OT: Paul Schrader disagrees with Scorsese on MCU. Kinda.
Sept 9, 2021 13:38:22 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Sept 9, 2021 13:38:22 GMT
It’s not quite the same thing as theme park rides.
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“…No, they are cinema. So is that cat video on YouTube, it’s cinema. It is kind of surprising that what we used to regard as adolescent entertainment, comic books for teenagers, has become the dominant genre economically. Each generation is informed, and informed by literature, or informed by theater, or informed by live television, or informed by film school. Now we have a generation that's been informed by video games and manga. It’s not that the filmmakers have changed, it's that the audiences have changed. And when the audiences don't want serious movies, it's very, very hard to make one. When they do, when they ask you, "What should I think about women's lib, gay rights, racial situations, economic inequality?" and the audience is interested in hearing about these issues, well then you can make those movies. And we have. Particularly in the fifties, and sixties, and seventies, we're making them one or two a week about social issues. And they were financially successful because audiences wanted them. Then something changed in the culture, the center dropped out. Those movies are still being made, but they're not in the center of the conversation anymore.“
Schrader continues his Marvel argument by explaining this center that supported cinema in the mid-20th century has dropped out "all across the board" in today's culture, making "people retreat to the periphery." He suggests individuals have formed their own worlds, such as "Comic-Con world" or one based on any other form of interest or fandom, and "it's very hard to bring those people together again." In other words, social issue-driven movies that speak to a mass audience are harder to make today because audiences are so informed by the sub-culture of their own niche that there is hardly a shared center for filmmakers to target.
screenrant.com/martin-scorsese-marvel-movie-criticism-paul-schrader-response/
TEXT:
“…No, they are cinema. So is that cat video on YouTube, it’s cinema. It is kind of surprising that what we used to regard as adolescent entertainment, comic books for teenagers, has become the dominant genre economically. Each generation is informed, and informed by literature, or informed by theater, or informed by live television, or informed by film school. Now we have a generation that's been informed by video games and manga. It’s not that the filmmakers have changed, it's that the audiences have changed. And when the audiences don't want serious movies, it's very, very hard to make one. When they do, when they ask you, "What should I think about women's lib, gay rights, racial situations, economic inequality?" and the audience is interested in hearing about these issues, well then you can make those movies. And we have. Particularly in the fifties, and sixties, and seventies, we're making them one or two a week about social issues. And they were financially successful because audiences wanted them. Then something changed in the culture, the center dropped out. Those movies are still being made, but they're not in the center of the conversation anymore.“
Schrader continues his Marvel argument by explaining this center that supported cinema in the mid-20th century has dropped out "all across the board" in today's culture, making "people retreat to the periphery." He suggests individuals have formed their own worlds, such as "Comic-Con world" or one based on any other form of interest or fandom, and "it's very hard to bring those people together again." In other words, social issue-driven movies that speak to a mass audience are harder to make today because audiences are so informed by the sub-culture of their own niche that there is hardly a shared center for filmmakers to target.
screenrant.com/martin-scorsese-marvel-movie-criticism-paul-schrader-response/
