The author Martin Scorsese in his argument points out many points on how Marvel is not considered a cinema or is not worth its fame in a sense. One of the author’s points is that there is just no opportunity given to other movies on the big screen other than franchise movies. It was stated in his article that “you might argue, can’t they just go home and watch anything else they want on Netflix or iTunes or Hulu? Sure — anywhere but on the big screen, where the filmmaker intended her or his picture to be seen.” This quote gives off a sense of broken pride and jealousy because he also made a movie called “ The Irishman” as stated in the text and wanted to be in the theater longer since it sorta a symbol of acceptance and accomplishment as a producer. His argument is just not valid with that mindset, marvel does not produce low quality movies, it is a series of movies that build off with approval. Marvel did not become what it is today without hardship and not all movies were all successful at first, but over time it got better and became what it is today. His point is just too biased based, his movie “The Irishman” was a huge hit as well rating really high in rotten tomato beating avenger endgame. It’s not like his movies were bad, it ‘s just that his pride as a director seems to have made him think that Marvel series is not considered cinema. Franchises can die anytime if it weren’t good, which means marvel does produce movies that worth its name.
Another point that the author made is that he thinks of marvel movies as just movies with spectacular effects and predictable story-line. I myself like special effects. This is not biased, we just generally like these effects like fireworks. It just attracts us, supernatural being included in this element makes things more attractive since it is something we don’t have but wish to have, it just makes a movie attractive in its own way. The second part of his point on how the marvel story-line is generic and does not see any development on an emotional level with the character. According to a reporter that responded to Martin Scorsese’s post stated that “the Marvel movies follow a solid story-line that provides a clear indication of emotional experiences. For example, the underlying theme in “Infinity War” into “Endgame” is man versus self. As each hero addresses their lack in ability to cope with loss, much as any human does, they also struggle with inner obstacles.” Marvel is a connected story-line through a series of movies, it’s characters have been developed for a long time, it is true that a single movie there might be a lack of character development but that cause many of them have been already developed just that it is not in a single movie. Being a franchise many of its viewers have seen many of marvel individual movies of character, we got an understanding already and that many are connected to each individual character. Cinema means something that brings entertainment to the audience and marvel does that part well. The author stated that Marvel is a theme park, that not bad if it brings joy to people, it is not something bad. Overall Martin Scoresse point of view is based on his own ideal as a director and creator, which is a biased view. If Martin Scoresse had watched all of the marvel movies up until now he might get a better understanding of each movie.
Reference:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/oct/17/of-course-marvel-is-cinema-why-the-scorsese-backlash-is-justified-kevin-smith-taika-waititi
https://www.bgfalconmedia.com/entertainment/are-marvel-movies-real-cinema/article_7b45b71c-f0f8-11e9-af58-dbb5430acccb.html
