Scorsese, who won an Oscar in 2007 for The Departed, wrote in his column about what the “art form” of cinema means to him.
“So, you might ask, what’s my problem? Why not just let superhero films and other franchise films be?” he asked. “The reason is simple. In many places around this country and around the world, franchise films are now your primary choice if you want to see something on the big screen. It’s a perilous time in film exhibition, and there are fewer independent theaters than ever.”
Notably, he directed The Irishman for Netflix in 2019, but added that it also was available in theaters.
Scorsese went on to say that “we now have two separate fields: There’s worldwide audiovisual entertainment, and there’s cinema.”
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 made $863 million at the box office worldwide in 2017, while The Irishman made less than $1 million due to its release on the streaming site.
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