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"I admit that Raimi was probably trying to do too much in 3, but this movie certainly doesn't ruin the series for me. I'm not a big comic book fan, so I can't comment on how different Venom is in film, but I loved what Raimi was doing with the character. The movie was full of rich symbolism, which should've been expected based on the first two movies. I've never read Raimi mention this in any interviews following 3, but after two viewings it seems obvious to me that he has Peter/Venom commit each of the 7 Deadly Sins - which explains that fairly silly, almost throw-away scene of him stuffing cookies in his mouth while he's on the phone and being rude to the landlord's daughter. Anyways, I think they overdid it with the Sandman character, but I can appreciate that Raimi wanted that forgiveness element in order for Peter to heal and grow. Personally, I enjoy the movie, but not as much as 1 & 2. "