I am so impressed with how good of a dude Eddie Brock is. Yes he screws up when it comes to getting himself and Anne in trouble, but heâs so blessedly KIND and LOVING as a character. Heâs so appreciative of Anne as a boyfriend, thanking her and being complimentary, saying he knows heâs lucky, just genuinely being a really good, thoughtful boyfriend. Heâs emotionally vulnerable in front of her, admitting he misses her and wants her back, but not pressuring her. He goes to her because he trusts her, not because heâs trying to win her back. He doesnât dislike her new boyfriend, just is hurt she moved on. Her new boyfriend genuinely LIKES him. Eddie is kind to transients and shopkeepers and genuinely cares about them as people. Eddie is a deeply decent dude. Heâs upset and doesnât know whatâs going on, not belligerent. His strongest moment is when he so frantically and brokenly tells Anne heâs SCARED (chalk that up to Hardyâs amazing acting).Â
While Venom may have physically infected Eddie, itâs Eddie who metaphorically infects Venom with humanity. Itâs Eddieâs core of decency that convinces Venom that maybe this planet isnât all that bad and humans are at least interesting.Â
Iâm reminded of Jason Momoaâs character in Braven that was made so likable because of how SOFT he was and open with his wife and family, made even more poignant with how aggressively masculine Momoa looks. Thereâs a similar feel to Tom Hardy. He looks like he could roll up to a bar fight, but there is such a vulnerability there. These are good characters. This is a welcome trend in action movie heroes who have no trouble being kind and good and open emotionally.
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