Portrayal of Journalistic Profession in the Superhero Movie Venom
Portrayal of Journalistic Profession in the Superhero Movie Venom

Summary/Abstract: Today, superhero films are seen as the most popular and financially valuable forms of globalised movie production. Given the fact that the market segment they are a part of is quite oversaturated, their producers and creators tend to seek new or rather innovative ways of portraying movie characters with supernatural features and special talents. The movie Venom is one of the most financially successful film products of 2018. Its story differs from other similar movie narratives in various aspects. The paper aims to discuss Venom’s main protagonist, Eddie Brock played by Tom Hardy. Brock is not only an unlucky man, who is forced to live in a symbiotic relationship with an alien organism named Venom, but, still and above all, a talented journalist. We offer a narrative and discourse analysis of the movie in question, which focuses on Eddie Brock’s role as a journalist, pointing out how he embraces his symbiosis with Venom and what it means in relation to his former (and future) career in the media. While discussing the outlined topic, we argue that Eddie Brock’s occupation is one of the key factors driving the film’s narrative.

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