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Re: Martin Scorsese: I Said Marvel Movies Aren’t Cinema. Let Me Explain

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Post by mickotron » Wed, Nov 06, 2019, 9:02 PM UTC

On a slightly unrelated note, did anyone watch the new film Dolemite Is My Name? It celebrates a film financed by a single individual (sort of) that noone in the industry wanted to touch. It's important to recognise that even then (1970s) it was hard to pitch new ideas for films and get funding. That said, Dolemite would have been a tough sell for a newbie film producer.

Regular people are smarter and want more complexity than the film execs give them credit for. I have fond memories of going to the cinema and watching a lesser known or indie film, or going to Blockbuster and picking out strange unknown titles , and having an actual human experience, rather than just being entertained.

Sadly we have more "choice" with streaming, but a limited one. Only those sanctioned for our consumption. Sort of like an "any colour you like, but..." scenario.

I hope that those with big bold or different ideas can continue to create in the new paradigm. Good on Scorsese in making the Netflix deal and keeping his principles.

Re: Martin Scorsese: I Said Marvel Movies Aren’t Cinema. Let Me Explain

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Post by eldenbishop » Wed, Nov 06, 2019, 11:13 PM UTC

He talks about designing a film for the big screen experience but every film he mentioned except maybe "North by Northwest" is vastly superior in a good home theater. "Persona" by Ingmar Bergman is a wonderful film but would gain nothing on a modern digital screen with Atmos sound and speakers that can break windows. His preferred movies are intimate, patient and beautiful but do not in any way take advantage of the format. Many classic films are actual big-screen spectacles like "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", "Lawrence of Arabia", "Wizard of Oz", anything by Akira Kurosawa and hundreds of others but his tastes strike me as explicitly and decidedly "small-screen" and almost anti-cinema if you consider the "cinema" distinction primarily the larger format. Small, intimate movies are great but are sub-par experiences in a cinema next to popcorn munchers and mobile phones. I am a huge movie buff who actually had a Filmstruck subscription and still pay for MUBI. I love the movies he loves but they do not work well in theaters. I would much rather watch these at home. I'll go to the theater for Marvel because those movies are much better in a theater. This is simply not true for his tastes.

Re: Martin Scorsese: I Said Marvel Movies Aren’t Cinema. Let Me Explain

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Post by kimjongtrill » Thu, Nov 07, 2019, 12:57 PM UTC

sp527 wrote: post #8

I’m so impressed that he took the route of doubling down on his “F you, you’re wrong” that made multiple generations of tasteless moviegoers irate. You don’t see enough of people standing up for their controversial opinions in the face of public backlash anymore, which made this a quite refreshing read.

still moved me to eye-rolls and "ok, boomer" sentiments. like fine, we get it, you think movies-- sorry "cinema"-- in your day was better and now popular culture is moving in a different direction. ho hum...