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Venom (2018) is a Romcom, and here’s why

(or ”in this essay I will” joke gone very very wrong)

So, as most of us already noticed, Venom (2018) sure feels like a romantic comedy disguised as a superhero (well, antihero technically) movie. But is it truly? The short answer is yes, but I didn’t just spend my afternoon hunting proof to leave you with a short answer.

Now, I must note that Venom is really not the first superhero movie to mix another genre in. Off the top of my head, and perhaps most obvious, Ant-Man is mixing superheroics with a heist movie. Black Panther has the political thriller going. Thor: Ragnarok is a full blown cocktail, adding at least three more genres to the original one. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that someone thought to mix in romcoms, and I for one am grateful that our first example of it has alien slime falling in love with a guy.

Because that’s what happened, despite certain people bending over backwards just to not acknowledge it. But I promised you proof, so let’s get to it.

How do you determine if something is a romantic comedy or not? “That’s just the vibe I got” is really not going to cut it in a debate. But what is a vibe if not our subconsciousness recognizing a certain pattern? In this case, the pattern was the plot structure. Not being a huge fan of romcoms in general, though, I wasn’t sure how to put it into words. Thankfully, I didn’t need to: with a bit of googling, I found out that most articles have referred to the same source when it came to the romcom plot structure: a book “Writing the Romantic Comedy” by Billy Mernit. According to him, all romantic comedies can be broken down into seven story beats. How many of those would you guess does Venom follow? Hint: it’s all of them.

The rest under cut. Careful, spoilers start here!

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after aziraphale turns down crowley’s invitation to run away together in episode 3, there’s this wide shot of aziraphale left standing in the bandstand as crowley walks away that is exactly like the wide shot of ol’ lizzy bennet standing still while darcy walks away after she rejects his proposal in unparalleled masterpiece pride & prejudice (2005), and that is what i like to call POETIC CINEMA.

Alec: Here’s a fun Christmas idea. We’ll hang mistletoe, but instead of kissing, you have to FIGHT whoever else is under it.

Ellie: We are not doing that.

Alec: Mistlefoe™

Ellie: Sir NO.

Fashioned out of sterling silver, this large rune compass is based on an Icelandic magical symbol called  Vegvísir. This roughly translates as ‘guidepost’ and the symbol is first found in a late 16th century Icelandic book of spells known as Galdrabók. It is also found in the Huld Manuscript, which states: 'if this sign is carried, one will never lose one’s way’.

Available here: Silver Rune Compass Pendant 

the current situation of the marvel fandom and russo brothers about infinity war:

The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Supernatural:

1.  This is Dean.  

He hunts monsters.

He’s completely straight. 

And always extremely manly.

And also very dominant. 

2.  This is Sam.

He’s Dean’s brother/monster hunting partner.  They’re both very mature together.

He’s completely normal.  Never soulless or possessed or anything.

No emotional scarring or psychological trauma going on here.  Nope.

3.  This is Castiel.  

He’s an angel of the lord. 

As such, he’s obviously very intimidating.  

Very mighty.  

All fear this terrifying, fell creature. 

4.  There is absolutely no homoerotic sexual tension in Supernatural. 

5.  Its villains are mostly demons and other unholy creatures, so of course, no one likes them.

Except for this guy.  Everyone LOVES him.  

6.  Its fans are very calm, sane, rational people who are completely accepting of opinions that differ from their own. 

7.  And of course, you will absolutely be able to maintain your sanity after watching it!

You will NOT be plunged into an existential depression over the well-being of fictional characters. 

And when you’ve run out of episodes to watch, you’ll totally be able to return to reality, no questions asked!  

Some witchy tips .°•☆`

🦇 Blue crystals encourage communication and deepen bonds. Sodalite is particularly good for this.

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🦇 Placing a bamboo plant in your house is said to help your relationship to stand the test of time. It encourages grace throughout change.

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🦇 Try burying a moonstone crystal in soil to help balance your work and home life more efficiently. It helps to ensure that work related issues are left at the office.

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🦇 Scattering basil leaves or having a basil plant at your workplace attracts money and success.

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🦇 Having pictures of rabbits somewhere in your room is said to bring peace and harmony, dissolve any tension and prevent an argument.

~ Vivian 🌙

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