After the release of "Spider's Head", the effect was very good, and fans praised the clever setting of this film, after all, the number of reasoning films is getting smaller and smaller, and the film industry needs excellent suspense films. The film's lead actor, Joanie Smallett, was interviewed by THR, where she talked about her journey to the spider's head. Smollett felt guilty about the setting of Spider's Head, and director Kosinski's thinking span was so wide that his setting was somewhat adventurous. The creative crew needed box office and ratings, but Smallett said the actors also needed to be accountable to the audience, so she felt guilty about the film's setting. Joseph Kosinski is an expert in action films, and his masterpiece is "Top Gun", and the director's cooperation with Atango is more complicated. Some felt that Kosinski's positioning of Tom Cruise was problematic, while others claimed that Atango had met a confidant.
Smollett also talks about this phenomenon — Kosinski doesn't know Atango, although the two cooperate not slowly, and they are still friends in the circle. However, judging from the effect of "The Lone Ranger", Kosinski obviously did not understand the essence of Tom Cruise's performance. Some people may simply think that Atango's professionalism is his characteristic, after all, this kind of actor who does dangerous actions without a stand-in is basically gone, and Tom Cruise has "uniqueness" in this regard. However, judging from the subsequent development of "Top Gun", Kosinski only recognizes the manhood of Atango, but does not understand that he is a man of flesh and blood. In Smollett's view, the whole work focuses on technology and the rhythm of action movies, but does not have the color of science fiction characters, indicating that the director only pays attention to superficial phenomena, and he does not really understand Tom Cruise.
Originally, Hollywood had many classic suspense films, why are there fewer and fewer mystery films now? Smollett also acknowledges the fact that the turning point occurred in 2009, when the two suspense films "Orphan Complaint" and "Case No. 39" were quite good at the box office in the early days of broadcasting, but some parents felt that these works gave the wrong guidance. Under the pressure of huge public opinion, such films are becoming less and less, after all, movies are also products of society, film and television drama works in the new century have a guiding role, and some things with too strange content and too scary pictures are indeed not suitable for the big screen. So after that, even if a large company like Universal Pictures shoots a reasoning film, the plot and content also develop in a moderate direction, which is not called a suspense film. Fantasy movies are only popular in the new century, superhero series have become mainstream, and Marvel and DC have become hollywood masters.
It can be seen that the external environment of "Spider Head" is not very good, and this work has a lot of public pressure before filming - everyone knows that the film has some "out of line" scenes, in order not to affect the growth of young film fans, many parents suggest that this work should not be filmed. In particular, Kosinski set the "bad genius" as the protagonist, and many people are afraid that this setting will have a bad impact on the children, which is the main reason why Smollett feels guilty. The author (who watched the movie with smugness) believes that the main idea of this movie was normal twenty years ago, and there will be no voice of condemnation. However, it is very risky to put it in the present. With the development of human rights in Europe and the United States, some things that violate human nature are still inside, which is also the reason why there is no sequel to these classic science fiction films such as "Alien", no wonder the main actor can't watch it, feel guilt and self-blame.
Looking at the Hollywood classics that remain, either "Star Wars" is a work with very high fantasy elements and creates another parallel world, or it is a mediocre literary film, and the film that cannot change people's values will naturally be eliminated. "Spider's Head" restores the feeling of a suspense film from the 1990s, and it is clear that the actors will feel guilty too. As a work of the Netflix platform, many people feel that the name of this work is somewhat conservative, which is not in line with the shock level reflected in the content, and personally feels that another translated name, "Happy Doomsday to You", is more appropriate. Smallett is mainly worried that some of the film's bridges will have some impact on children and do not conform to the mainstream and beautiful values of society. So, Smallett feels guilty about the setting of Spider's Head.
Some people will say that Hollywood movies themselves are hierarchical, and speculative films are not directly aimed at the youth group. However, Smallett feels that everyone has overlooked the key point - how to prevent children from watching in the era of streaming? This arises from the problem that Kosinski's thinking has not turned, and when he directed "Top Gun", it is clear that he still works according to the theater model. However, Atang Ge's ideas are more thoughtful, he wants to leave a rich character trait, he will not focus on "thrilling". So Smollett said kosinski didn't know about Atango.