Why do movie masters love “vote” Marvel? What is the crime of Marvel in the North American film market and even in the global film market?
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“Marvel movie is not a movie.” – Martin Scorsese
“When Martin said it wasn’t a movie, he was too polite. He hadn’t said that Marvel movies were annoying.—Francis Ford Coppola
“I hope we can get tired of the Avengers soon.” – James Cameron
“I hate superhero movies, that is a glimpse.” – Terry Gilliam
Recently, filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s remarks about Marvel’s films have stirred up Hollywood’s public opinion. How to treat Marvel has become an unavoidable topic in the interviews of relevant directors and actors.
In fact, criticizing the Marvel seems to have become another political correctness, not by the recent words of Martin Scorsese. For example, “Kashen” James Cameron and others have expressed their views on Marvel movies before.
So, why do movie masters love “vote” Marvel? What is the crime of Marvel in the North American film market and even in the global film market?
Who is denounced Marvel?
Martin Scorsese is undoubtedly the key figure in this wave of “condemnation”.
When he was interviewed by Empire magazine earlier this month, he said: “I tried to watch Marvel movies, but I can’t stand it. I think Marvel movies are not cinemas. Although Marvel movies are well-made, actors It is also very hard, but it is still very similar to the theme park in the theme park. The film should be the work of the actors trying to convey their emotions and feelings.”
The master’s words provoke a thousand waves. Hollywood Vanity Fair has turned into a Marvel team.
As an old partner of Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro also “fired” Marvel at the film forum, pointing out that excessive age-reduction effects made Marvel movies look like cartoons.
And Martin Scorsese’s friend, another world film master, Francis Ford Coppola, recently received the Lumiere Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award in France, also agreed: “Sco Seth is already very polite, he didn’t say that the films are despicable, but I think so. People can’t get anything from repeating the same thing.”
The successive “criticism” of the masters, the media will naturally not miss any chance. Ever since, how to treat this remark has become an inevitable problem for Hollywood stars, especially with the relevant members of Marvel.
The director of the “Galaxy Guard” series, James Gourne, was the first to respond. He said: “Martin Scorsese is one of my five favorite movie directors. His early years. The film “The Last Temptation of Christ” has sparked widespread protests. Many people criticized the film without seeing it. I was angry at the time and opposed criticism without watching the film. I am very sad now, he is criticizing us in the same way. Movie.”
And “Shenzhen Director” Samuel Jackson was asked by reporters, he replied: “It’s like saying that Bunny is not funny at all. The movie is a movie. Not everyone likes him (Scotts) Filming. I just like it, but not everyone likes it.” “Nebula” Karen Geeland responded: “I can definitely say that Marvel movies are movies. Movies are visual stories.” /p>
Besides, Downey was also asked about the show on Howard Stern. Relatively speaking, his answer is more open-minded and humble. In the words of Downey, “He is Martin Scorsese.” He said: “The Marvel movie has always been questioned, but if it is considered to be the impact on the art of film, it is the “problem problem”. I am very willing to be one of the “problems”. When you rush in like a beast and rewrite the industry competition mode, this is veryincredible.
In fact, the super-British films represented by Marvel are not the first to cause controversy. As early as 2014, during the promotion of “Birdman” by Mexican director Alessandro Gonzalez Inarito, he once said that “this (superhero movie) is a poison, a cultural massacre.
And Oscar-winning actress Judy Foster also said in an interview at the beginning of last year: “Looking at a superhero movie has become like going to a theme park.” And criticizing this quick success and instant filming method, Erosing the audience’s viewing habits will ruin the future of the film industry.
James Cameron has no prejudice against superhero movies, but has also euphemistically stated that “the men have other stories besides destroying the city. He wants everyone to “get tired of the Avengers as soon as possible” to other types. The movie leaves some space.”
In contrast, Twelve Monkey director Terry Gilliam is even more rude, bluntly: “I hate superhero movies, that is a glimpse. Growing up! We can’t do it all our lives.” Teenagers. It’s great to have a superb dream, but superhero movies are all about super power. This is why I don’t like super-English movies – superheroes use super power to defeat other superheroes. God, a little more peace. , love, understanding is not good, this is what we need.”
Why condemn: over-commercial or invading the market
Does the leaders really disdain for Marvel?
Perhaps, rather than their criticism, dissatisfaction, and even contempt for such superhero movies, they are more concerned about the future development of the film industry, which also includes the development of the times and the iterations of film updates. The inevitable loss of coming.
Like the “Galaxy Guard” director James Gwen responded to the long story on the social networking site, saying: “Many of our grandfathers think that gangster movies are all the same, they will say they are very disgustable (despicable) Some great lords think that the Western movie is the same, and think that the movies made by John Ford, Sam Pekinpa, and Sergio Leone are the same. I still remember with a very great uncle. Discussed “Star Wars,” he said, I have seen a 2001 called, God, it is too boring. Superhero movies are actually today’s gangster/Western denim/space adventure.”
For the time being, whether it is appropriate to compare the super-English film to the past gangsters and western films, it is undeniable that the western film and the gangster film were once brilliant in the American film market. But as a new type of film has just been born until it is popular, it has also encountered criticism.
Even the new Hollywood film group, represented by Martin Scorsese and Coppola, was criticized by the French New Wave giant Godard and others when he first debuted. From this point of view, it seems that the historical development of the film industry is always inevitable in the controversy, and the center of the trend has become the target of public criticism.
Let’s put it now, this target is a superhero movie represented by Marvel. Because its influence is too strong, and it has become a representative of the over-commercialization of movies.
In the current global box office top ten movies, Marvel Superhero movies accounted for four. And “Avenger League 4” reached the top of the global box office with 2.796 billion US dollars. This is also an important fulcrum to support its box office in the North American film market, where overall development is declining.
However, it is the popularity of super-English movies that makes the homogenization phenomenon in the film market even more serious. The large-scale production studios that follow the trend have followed suit, which has greatly reduced the original ability and the space for accommodating originals. For example, in the past North American summer file, only the “Hollywood Past” in the top ten of the box office is an original work, and the rest are sequels, restarts or remake.
Perhaps, from this perspective, it may be better to understand that Martin Scorsese said that Marvel is not a cinema, but also understands why the big guides and famous people have many opinions on Marvel. As a netizen said: The problem has never been a problem of business not being commercial, but a stereotyped pattern that is obliterating the artistry of the film. More serious is the deprivation of the living space of other types of movies.
Just a few days ago, when Martin Scorsese attended the Rome Film Festival, he responded again, saying, “I hope that the cinema will continue to support this narrative film.People who talk about Marvel” src=”https://pic.36krcnd.com/201910/23232628/9d36dy3k51nzjqs1!1200″ data-img-size-val=”688,457″>
It is true that the film market needs the support of commercial blockbusters. Especially in the era of box office heroes, commercial blockbusters are often the source of market water. However, in the long run, if the film market is occupied by large-scale movies for a long time, it is not conducive to its benign development. Even the phenomenon of “entertainment to death” has been promoted, and the original artistry of the film has been eliminated.
Among them, the most fascinating Marvel movie is naturally more likely to be the first bird of the gun. Therefore, to some extent, criticizing the Marvel movie has become a political correctness. Of course, whether it is “bad words” or “good words”, as film practitioners, especially film masters with industry voices, may have a responsibility to properly warn or spur.
However, market development has its own rules. The popularity of super-English movies such as Marvel also proves the value of its existence. As for whether they can go further, the creators who may be in the game actually have a sense of urgency, otherwise they don’t have to rush to use the Oscars to affirm themselves.