Martin Scorsese is not happy with the impact of Hollywood blockbusters on cinema. The filmmaker told GQ in a new interview, "Well, the industry is over." He continued, "In other words, the industry that I was part of, we're talking almost, what, 50 years ago? It's like saying to somebody in 1970 who made silent films, what do you think's happened?"
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00:00 Martin Scorsese is not happy with the impact of Hollywood blockbusters on cinema.
00:05 The filmmaker told GQ in a new interview, "Well, the industry is over."
00:09 He continued, "In other words, the industry that I was part of, we're talking almost,
00:13 what, 50 years ago?
00:15 It's like saying to somebody in 1970 who made silent films, 'What do you think's happened?'"
00:20 Scorsese helped pioneer the film industry with iconic box office hits like "Taxi Driver"
00:24 and "Mean Streets."
00:25 He added that the major studios preferring easier-to-market popcorn movies that have
00:29 franchise potential no longer have interest in supporting "individual voices that express
00:35 their personal feelings or their personal thoughts and personal ideas and feelings on
00:39 a big budget."
00:40 And what's happened now is that they've pigeonholed it to what they call "indies."
00:44 The veteran Hollywood director insisted superhero popcorn movies that depend heavily on special
00:49 effects, or what he referred to as "manufactured content," no longer represent cinema.
00:54 "It's almost like AI making a film.
00:56 That doesn't mean that you don't have incredible directors and special effects people doing
01:00 beautiful artwork.
01:01 But what does it mean?
01:02 What do these films, what will it give you?"
01:04 For more on Scorsese's thoughts, head to the article on THR.com.
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