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One of the most brilliant directors of all time, Martin Scorsese's apparent criticisms of Marvel films were given great weight. The remarks were stated in an October 2019 Empire Magazine interview, but a month later the auteur wrote an oped in the New York Times elucidating his remarks.
Scorsese basically argued that he flew in the face of cinema as an art form prone to take risks and that the movies were not for him; he did not detest them. Rather, the remark focused more on the concept of Marvel films being a bankable corporation more driven toward profit than on artistic creations.
George Lucas claims Martin Scorsese changed his mind five years after denouncing the MCU and superhero films. Marvel movies are obviously money-spinners since their type of entertainment appeals to a lot of people. This in mind, Scorsese was famously cited as saying "I don't think [Marvel movies are] cinema," in 2019 - something George Lucas lately remarked on.
Speaking at this year's Cannes Film Festival (via World of Reel), Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, indicated that Scorsese might have influenced his perspective on Marvel films, saying:
Look at this. Cinema is the moving image art form. Hence, if the image moves, it is film. Marty has, in my opinion, somewhat changed his attitude.
Disney heads have been downing many MCU stumbling obstacles lately that they have identified as a result of too many releases—a practice driven by commercial reason. For MCU enthusiasts and aficionados, Scorsese's granularity of remarks discounting MCU films as works of art is still a divisive opinion.
Furthermore noteworthy is Scorsese's remarks, which came right before MCU Phase 4, when Marvel's slump is usually first observed to have started. It is difficult to overlook the link, particularly since other auteurs teamed with Scorsese in rejecting Marvel films shortly after his remarks began to cause stir.
Given how fiercely contested this subject was following the director's first interview, the statements clearly fall short of a total turnabout. Lucas's explanation is fascinating since the sci-fi action flicks of the MCU are somewhat comparable to Star Wars, especially the prequel trilogy Lucas oversaw. Scorsese has emphasized that this is not the case despite many readers seeing his remarks as a general hate of Marvel and the MCU timeline as such.
Now it seems that superhero tiredness has started to permeate the zeitgeist; broad discontent with Marvel seems to have grown. Although Scorsese's comments could have been somewhat negative, it is also clear that Marvel has been suffering under the weight of the franchise; thus, even with more subdued plans for the MCU's future, it is clear that this will help to build a better future for the series.
Recent franchise data point to Scorsese's remarks perhaps anticipating a feeling of discontent in the MCU's own audience, which would make his views increasingly important going ahead.
Disney heads have been downing many MCU stumbling obstacles lately that they attribute to too many releases—a strategy driven by financial reason. For MCU viewers and aficionados, Scorsese's granularity of remarks rejecting MCU films as works of art still raises questions.