Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese is right about Marvel
Opinions March 16, 2021by Genevieve Cheng, SFU Student Director Martin Scorsese became the pinnacle of controversy on social media in November 2019 with his New York Times op-ed “I said Marvel Movies aren’t cinema: Let me explain.” He wrote the piece to explain his original comments about Marvel movies being “like theme parks” and “not cinema,” which provoked fiery backlash from the Marvel fanbase. Various quotes were being pulled from the piece, lacking the context of his definition of cinema and how he sees Marvel fitting into the movie industry. Just over a year later, Scorsese doubled-down on his critique of cinema by…
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Martin Scorsese vs. Marvel: how superhero movies are changing Hollywood cinema
Arts November 19, 2019By: James Conn, SFU Student Comic book superheroes have been present in movies and television for decades now, spanning as far back as the 1950s with the Adventures of Superman and the 1960s with the Batman TV series. Theatrical adaptations…
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