The military thing is particularly odd because, while he is a Vietnam vet in the comics, that character Ejiofor was playing actually had a much weirder and wilder (and, in a sense, gayer) relationships with the symbiotes. Which just confounds me -- they used the name Rex Strickland from the comics for a totally unrelated, generic military guy. Like they're signaling to the eight fans who recognize the name Rex Strickland "see, we read the comics too!" while resolutely not adapting them at all. Like it was totally not feasible to have him named Jim AnyGuy.
And hey, how about that interstellar villain that never gets up from his chair?? Riveting stuff.
And it was only 5 points in the end!
would love to clarify to anyone who came to the comments section that it WAS still seven points at the time of writing... but either way: lol!
The military thing is particularly odd because, while he is a Vietnam vet in the comics, that character Ejiofor was playing actually had a much weirder and wilder (and, in a sense, gayer) relationships with the symbiotes. Which just confounds me -- they used the name Rex Strickland from the comics for a totally unrelated, generic military guy. Like they're signaling to the eight fans who recognize the name Rex Strickland "see, we read the comics too!" while resolutely not adapting them at all. Like it was totally not feasible to have him named Jim AnyGuy.
And hey, how about that interstellar villain that never gets up from his chair?? Riveting stuff.
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