RE: How Venom Became The Amazing Spider Man’s Best Friend in 1985
Hey, @sagesigma.
I will probably end up watching Venom, but I've never really been a fan. I missed its story in the comics for the most part, though I do have the original Secret Wars books. I'll need to go back and read that now (Secret Wars wasn't my favorite series, either).
The movies outside of the MCU have a lot to live up to, and of them (Spider-man, Fantastic Four, X-Men), Spider-man's been told the best. I think after the first two Tobey McGuire films, it's been progressively downhill. So, I'm not sure if I hold out much hope that the Venom movie is going to be more than opportunities for Venom to flex his destructive abilities.
And since it is a villain, it's worrisome that the movie is about it. We are in an age of anti-heroes, though, so if it's going to happen, I suppose it better be now.
Thanks @glenalbrethsen, for the comment. I missed out on the original Venom origin stories back in the day (they still look expensive today; they would have been a nice item to have long term), but recently started with Cates' Venom line and am enjoying that too.
The anti-hero meme is huge; even Thanos in the most recent Avengers film had an almost sympathetic vibe to him. The DC Universe is apparently going to start focusing their films on villains too, so I guess that is reflective of the current times.
Thanks again for the feedback!
Hey, @sagesigma.
I would say Thanos is probably the most sympathetic super villain today. He's not about world conquest, he's not even in it for himself—this version of Thanos very much thinks he's got it all figured out, realizes what he's proposed and yet, seeing no other way, is more than willing to go through with it.
He's knows he's not going to be greeted by many people as as savior.
It's the classic the ends justify the means. Life won't curb itself, so you have to curb it, that it might continue on. Or you suffer destruction anyway, and not just of half the population, but everyone.
The truth remains, however, even as humane as it may have been, even if it ultimately saves planets and their peoples, killing trillions of people is wrong. Pure and simple.
re: anti-heroes
Just like everything else, we're oversaturated with them. I'm not sure why it makes us feel better, but it apparently it does. We seem to dislike heroes now, but we love to see them fall. I find that to be a bit said, for the hero, who was human regardless, and for those of us who would rather see people dragged down than believe in a cause or ideal greater than self.
So, personally, I'm hoping we start swinging the other way soon. There's always room, in any age, for doing the right thing for the right reasons. :)
oh yes, it's as old as time for our kind, isn't it? The Chaldean, Nordic, Egyptian, Greek, Roman mythologies (etc.) and the archetype of the hero. You make an interesting point that in current times, the hero is someone we like to see fall. Almost as if the Jungian archetype that we all know and find in comfort in has been "hacked" in the collective unconscious. That is very fascinating; that could be quite a sociological/anthropological thesis (or future Steemit post!)
I hate to see the hero fall, personally, but I'll have to pay more attention to that meme going forward. Thanks again for the comment.
And I do have tix for the movie tomorrow night, so hope to have a minor review finished up this week.