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It isnt the cinema of human beings trying to convey emotional, psychological experiences to another human being.
We shouldnt be invaded by it, he later explained of the superhero-movie subgenre.
We need cinemas to step up and show films that are narrative films.
ThenFrancis Ford Coppola chimed in, ratcheting up the rhetoric by calling Marvel movies despicable.
Thensomebody asked Ken Loach about thembecause why the hell not?
And the cycle of mass hysteria gets repeated all over again as soon as another director chimes in.
Its like an international reply-all catastrophe.
Its exhausting, and its not over yet.
I say bring it on.
Keep the takes coming.
Lets have this fucking debate.
Ive been writing about comic-book and superhero and franchise films for decades now.
Ive had to watch and rewatch them, as a writer, a fan, a parent.
Weve been waiting for George Lucass experimental movies for four decades now.)
You see whats happening here?
I sound like a hostage grateful that my captors occasionally let me eat a nice meal.
Its the Stockholm syndrome writ large, across an entire cultural industry and its consumers.
And I think that this might be what the Justice League of Aging Auteurs is really rebelling against.
These are not filmmakers given to outrageous pronouncements.
(A Spider-Man was the star of Scorseses last picture; his co-stars were Kylo Ren and Qui-Gon Jinn.
The one before that co-starred Harley Quinn.
His latest co-stars Rogue.)
(And its not just the capital-M Masterpieces that do it, either.
Anna Rose HolmersThe Fitsdoes this; Chloe ZhaosThe Riderdoes this; Robert GreenesActressdoes this.
I could go on, but wed be here all day.)
If anything, theyve limited it, delivering tales of moral clarity, with ready-made, mix-and-match character interactions.
There are occasional exceptions.
(Black Panthers Killmonger might technically be a bad guy, but hes a deeply moving one.
And Thanos is the saddest villain, like, ever.
Admittedly, action-adventures have rarely been known for their complexity.
Indeed, self-importance lies at the heart of these movies complete takeover of the industry.
The films were, by and large, well-made and exciting.
And people were willing to go to them even as other parts of the theatrical market were suffering.
The firstHarry PotterandLord of the Ringstitles came out in late 2001.
At least, wethoughtwe needed them.
