The strange and careless most recent entry in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, Madame Web, is currently showing in theatres. The movie centers on Dakota Johnson’s character Cassandra Webb, who gains the ability to glimpse potential futures before they materialize.
Abruptly, she finds herself on a quest to save the future superheroes Julia Cornwall-Carpenter (Sydney Sweeney), Anya Corazon (Isabela Merced), and Mattie Franklin (Celeste O’Connor) from a hideous new foe named Ezekiel Sims (Tahar Rahim), who possesses spider-based abilities similar to those of another well-known Marvel superhero.
Although there are many good reasons why fans dislike Madame Web, Ezekiel Sims’s trainwreck of a character may be the most obvious. One of the most disappointing aspects of the movie is the villain, which is saying something considering the almost nonexistent box office returns and nearly unanimously negative reviews.
Madame Web not only minimizes the significance of Ezekiel’s Marvel Comics tales but also makes him as uninteresting as possible. Worse, Ezekiel’s scenes highlight just how carelessly Madame Web was put together, carelessly omitting the character’s lines without making an effort to cover them up. Given everything going against him, Ezekiel Sims could be the worst villain in Marvel movie history.
Ezekiel Sims from Madame Web could be the most disappointing Marvel villain to date
Madame Web is among Sony’s worst films ever, partly due to the casting of Ezekiel Sims, who had his epic plot from Marvel Comics adapted for the screen, would have made a fantastic antagonist. During J. Michael Straczynski’s tenure on The Amazing Spider-Man, Ezekiel makes his debut.
Ezekiel, a successful businessman, approaches Peter Parker with the knowledge that he is Spider-Man. He discloses Peter’s supernatural abilities, which bind him to fate and the Great Web of Life. Additionally, he issues a warning that Peter, like all other spider-totems, is now the target of a gang of multiverse supervillains who hope to gain power from him.
Among them is Morlun, one of the most formidable adversaries Spider-Man has ever encountered. The idea of the Great Web of Life and Destiny is first presented by Ezekiel, and it plays a significant role in the Spider-Verse storylines in later years.
Thus, Ezekiel’s debut marks a turning point in the Spider-Man comics, changing the narrative to become, at least somewhat, more supernatural. But it turns out that Ezekiel is not who he claims to be. In addition, he is a spider-totem that he stole against the will of the Great Web and used his newly acquired abilities to amass riches and fortune for himself.
Spider-Man is made to battle Ezekiel, but the other spider-totem wins. In the end, Ezekiel realizes his mistakes and gives his life to protect Peter from a gigantic spider monster. Eventually, it comes to light that Ezekiel also communicated with Cindy Moon, commonly known as Silk, who received her powers from the same radioactive spider bite that gave Peter Parker his.
Madame Web disregards the entirety of Ezekiel Sims’s notable comic book narratives, despite the character’s rich past. Like the character frequently does in the comics, Ezekiel has spider-based abilities, owns his own business, and goes barefoot in the film.
But these are the only similarities between him and his comic book counterpart. Madame Web’s interpretation of Ezekiel is unrelated to Spider-Man or the Great Web of Life and Destiny. Rather, he is portrayed as a self-centred business magnate whose only goal in the narrative is to serve as Madame Web’s adversary.
The way that Ezekiel is portrayed in Sony’s newest superhero film will severely disappoint anyone who is even somewhat familiar with his Marvel Comics tale.