The danger there is what its doing to our culture, Scorsese said of comic book films during aGQinterview.
Because there are going to be generations now that think movies are only thosethats what movies are.
And hit em from all sides, he said.
Martin Scorsese at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images
Hit em from all sides, and dont give up.
Lets see what you got.
Go out there and do it.
Dont complain about it.
But its true because weve got to save cinema.
His latest filmOppenheimercrossed $900M at theGlobal Box Officelast week.
Scorsese added that comic book movies, which he described as the manufactured content, arent really cinema.
He added: No, I dont want to say it.
But what I mean is that its manufactured content.
Its almost like AI making a film.
And that doesnt mean that you dont have incredible directors and special effects people doing beautiful artwork.
But what does itmean?
What do these films, what will it give you?
So what is it giving you?
During the interview, Scorsese cited British filmmaker Joanna Hoggs 2010 featureArchipelago,starring Tom Hiddleston.
That was a revelation.
I wasnt looking at it to learn, but I did learn.
Im looking forward to new ways, he said.
Its just, I got as far as this.
And thats what I do.
Thats as far as I got.
You keep going until you cant.
But what I mean is that you gotta rip it out of your skull and your guts.
You gotta say something with a movie.
Otherwise, whats the point of making it?
Youve got to be saying something.
It will eventually land on Apple TV+.
