scummy reporter or Venom's corrupting influence of his host are present on this movie, though at the start Venom is working on his species' plan to conquer Earth.
 * Big Bad Duumvirate: Carlton Drake and Riot. Both of them desire to use symbiotes to conquer Earth.
 * Berserk Button: Venom hates it when someone calls him a parasite.
 * The Cameo: Stan Lee appears at the end as a dog walker. This was his last cameo released during his lifetime.
 * Canon Foreigner: Most of the minor characters, such as Dr. Dora Skirth, are original to this film.
 * Dark Is Not Evil: In stark contrast to his villainous self from comics, Venom becomes a good guy despite being a dark blob which gives his host long tongues and shark teeth.
 * Ironic Echo: Carlton Drake usually says "Have a nice life"..
 * Mythology Gag: Venom says this line to a thug, which is a word-for-word quote from the comics:


 * Punch Clock Villain: At the start, Venom tries to make Eddie go along the symbiotes' evil plan, but quickly changes sides without much convincing needed.
 * Sequel Hook: The mid-credits scene shows our first look at Woody Harrelson as Cletus Kassady, the villain of Let There Be Carnage.
 * Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Trailer
 * Venom the symbiote was absent from the teaser trailer.
 * Riot was absent of any pre-release material despite being one of the main villains.
 * The Stinger:
 * Eddie Brock visits Cletus Kassady in prison.
 * The post-credits scene is a clip for the then-upcoming Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
 * Take Over the World: Drake and Riot are moved simply by the desire of more power.
 * Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Eddie and Venom's relationship starts this way thanks to Eddie not knowing Venom was inside him in first place and Venom's less-than-holy intentions for Earth.
 * Token Good Teammate: Venom gains pretty quickly a liking for Earth, lamenting that the actual state of things would be ruined by his species' invasion.
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Venom not only likes eating brains, but also tater tots and chocolate.
 * Truer to the Text: Compared to Spider-Man 3, the film had a more faithful depiction of Venom, lacking only the Phlebotinum Dependence aspect of symbiotes. The film also seems entirely disconnected from Spider-Man; that said,.
 * Voice of the Legion: As in the comics, Venom mostly refers to himself as "we".