Eddie Brock is an army man who got dishonorable discharged because, while good, he was a bit trigger happy. As it turns out, he was using his job in the army to get away with murder, and let out the rage. They're bad guys, it'll be okay, he thinks. Not the case. So he's out.
Back in New York, as a failure to the army, he decides to become a photographer, using his fearless approach to get the best images of events and such. Sadly, he is a failure to that too; missing the marks and being late to the party concerning those events.
Then one night, Eddie hears from his police scanner that Cletus Kasady, a horrible murderer, is in a police chase. He decides to follow and get the action. At the same time, a small but still dangerous meteorite falls into Earth i.e. Manhattan. Eddie catches up to the cops, there is a stand off where Eddie unknowingly being a part of it, as Cletus uses him as a hostage. Then suddenly, the meteorite falls in the middle of them and the cops, knocking them all out.
As Eddie comes too, with Cletus on the other side; we see the meteorite had a black and red ball inside. Then it splits open, the solid pieces turning into liquid, then we see the black liquid coming after Eddie as he screams, and then....
Eddie wakes up in bed. Doesn't know how, yet knows its not a dream, as the cops did chase Cletus Kasady, but the "freak event" relating to the meteorite is why Cletus Kasady is on the loose, with more murders confirmed.
Eddie goes to his work, he gets chewed up by his boss, he gets into an accident and makes a joke of himself, and during all of this during the day, his rage grows, and so does what is inside him. Then later that night, he stops a robber holding a mother at gunpoint; he gets so pissed off, and add in the thoughts of what he would do the guy, that was enough fuel for the symbiote to be unleashed. In front of everyone, and seen by himself, Venom is born, and takes care of the robber that keeps him alive, but in alot of pain and suffering that he wish he was.
Throughout, Venom becomes Eddie's "other self", as he takes on bad guys but more importantly, those that had brought Eddie down. This includes a scene where Venom threatens Eddie's boss to treat him right, like a king. And the next day, Eddie walks in and his boss is so scared, that Eddie is promoted above him. Basically, Venom is a mixture of a anti-hero, anti-villain, and a sociopath.
After that, we see Cletus weak and sweating, not sure what's been going on. Then he sees heads of his many victims, recent btw. Then, ina very Fincher style reveal, he sees a huge art piece that surrounds the walls of his bedroom and the ceiling of a forest. and its made from the blood, organs, and bones of his victims. "My art...could you be real? Its so beautiful" he says. Then his symbiote takes over, and then Cletus remembers the last couple of days, as we hear screams and pain, and Cletus can do nothing but smile. Then, once completed, we see Carnage on screen.
Soon, Eddie and Cletus cross paths, after dealing with their businesses that lead to them meeting again. They recognize each other, and both play threatening each other, but their symbiotes react with one another to grew closer, which surprises both of them. Then both Venom and Carnage reveal themselves as brothers, and a battle ensures.
Skipping ahead to the final fight: the Venom/Carnage fight leads to them being merged together, kinda like the alien ball from earlier. Inside, it becomes a psychological thriller. Cletus is a true monster, but Eddie really isn't, and is scared to see himself like one: he is just a guy dealing with people who bring him down, and has anger issues. Can't standing to see himself like that, or as someone like Cletus, he breaks out with out of his willpower.
It hits midnight, and the church bells ring, affecting both Venom and Carnage. Cletus doesn't know what's going on, but Eddie's old army self figures things out quick and makes the quick decision. Then, they are thrown into the top of the church, and Venom, despite knowing it will hurt him too, rings the bells. The sonics cause great pains to both of them, almost like they are about to die, but then the symbiotes break away from both of their hosts, leaving both Eddie and Cletus.Eddie and Cletus fight, with Cletus using his savage nature, but Eddie has his training to take down the physically weak Cletus. Then, Cletus is thrown off the church to the ground below, dying upon impact. The Venom symbiote reconnects with Eddie, but his willpower makes it sure he is in charge of the symbiote. The Carnage symbiote cannot be found, but is outside the church, looking for its next host.
The final scene has Eddie setting up his new job at a new place. The boss has him if he has had any anger issues, and Eddie grins and says no. When the boss turns away to take a call, the Venom "mask" is over the grinning Eddie Brock.
THE END.
