Først sagde han at superheltefilm ikke var kunst, derefter var det en "ny form for kunst". Men nu tyder noget på at Scorsese igen er ude med riven, og opfordrer biografgængere verden over til at droppe det store fokus på franchises, og særligt superheltegenren, som, indrømmet, fortsat fylder meget i biograflandskabet.
I en profil ovre hos GQ fortæller Scorsese dette om superheltefilm, hvor han udtrykker bekymring, og opfodrer os alle til at kæmpe imod:
"The danger there is what it's doing to our culture. Because there are going to be generations now that think movies are only those—that's what movies are. They already think that. Which means that we have to then fight back stronger. And it's got to come from the grassroots level. It's gotta come from the filmmakers themselves."
Selvom at han rose instruktører som Nolan, så siger han også dette om den slags film:
"But what I mean is that, it's manufactured content. It's almost like AI making a film. And that doesn't mean that you don't have incredible directors and special effects people doing beautiful artwork. But what does it mean? What do these films, what will it give you? Aside from a kind of consummation of something and then eliminating it from your mind, your whole body, you know? So what is it giving you?"
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