Madame Web
Warning ! This article contains spoilers for Madame Web .
Summary
Madame Webmarks Sony ’s first superhero pic of 2024 , one that provides several Easter eggs and references to other Marvel properties . Set within the Sony Spider - Man Universe , the film focuses on theMarvel Comics character reference of Madame Web . The moving-picture show takes a somewhat dissimilar approach to the character from Marvel Comics , receive Dakota Johnson play a more grounded variation of the Spider - Man - adjacent antihero inMadame Web ’s casting of character .
Being mark in the same universe asVenom , Venom : Let There Be Carnage , andMorbius , it was expected thatMadame Webwould have Easter eggs connecting the moving picture to its match . However , the moving-picture show ’s early-2000s setting meantMadame Web ’s Easter eggs were more connected to the broader lineament of Spider - Man than other place . With the tagline"Her connection connects them all , " Madame Webis Sony ’s firstMarvel release of 2024to acknowledgment the wider Marvel Comics world of Spider - Man .
The Rotten Tomatoes grade for Madame Web has been released , continue an overwhelmingly dissatisfactory trend for Sony ’s Spider - Man Universe .
16The Powers Of Spider-Man Have An Added Lore Element In Madame Web
The titular franchise hero’s history is changed for the Sony Spider-Man Universe.
Madame Web ’s first reference to the wider lore of Spider - Man is a major variety from Marvel Comics . The film opens with Cassandra Webb ’s female parent wait for a wanderer with healing properties in the Amazon . After being stag by Ezekial Sims and shot , Constance is rescued by the mythic " Spider - People . “This group have the top executive of a spider and even wears dress that bet like to Spider - Man ’s comic intent , despite Spider - Man not live in the universe yet .
15Madame Web Makes A Reference To Aunt May
Spider-Man’s lovable Aunt is mentioned if not seen in Sony’s latest movie.
After the moving-picture show ’s opening , Cassandra Webb ’s life as a New York City paramedic is shown . She works with a young Ben Parker , play by Adam Scott . As the two wind down after a faulting , Ben comment that he is date stamp someone unexampled . Cassie asks for her name , which Ben neglects to enjoin her , prompting Cassie to badger that the relationship must be serious . This is an obvious reference to Aunt May , a prominent figure in almost every loop of Spider - Man ’s stories .
14Cassandra Webb Visits A Very Important Baby Shower
Madame Web’s Aunt May reference is not the last nod to Peter Parker’s life in the film.
After the Aunt May Easter egg inMadame Web , the picture show Cassie attending a babe shower bath for Ben ’s sister - in - law . This adult female is none other than Mary Parker , the female parent of Peter Parker in Marvel Comics . The baby cascade is to lionize the upcoming birth of Mary ’s Logos whose name is avoided , but evidently positioned to be the future Spider - Man of the SSU .
13Cassie Webb Wears A Lot Of Red & Blue Clothes
The references to Marvel’s iconic Web-Slinger keep coming.
If the hints at Mary ’s baby shower were deficient to tease Peter Parker , Madame Web continues referencing the comic character . Throughout the pic , Cassie is shown wear out blood-red and blue . Her red coat is often paired with blue jeans , subconsciously evoking the tone of Spider - Manthrough the character ’s classic funny book colour .
12Madame Web References The Mysterious Past Of Richard Parker
Sony Pictures' common Richard Parker trend continues in Madame Web.
One of the more common changes to Sony ’s version of Spider - Man that began inThe Amazing Spider - Manwas the mysterious past of Richard Parker . The Andrew Garfield - led movies showcased how Richard Parker had a saturnine account tied to Peter ’s origins as Spider - Man . While this is not exactly the typeface inMadame Web , the film references that Richard Parker is always away from home on unknown work business enterprise . It seems Sony is reprocess the concept that Richard Parker has a veiled past for whatever loop of Spider - Man the studio is building toward .
11Madame Web’s Mary Parker Has A Subtle Nod To Spider-Man
The future of Peter Parker is not-so-subtly teased in Madame Web.
Towards the last of the baby shower fit inMadame Web , Mary Parker mentions how active her baby is . She posit that he is always " leaping around , " a somewhat on - the - nose reference to Peter Parker ’s later powers . As is known of Peter ’s future tense , he will take to the street of New York City , " leaping around " to fight crime .
10Madame Web Includes A Lot Of Webbing Iconography
The film makes a note of referencing its titular character’s powers where possible.
Throughout the film , Madame Web ’s cinematography include several internet - like patterns . From cracking in glass windows resembling a spider ’s web to the mesh topology of curtain resemble the same , Madame Webcontinuously references the connection Cassie has to the Spider - People . This is even read at the end of the film when Mary Parker ’s Word is deport , as a web - like mantle is shown hang above the newborn Peter .
9Madame Web Refuses To Acknowledge The Word “Spider-Man”
The film avoids ushering the name of the hero who lends his name to the franchise it is part of.
DespiteMadame Webbeing set in the Sony Spider - Man Universe , the film makes what seems like a concert attempt to avert using the parole " Spider - Man . " When Ezekiel is shown climbing on walls to furrow the three unseasoned female child in the film , they refer to him only as " Ceiling Man . " Similarly , the Amazonian tribe is call " Spider - People , " and Julia says that Ezekiel is like"some sort of spider … person . “While this may not seem like much of aMadame WebEaster testis , the length the screenwriter go to so as to avoid using the hoagy ’s name makes it course as one .
The reviews for Madame Web have drop , and some elements explain why the in vogue entry in Sony ’s Spider - Man Universe has received electronegative feedback .
8Madame Web Features Sony’s Version Of A Hulk Reference
The giant green rage monster somewhat makes his way into the Sony Spider-Man Universe.
Midway throughMadame Web , the lineament of Anya , Julia , and Mattie make up one’s mind to go to a nearby buffet car to get some food . Mattie says to the other girls"You wo n’t wish me when I ’m hangry . “This is Sony ’s own way of referencing the character of Hulk . In the originalThe Incredible HulkTV show , the line"You would n’t like me when I ’m angry"is emit and has since become synonymous with the character of the Hulk .
7Britney Spears’ “Toxic” Foreshadows An Ezekiel Sims Attack
The early-2000s hit allows Madame Web to make several fun references.
in short after entering the aforementioned diner , Anya , Julia , and Mattie start out dancing to Britney Sears ' " Toxic . “The song itself is an Easter bollock to the early-2000s localise of the photographic film , while it also foreshadows Ezekiel Sims ' inevitable attack . Sims has the power to poison victims with his spider abilities , set up by the song " Toxic . "
