Scarlett Johansson criticizing the way Black Widow was written in Iron Man 2?
The actress said that when they referred to her character in the film, they did so possessively, as if it were an object.
Many people have fond memories of the movie Iron Man 2, a film that was a resounding success at the box office in 2010. However, Scarlett Johansson has spoken out against the sexualization of Black Widow in that Marvel Cinematic Universe film. Specifically, the interpreter regretted that her character was treated as little more than an object of desire at the service of the male gaze.
"" While [Iron Man 2] was really funny and had a lot of great moments, the character is so sexualized, you know? [She] really talks about her like she was a piece of something, like a possession or a thing or whatever, like a piece of ass, actually. And Tony even refers to her as something like that at one point… 'I want some,' "said the actress speaking to Collider in the run-up to the independent film's release. Black Widow. "
What Scarlett Johansson seems to be referring to is a scene from Irona Man 2 where Black Widow, as Natalie Rushman, meets Tony Stark for the first time. After flipping through various photos of Rushman herself, including a picture of her in lingerie, Stark tells Pepper Potts that he "wants some of that." Previously, pots had referred to The Black Widow as "a very expensive sexual harassment lawsuit if you keep ogling her."
The actress went on to say that "young girls are getting a much more positive message" and that she is proud to "be part of that change and to be able to come out on the other side."
In the same interview, Johansson also praises the "departure from the hypersexualizing type of this character" in the new Black Widow movie, which co-stars Florence Pugh and is directed by Cate Shortland.
“I am a mom and my life is different. Obviously 10 years have passed and things have happened and I have a much more different and more evolved understanding of myself. As a woman, I am in a different place in my life, you know. So it has been an interesting evolution and it has been interesting to discover it with each director that I have worked with and what they see. What are they interested in and what side do they want to discover. With Cate she's been so liberating because she's not afraid of ugliness or… it doesn't have to be ugliness, but rather embarrassing or uncomfortable parts, like showing a soft belly, all of that. That's what I want to make movies about. So in Black Widow you see Natasha in her true strength more than ever. "
