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Martin Scorsese is not happy with the impact of Hollywood blockbusters on cinema. The filmmaker told GQ in a new interview, "Well, the industry is over." He continued, "In other words, the industry that I was part of, we're talking almost, what, 50 years ago? It's like saying to somebody in 1970 who made silent films, what do you think's happened?"
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00:00Martin Scorsese is not happy with the impact of Hollywood blockbusters on cinema.
00:05The filmmaker told GQ in a new interview,
00:08Well, the industry is over.
00:09He continued,
00:10In other words, the industry that I was part of, we're talking almost, what, 50 years ago?
00:15It's like saying to somebody in 1970 who made silent films,
00:18What do you think's happened?
00:20Scorsese helped pioneer the film industry with iconic box office hits like Taxi Driver and Mean Streets.
00:25He added that the major studios preferring easier to market popcorn movies that have franchise potential
00:31no longer have interest in supporting, quote,
00:33individual voices that express their personal feelings
00:36or their personal thoughts and personal ideas and feelings on a big budget.
00:40And what's happened now is that they've pigeonholed it to what they call indies.
00:44The veteran Hollywood director insisted superhero popcorn movies that depend heavily on special effects
00:49or what he referred to as manufactured content no longer represents cinema.
00:54It's almost like AI making a film.
00:56And that doesn't mean that you don't have incredible directors and special effects people doing beautiful artwork.
01:01But what does it mean?
01:02What do these films, what will it give you?
01:04For more on Scorsese's thoughts, head to the article on THR.com.
01:08And for the latest entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.
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