Madame Web: A Love Letter to the Golden Age of Bad Comic Book Movies

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Cassandra Webb, an acerbic paramedic who becomes imbued with precognitive powers after dying in a routine emergency rescue, is the protagonist of Madame Web.
Madame Web is a love letter to the golden age of bad comic book movies.
The movie introduces the younger leads, Julia Cornwall (Sydney Sweeney), Mattie Franklin (Celeste O'Connor), and Anya Corazon (Isabela Merced) about half an hour in at a point when there are already too many other things going on.
The movie takes place in a pocket of Sony's larger Spider-verse where it's still 2003 and Spider-Man doesn't exist.
Madame Web: A Love Letter to the Golden Age of Bad Comic Book Movies

Madame Web is a love letter to the golden age of bad comic book movies. The movie takes place in a pocket of Sony's larger Spider-verse where it's still 2003 and Spider-Man doesn't exist. Cassandra Webb, an acerbic paramedic who becomes imbued with precognitive powers after dying in a routine emergency rescue, is the protagonist of Madame Web. The movie introduces the younger leads, Julia Cornwall (Sydney Sweeney), Mattie Franklin (Celeste O'Connor), and Anya Corazon (Isabela Merced) about half an hour in at a point when there are already too many other things going on.


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Confidence

100%

No Doubts Found At Time Of Publication

Sources

75%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

Madame Web Ending Explained and Post-Credits Scene Check-In: Does the Marvel Movie Connect to Tom Holland’s Spider-Man?

IGN Comics Reporting Site Wednesday, 14 February 2024 23:37
  • Unique Points
    • The film is a supernatural thriller that feels like a fun throwback to 00s comic book films.
    • Cassie Web (Dakota Johnson) ends Ezekiel Sims' life, despite his earlier attraction to her and the other girls.
    • Mary Parker has safely given birth to an unnamed son. Mary is the sister-in-law of Adam Scott's Ben Parker, who forevermore shall be known as Uncle Ben.
  • Accuracy
    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (85%)
    The article contains several logical fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the movie is unlike any superhero movie you've seen before and feels like a fun throwback to the '00s comic book films many of us grew up on. This statement implies that because it was popular in the past, it must be good now, which is not necessarily true. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric by stating that
    • The movie contains several logical fallacies.
    • The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the movie is unlike any superhero movie you've seen before and feels like a fun throwback to the '00s comic book films many of us grew up on. This statement implies that because it was popular in the past, it must be good now, which is not necessarily true.
    • The author uses inflammatory rhetoric by stating that
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
    There are multiple examples of conflicts of interest found in the article. The author has a financial tie to Marvel Studios as they work for IGN which is owned by Ziff Davis Media LLC, who owns Marvel Entertainment.
    • The author works for IGN which is owned by Ziff Davis Media LLC, who own Marvel Entertainment.
    • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
      None Found At Time Of Publication

    81%

    The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
    (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

    A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

    Madame Web is a love letter to the golden age of bad comic book movies

    The Verge Charles Pulliam-Moore Wednesday, 14 February 2024 19:15
    • Unique Points
      • The movie takes place in a pocket of Sony's larger Spider-verse where it's still 2003 and Spider-Man doesn't exist.
      • Cassandra Webb is an acerbic paramedic who becomes imbued with precognitive powers after dying in a routine emergency rescue.
      • The movie introduces the younger leads, Julia Cornwall (Sydney Sweeney), Mattie Franklin (Celeste O'Connor), and Anya Corazon (Isabela Merced) about half an hour in at a point when there are already too many other things going on.
    • Accuracy
      • Cassandra Webb becomes imbued with precognitive powers after dying in a routine emergency rescue.
    • Deception (100%)
      None Found At Time Of Publication
    • Fallacies (75%)
      The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses anecdotal evidence to make a claim about the state of comic book movies in recent years and then makes a leap from that to say that audiences are going back to how things were before. This is an example of hasty generalization, as it assumes that because one thing happened in the past, it will happen again. The author also uses anecdotal evidence to make claims about the state of comic book movies outside of Marvel's MCU and then makes a leap from that to say that these types of projects were generally unserious before the rise of Marvel. This is another example of hasty generalization, as it assumes that because one thing happened in the past, it will happen again. The author also uses anecdotal evidence to make claims about how audiences reacted to comic book movies in recent years and then makes a leap from that to say that these types of projects were generally unserious before the rise of Marvel. This is yet another example of hasty generalization, as it assumes that because one thing happened in the past, it will happen again.
      • The funny thing about watching audiences cool off from big-budget comic book adaptations in recent years is how, if you lived through the very early aughts,
    • Bias (80%)
      The article is a review of the movie Madame Web. The author uses language that dehumanizes and demonizes those who hold different opinions than him. He also uses loaded words to make it seem like he has an agenda.
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      • Site Conflicts Of Interest (50%)
        Charles Pulliam-Moore has a conflict of interest on the topic of comic book movies as he is reviewing Madame Web which is part of Sony's Spiderverse franchise. He also mentions other bad comic book movies in his article.
        • He mentions that Madame Web was directed by S.J. Clarkson, who previously directed Catwoman (2004) and Daredevil movie which are both examples of bad comic book adaptations.
        • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication

        81%

        The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
        (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

        A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

        How Madame Web Connects to the Spider-Man Cinematic Multiverse

        TIME Magazine Thursday, 15 February 2024 11:12
        • Unique Points
          • Madame Web is an entry in Sony's Spider-Man Universe
          • The title character of Madame Web is a blind elderly woman who has the power to see the future
          • Cassie Webb, the protagonist of Madame Web, becomes involved in superhero world when she starts getting visions of future events
        • Accuracy
          • Spider-Man does not exist in Madame Web universe or any other Spider-Verse (...kind of)
          • The movie ends with Ezekiel's final confrontation with Cassie and three teens while Mary is giving birth. The bad guy nearly blows up the car that they are all in, but Cassie saves the day
          • Cassandra Webb, played by Dakota Johnson, is an acerbic paramedic who becomes imbued with precognitive powers after dying in a routine emergency rescue.
          • Ezekiel Sims (Tahar Rahim) is eager to kill three masked women wearing spider-themed superhero costumes, but it's unclear why they don't just use their powers to stop him in his tracks.
        • Deception (50%)
          The article is deceptive in that it implies a connection between Madame Web and Spider-Man when there is no actual connection. The movie's title character has connections to the future of Spider-Women characters but not to any established version of Spider-Man.
          • The article also states that Cassie's best friend is Ben Parker, Peter Parker's famous father figure. This implies a connection to Spider-Man when there is no actual connection.
          • The article states that Cassie Webb, the main character in Madame Web, is a blind elderly woman who becomes involved in superheroes when she starts getting visions of the future. However, this contradicts her comic book origin story and background as she was not an elderly lady but rather a paramedic living in New York City.
        • Fallacies (75%)
          The article contains several logical fallacies. The first is an appeal to authority when it states that Madame Web connects to the Spider-Man Cinematic Multiverse despite not featuring any of the main characters or being directly connected to them. This statement implies that because Sony owns the rights, anything related to Spider-Man must be considered part of their multiverse, which is a fallacious argument. The second fallacy is an example of false dilemma when it states that there are only two versions of Spider-Man: one in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and another in Sony's cinematic universe. This statement ignores other iterations such as Ultimate Spider-Man, which has its own continuity separate from both MCU and Sony's universes. The third fallacy is an example of a false analogy when it compares the relationship between Madame Web and Spider-Man to that of Ben Parker being Peter Parker's uncle before he became Aunt May. This comparison implies that Cassie Webb will become Aunt May, which is not true in the comics or movies. The fourth fallacy is an example of a slippery slope when it states that because Madame Web has connections to Spider-Man, it could easily be connected to other Spider-man movies such as Across the Spider-Verse and No Way Home. This argument implies that any connection between two characters or stories must necessarily lead to a direct relationship, which is not always true.
          • The statement 'Madame Web connects to the Spider-Man Cinematic Multiverse' despite not featuring any of the main characters or being directly connected to them.
        • Bias (100%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication
        • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication
        • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication