May I have your attention PLEASE
I'm here because a post I just saw triggered me and now I have to write about how much I love Tom Hardy so stick around for this.
Tom Hardy has always understood the assignment. As someone in that Venom post said, he literally goes balls to the walls.
Tommy Riordan is an ex war "hero" who went AWOL and changed his name. He became a ring fighter, like his brother, fighting all the way to the top just to kill his brother in the ring. This whole movie is emotional because we see Tommy go thought some extreme hardships like dealing with his past, his father's drinking relapse, and his war crime. Tom Hardy did a fantastic job, and personally left me wincing every time he knocked someone out.
Charles (Charlie) Bronson
When I say Tom freaked me the fuck out in this movie, I mean, I was thinking about this movie for DAYS after watching it. It really fucked with me.
Charles Arthur Salvador, better known as Charles Bronson, is a British criminal who has been referred to in the British press as the "most violent prisoner in Britain" and "Britain's most notorious prisoner". He has spent periods detained in the Rampton, Broadmoor and Ashworth high-security psychiatric hospitals.
Tom really understood how to embody the psychotic nature of Charles Bronson without making it gimmicky.
Always has been my personal favorite. Tom really embodies the merciless Mercenary. People hated on him that he 'wasnt big enough' but Tom went all out for Bane. He bulked up pounds for Bane in such an unhealthy manner that he is STILL recovering. Bane truely is a formidable foe and Tom excels at causing fear with everything he does.
Tom is FANTASTIC. His performance as Ronnie was unforgettable. You could see two completely different people from the same actor, interacting with each other. Playing two of the most notorious crime bosses in the UK during the 1960's is hard, especially if you're doing both on ur own. Ronnie is psychotic, Reggie somewhat level headed, and Tom manages to capture the two of them so perfectly.
Venom is a masterpiece because it's NOT like other superhero movies. We don't get to see the hero become famous and known world wide. Eddie doesn't join some kind of super hero team. He doesn't get the girl. He can't save everyone. He's helpless, scared, sick, and has a carnivorous alien inside of him. Tom went absolutely crazy with Eddie and I think that's why I love his version of Eddie Brock better than Topher Grace in Sam Raimi's Spider-man 3.
When it's all said and done, Tom Hardy is a phenomenal actor and if you complain that he's too 'over the top' then you need to rethink your choice in actors because Tom Hardy is what every actor should aspire to be. Passionate. Determined. Happy.
