Culture news “I'm very happy that it worked” Director Martin Scorsese doesn't hate Marvel, proof!
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In recent years, Martin Scorsese has never really hidden his dislike for superhero films produced by Marvel and Disney. There were tons of punchlines from the famous director! However, there was a time when Martin Scorsese had a less vocal attitude towards Marvel films, even to the point of being delighted with the release and success of one of them. But who had the right to such a privilege?!
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Martin Scorsese and the MCU films, that’s two!
We have noticed it many times: director Martin Scorsese is not really an avid viewer of Marvel superhero films, now supervised by Disney. Generally speaking, it is an outcry that we are witnessing from the great filmmakers of this world when it comes to discussing the productions of Marvel Studios. Francis Ford Coppola, Denis Villeneuve, Jane Campion… Everyone once had their say on these feature filmsand they were never really gentle.
So no, Martin Scorsese is not a grumpy director who doesn't understand that this kind of film can work at the box office – a little less now, in fact -, because even James Cameron admitted he didn't find them that epic ! If we long believed that Martin Scorsese was leading a crusade against MCU blockbusters in order to save cinemawhat he hid for a long time, there is indeed a Marvel film for which he feels affection, although we thought it was impossible on his part.
Twenty years ago, Sam Raimi achieved the impossible: made him love a Marvel film
In reality, twenty years ago, Martin Scorsese did not really say the same thing. Already on the one hand, because the MCU did not look like what it is now, and, on the other hand, because Marvel Studios did not hesitate to entrust their project to renowned directors. In this case, Martin Scorsese confided, as part of the documentary A Decade Under The Influencereleased in 2003, that he enjoyed the film Spiderman of his friend Sam Raimi, known for the saga evil Dead. He even declared: “ Spider-Man movies (probably in reference to those broadcast at the end of the 70s) – Sami Raimi's films, I actually like them, and I'm really happy that it was a big success “.
At the end of the day, Martin Scorsese hasn't always been critical of Marvel films and Spiderman (2002) is indeed the exception that proves the rule. It must be said that we can understand why he chose to praise Sam Raimi's work on this first film, and by extension this trilogy, since it is still one of the favorite Marvel films of all time. spectators, in particular thanks to Tobey Maguire's Peter Parker, with a rating of 7.4 according to more than 875,000 evaluations on the IMDb site. When we know that Martin Scorsese appreciated Sam Raimi's work on Spiderman, we would be curious to gather his impressions on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness !