Reflecting on Madame Web, Dakota Johnson offered an honest explanation for why she believes Sony’s latest Marvel movie fell short, citing superhero fatigue—a sentiment many share.
Johnson hinted at behind-the-scenes turmoil, noting significant script changes for Madame Web. While such alterations aren’t uncommon, coupled with recent production revelations, they may have contributed to the film’s challenges.
Dakota Johnson’s remarks on Madame Web shed light on a recurring issue in superhero movies: external interference and its impact on the result.
Her observations regarding these challenges resonate, drawing from past instances where such factors hindered audience engagement.
This underscores a pressing concern for the genre, urging stakeholders to address it to sustain future success.
In a recent interview, Dakota Johnson mentioned the types of decisions movie studios make that have nothing to do with their films’ artistic value and more to do with fitting a formula, lamenting that this can take away from the plans of a movie’s creative team. Johnson’s comments can be read below:
“Decisions are being made by committees, and art does not do well when it’s made by committee. Films are made by a filmmaker and a team of artists around them. You cannot make art based on numbers and algorithms.
My feeling has been for a long time that audiences are extremely smart, and executives have started to believe that they’re not. Audiences will always be able to sniff out bullsh*t.”
Reflecting on Madame Web, Dakota Johnson offered an honest explanation for why she believes Sony’s latest Marvel movie fell short, citing superhero fatigue—a sentiment many share.
Johnson hinted at behind-the-scenes turmoil, noting significant script changes for Madame Web. While such alterations aren’t uncommon, coupled with recent production revelations, they may have contributed to the film’s challenges.
Her comments about executives not trusting audiences seem particularly relevant to Madame Web. One major criticism of the movie is how it tended to talk down to audiences, often having Cassie Webb explain the plot directly, once even to her cat.
She went on to say that she thinks part of the problem also comes down to certain parties attempting to control a film’s production, stating:
“[Too many people controlling a movie is] a big f*cking problem. It’s also about control and feeling powerful, and that’s not what art is.
