The fictional¹ superhero Spider-Man is familiar to us all, with his red and blue webbed costume. And now, it’s time for Venom², a character who first appeared in the 2007 Spider-Man 3 movie, to take the spotlight³.

一身红蓝相间蜘蛛服的超级英雄“蜘蛛侠”，大家都很熟悉了。如今是该“毒液”大显身手的时候了，这个角色曾在2007年的电影《蜘蛛侠3》中首度出场。

UK actor Tom Hardy⁴, 41, who stars as the title character in the movie Venom, plays “a lighter⁵ antihero with both good and evil minds, who is supposed to be an alternative to the standard superhero,” reported BBC News.

据BBC新闻报道，41岁的英国演员汤姆·哈迪扮演了电影《毒液：致命守护者》的主人公，这是“一名亦正亦邪、带有些许反英雄意味的人物，是与大家公认的超级英雄相对的另类英雄。”

In the film, TV journalist Eddie Brock is a strange man who often breaks things and screams. To some extent, he’s regarded as a loser as his life is full of trouble, including a breakup with his fiancee.

影片中，电视台记者艾迪·布洛克是个经常搞破坏并且喜欢大吼大叫的怪人。在某种程度上，他被视为失败者，生活一团糟，还和未婚妻分了手。

Soon in the story, Brock is infected by Venom, a being from outer space. By sharing a body with it, Brock changes into a 3-meter-tall monster.

故事中，布洛克很快被来自外太空的生命“毒液”感染。布洛克和“毒液”共用一具身体，变成了一个3米高的怪物。

People may think the monster with a snaking tongue and sharpened teeth is powerful, but it turns out that Venom is also “a loser” on its home planet.

人们或许会认为，这个长舌尖齿的怪物异常强大，但其实“毒液”在自己的母星也是个“失败者”。

“Most superheroes or supervillains are individuals; it’s just about one person. And what’s unique and really awesome⁶ about Eddie and Venom is that it’s like one plus one equals three,” the movie director Ruben Fleischer told CBR News.

“大多数超级英雄或者超级大反派都是独立的个体 —— 故事都只和一人有关。但艾迪和‘毒液’令人惊叹的独特之处就在于，他们达到了1+1=3的效果，”电影导演鲁本·弗雷斯彻在接受“漫画书资源”(CBR) 新闻网站采访时表示。

The superhero with a scary yet smiling face has uncontrollable superhuman strength, as well as a darkness inside of him. At first, Brock’s alien “visitor” simply begins as a voice in the journalist’s head. But soon, it takes over Brock, attacking those he doesn’t like and causing trouble.

这位笑脸阴森可怖的超级英雄拥有无法控制的超能力，且内心阴暗。布洛克的外来“访客”一开始只是这位记者头脑中的声音。但没多久它就控制了布洛克，攻击那些他不喜欢的人，制造了不少麻烦。

In an effort to find a proper way to co-exist, Venom helps Brock in his fight against a super-rich man who is furious over a report Brock writes on an evil scheme the man’s planning. And eventually, Venom and Brock decide to work together to stop evil from taking over Earth.

为了找到合适的共生方法，“毒液”帮助布洛克对抗一名超级富豪，后者因为布洛克在一篇报道中揭露了其阴谋而怒火中烧。最终，“毒液”和布洛克决定并肩作战，共同阻止邪恶势力入侵地球。

So the message Fleischer wants to send to audiences is that even those with a humble⁷ background can develop power. And as a line near the end of the movie proves when Venom tells Brock, “I’m a loser like you”, we can all become heroes if we work together.

因此，弗雷斯彻想向观众传递这样的信息：出身卑微的人也能拥有力量。正如影片结尾“毒液”对布洛克所说的那样：“我和你一样是个失败者，但我们携手合作便能成为英雄。”