As the discourse continues around Martin Scorsese’s criticism of the Marvel franchise, the legendary director himself has offered one more clarification of the comments that sent the internet into a collective meltdown.
By now, you’re likely aware of Scorsese’s heavily circulated remarks from a recent Empire interview, in which the Irishman helmsman argued that Marvel movies aren’t real cinema, likening the films to theme parks and claiming that they don’t try to convey “emotional, psychological experiences to another human being.”
The director later expanded on his thoughts in a New York Times op-ed, where he wrote that McU movies lack “revelation, mystery or genuine emotional danger” and “are designed as variations on a finite number of themes.”
Since then, the filmmaker has made an appearance on Popcorn with Peter Travers, where he touched upon the subject once more. After conceding that some younger viewers may regard superhero movies as cinema,...
By now, you’re likely aware of Scorsese’s heavily circulated remarks from a recent Empire interview, in which the Irishman helmsman argued that Marvel movies aren’t real cinema, likening the films to theme parks and claiming that they don’t try to convey “emotional, psychological experiences to another human being.”
The director later expanded on his thoughts in a New York Times op-ed, where he wrote that McU movies lack “revelation, mystery or genuine emotional danger” and “are designed as variations on a finite number of themes.”
Since then, the filmmaker has made an appearance on Popcorn with Peter Travers, where he touched upon the subject once more. After conceding that some younger viewers may regard superhero movies as cinema,...
- 11/30/2019
- by David Pountain
- We Got This Covered
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