Venom (2018)

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Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.

Introduction
"Venom" is an American superhero movie launched in 2018, motivated by a character from the Marvel Comics. It is embeded in Columbia Pictures' Spider-Man Universe, making it the very first movie in Sony's Marvel Universe. Directed by Ruben Fleischer, the movie stars Tom Hardy in the leading role as Eddie Brock and his antihero modify ego, Venom.

Plot Overview
The story of "Venom" starts with Life Foundation, a bioengineering corporation, discovering an alien life type known as symbiotes. The company's CEO, Carlton Drake, believes that symbiotes can be an evolutionary service for mankind's expedition of deep space. Nevertheless, his experimentations show deadly, resulting in a number of casualties.

Eddie Brock, a strong and energetic investigative journalist, ends up being interested in Drake's experiments. After he attempts to expose Drake's immoral practices throughout an interview, he loses his task and his relationship with his fiancée, Anne Weying (Michelle Williams). Still, Brock is determined about revealing Drake's unethical research to the world.

Brock later on gets called by one of Drake's researchers, Dora Skirth, who divulges how hazardous the experiments really are. Brock infiltrates the research study facility to gather evidence however unintentionally ends up being host to among the symbiotes, called Venom. This bonds him with the alien entity.

Venom's Influence
Venom uses Brock extraordinary superpowers, making him exceptionally strong and nearly invincible. Though initially frightened and resistant to the presence of Venom, Brock quickly understands that they both require each other to make it through. A strange relationship takes place as Venom's violent and anarchic nature matches Brock's determination to stop Drake.

Conflict and Resolution
Drake, who becomes progressively desperate to recover the rogue symbiote, ultimately bonds with the most effective symbiote called Riot, planning to bring more symbiotes to Earth. This culminates in a strong battle between Venom/Brock and Riot/Drake. Despite Venom's apparent death during this showdown, it is exposed that he survived and continues to exist side-by-side with Brock in the end.

Important Reception
"Venom" gathered combined evaluations from critics. Some applauded Hardy's performance and the chemistry in between Brock and Venom, keeping in mind the humor that ensues from their interactions. However, others criticized the disjointed plot and underdeveloped characters. Yet, despite the mixed important reception, the movie performed remarkably at the box workplace and developed a follow up, "Venom: Let There Be Carnage", released in 2021.

Conclusion
Summarily, "Venom" focuses on Eddie Brock, a down-on-his-luck journalist who becomes an alien hybrid superhero and attempts to save Earth from an alien invasion. The movie portrays the comical yet intricate relationship between Brock and his change ego Venom with compelling action series and unique results. As the inaugural part of Sony's Marvel Universe, it introduces audiences to a brand-new point of view on the classic antihero.

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