Sam Raimi Isn't Able To Recognize Venom's Humanity

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Venom is a fan favourite comic book villain or anti-hero for many readers around the world, and his fan base grew as Marvel transitioned into the digital media space with television, video games, and film. However, the iconic Spider-Man trilogy director Sam Raimi has finally revealed why he never understood the character in the first place.

Venom, as some know, is a Spider-Man character who is battling for control. Eddie Brock is the most common character to host the Venom symbiote, but the alien parasite has taken many other humans as its host. Whoever it controls is able to communicate with it while also gaining a great number of abilities. Venom is also known for being a foil to Spider-Man in many projects, which is why fans have always wanted to see the two fight on the big screen.

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Now it may be revealed why the Raimi'sSpider-Man 3 didn't do the villain justice. «It was really more just that I didn’t understand the character that well. It wasn’t close to my heart,» Raimi explained during an interview with Uproxx. «The best thing I like about Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s Spider-Man is that they made relatable characters that I understand. Even if they were confused, like Norman Osborn, they still have goodness in their heart. They want them to do the right thing.»

Raimi added that he attempted to familiarize himself with Venom by reading the comics he had missed, but he still wasn't able to connect with the character. «When I read about Venom, which I hadn’t read as a kid,» the talent finished, «I had to catch up on it when they wanted him to be in the movie. I didn’t recognize enough humanity within that character to be able to identify with him