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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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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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Credits to the original photographer

Tina: I love you so much.

Newt: I love you, too.

Tina: This is real.

Newt: I know.

Tina: You’re my husband.

Newt: You’re my wife.

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Newt: I know. I was there.

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