Dakota Johnson Reacts To Madame Web Flop And Filmmaking “By Committee”
Madame Web star Dakota Johnson has responded to the negative reaction to her recent big superhero movie. Speaking to Bustle, she said she was not surprised critics didn’t like the movie. She said she saw the writing on the wall based on how the movie was produced.
“It’s so hard to get movies made, and in these big movies that get made–and it’s even starting to happen with the little ones, which is what’s really freaking me out–decisions are being made by committees, and art does not do well when it’s made by committee,” she said. “Films are made by a filmmaker and a team of artists around them. You cannot make art based on numbers and algorithms.”
Johnson went on to say that she believes audiences are “extremely smart,” despite what some movie executives might say. “Audiences will always be able to sniff out bullshit. Even if films start to be made with AI, humans aren’t going to f*cking want to see those,” she said.