Martin Scorsese Is Currently Angering Marvel Fans
In an interview with Empire Magazine, acclaimed director Martin Scorsese ruffled a bunch of feathers by comparing Marvel films to "theme parks" and even went so far as declaring the films "not cinema."
After the interview was circulated on Twitter, many users responded by supporting and scoffing at Scorsese's views, while others remained downright confused about the chaos it caused. Below are some of the best reactions recorded as 'Scorsese' soon became a trending topic on Twitter.
First, there were those who agreed with the Taxi Driver and Goodfellas director.
This more appropriate than ever today Marvel fans either not knowing who Martin Scorsese is or personally attacking him You’re embarrassing yourselves #MartinScorsese has made several masterpieces in his career pic.twitter.com/9Jftj65m6A
— Anthony (@_BrooklynBatman) October 4, 2019
However, Marvel fans did not take the news lightly and began to criticize Scorsese.
Martin Scorsese: "Marvel movies aren't real movies"Me: pic.twitter.com/5klYPYVndb
— Lalwendë of Midgard ⎊४۞ (@MyLalwende) October 4, 2019
Cant wait for Martin Scorsese to show is what real cinema is. None of that commercial Marvel wank. pic.twitter.com/fhKrGuDeEu
— Cathy Brennan (@TownTattle) September 30, 2019
Hang on, I'm not letting this go. Does Martin Scorsese even know who's making the Marvel movies? Like, Ryan Coogler is a very powerful director in his own right!
— SJWPennywise Wants Nazis Banned ︽✵︽ Agent of GIRL (@mvbrat91) October 4, 2019
I hate this 3000.(Scorsese's take on Marvel movies)Of course Martin Scorsese is wrong…..you'd think at his age and being the brilliant movie mind that he is, he'd be able to see that. But it screams old curmudgeon that is stuck in his ways to me. https://t.co/fqCCBpFozl
— Eric Hopkins (@ericjel) October 4, 2019
Martin Scorsese is one of my 5 favorite living filmmakers. I was outraged when people picketed The Last Temptation of Christ without having seen the film. I’m saddened that he’s now judging my films in the same way. https://t.co/hzHp8x4Aj8
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) October 4, 2019
And then there were Twitter users who just didn't really understand what all of the drama was about.
I like Marvel movies. I also like Martin Scorsese movies. pic.twitter.com/5kmT0jNMHz
— Doug Jamieson (@itsdougjam) October 4, 2019
Morning. Anyone who is upset about Martin Scorsese's opinions on Marvel movies should relax and just take into account that not everyone will like these movies.
— R2RN Of The Dead (@R2RN2) October 4, 2019
Martin Scorsese's next film, The Irishman, is set to be released next month.
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Swol Toad
Great now everyone’s going to hate on mcu films now.
Black Knight
I'm sorry, is this supposed to be some kind of joke? They're not "real" movies? Is Martin Scorsese actually attempting to gatekeep movie making? This is the dumbest thing I've heard all week.
winton overwat
I mean lets all be completely honest here: Super hero movies are rarely good. Most are just fun
Farm Zombie
He's right. Marvel movies are ephemera. Use once and throw away. I enjoyed the dozen or so of them I watched until I realized I could barely even remember anything that had happened and had no desire to rewatch any of them.
KoimanZX
I think that most of us are in agreement that Scorsese's comments are pretty spot-on.
Wilm210
I actually agree with him. I see most superhero films as popcorn flicks at best and there's nothing inherently wrong with that, they are ultimately still very fun movies. But when it comes down to serious dramatic storytelling, superhero genre isn't the first thing to pop to my mind, outside a few exceptions.
wisehowl_the_2nd
Marvel Movies are nothing but a product. Every choice is meant to appeal to he widest demographic possible to attain the highest gross from these films. It's perfectly acceptable to enjoy those films, but claiming they're anything more than a Disney committee-designed product is disingenuous.
Rynjin
Every piece of media you have ever consumed is a product. If it weren't, you would never have even heard of it.
Trojanmorse
The thing I don't get about this argument is that they are still movies. Like who decided movies can't be wide entertainment, a lot of the early comedies, western, kung-fu, science-fiction did'nt have that much yet are still considered movies.
Kavenoff
Literally every movie is a product lol
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VPhantom
Let's be honest: Only a few select MCU movies are amazing. The rest are just formulaic superhero-fluff regurgitated ad-nauseum.
Kenetic Kups
He’s right about most of them, a couple do go above the others though