lilmac Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) What do you think about Scorsese and Coppola's recent comments about the state of cinema? Are big budget Marvel (and DC) films sucking the life out of big screen entertainment? Are these 'empty calories' diverting attention from other movies in a meaningful way? https://apnews.com/89758ff1f3794571adfde0c78a18826a I believe they're right and wrong. At the end of the day, 'entertainment' is subjective and as Spielberg noted, the movie business is cyclical. Also, if a film makes $2 billion at the box-office, that usually means it brought joy to a large number of people. Isn't that what this is all about? Isn't that what the summer boxoffice has been all about? More sophisticated movies are still getting made, you just have to wait until October/November. Right? Well, on the other hand, the success of the MCU cannot be ignored and it's surely having an effect on what projects get greenlit. Surely there are a number of interesting and original pitches being denied by studio execs because they don't hew closely to the MCU model. That's a problem. And one can suppose that if we lived in a less franchis-ey world more good original movies would thrive at the boxoffice because audiences are less desensitized. Ironically, their comments are coming at a time when one of the most profitable films this year is a superhero movie made by creatives who were given wide latitude by the studios. So there's hope. Edited October 24, 2019 by lilmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nghtvsn Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 They were both wrong and Coppola probably jealous as he hasn't done anything good in a while. Why are they bashing films/genre that drives people to the box office in the first place? Also, a majority of films being made are not comic book films anyway so I don't understand the complaint about small films losing their place in cinemas either. What they should do is actually make one of these comic book films and put their own touch on it, not be someone in the background like Joker apparently. Direct one of these and lets see what they can bring to the table instead of being jealous about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 You can't suck the life out of something that is dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
