Revisiting Martin Scorsese's Well-Meaning but Short-Sighted Views on Marvel and Blockbusters
This whole false idea of blockbusters not being cinema has always been supported by the more elitist, overtly artsy cinephiles. They absolutely believe that arthouse films are all there is to cinema. Do not get it twisted, I love and adore Martin Scorsese as a director. However, his views that Marvel movies and blockbusters are not exactly cinema still feel out of touch to this day in the grand scheme of things. We need to understand that there is no one size fits all mentality to anything in life. Variety is the spice of life due to the fact that life itself has plenty of layers. We have to embrace variety for the sake of growing in any area of our lives in the process. Martin Scorsese's views about blockbusters and Marvel movies should always be critiqued in a healthy way without any knee-jerk reactions. In other words, we should critique his views while still understanding where he is coming from at the same time. For as long as I can remember, Martin Scorsese has always impr