Madam Web: Future Vision and Evil Spider-Man Villain
TLDR; Madam Web is part of the Sony Spider-Man Universe, featuring a character with the ability to see into the future and a villain resembling an evil Spider-Man. Despite some flaws, the film offers decent action and an average viewing experience.
🕸️ Introduction to Madam Web
Madam Web is the latest film in the Sony Spider Universe, also known as the Spider-Man villain Universe or the Spider-Man character Universe.
Some prefer to call it the anti-hero verse.
The majority of people seem to agree that the Sony Universe of Spider-Man characters, including Madam Web, is not as good, but the speaker personally enjoyed most of the films in this universe.
🕷️ Madam Web's Story
Madam Web stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Web, an EMT specialist who gains the ability to see a little bit into the future after an out-of-body experience.
She uses this ability to save people, including three young girls, from a maniac resembling Spider-Man in a black suit.
🤔 Expectations and Reception
The speaker didn't have any expectations going into the film, and suggests that having expectations often leads to disappointment in movies.
He compares the lack of Spider-Man in Madam Web to the absence of Batman in Joker, implying that it shouldn't be a problem.
Despite some criticism, the speaker personally enjoyed the movie, acknowledging that it may be hard to watch without the expectations of Spider-Man's presence.
🕵️ Resemblance to Spider-Man
Madam Web is highlighted as the Sony Spider-Man villain film that resembles Spider-Man the most.
The story includes glimpses of the future where the three girls Madam Web is trying to save become Spider women.
The film's story is compared to a mix of Terminator and Final Destination.
🎬 Action and Performances
The film is said to have some great action sequences, although the editing is not as good as in other films.
Dakota Johnson's performance is described as okay, with good chemistry between her and the three girls.
🦹♂️ Issue with the Villain
The speaker points out a major problem with the film: the villain's voice is very distracting and poorly written.
The speaker emphasizes that this issue is unique to this film within the Sony Universe and even in general movies.
👍 Overall Verdict
Despite the flaws, the speaker does not hate the film and considers it a fairly decent watch.
He rates it as a C- and acknowledges that it is not the worst film of the year, offering a somewhat average viewing experience.